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Matthew Riddle
ActorBorn January 14, 1986 (39 years)
Matthew Frederick Riddle (January 14, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on its NXT developmental brand. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Riddle made a name for himself by appearing on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7.
Early life
Riddle was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and later moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, where he attended Saratoga Springs High School. He graduated from high school in 2004 and then attended East Stroudsburg University, where he was a member of the wrestling team for two years. After his head coach was fired, Riddle lost his wrestling scholarship and moved to MMA.
Mixed martial arts career
Riddle's main experience comes from high school wrestling. He wrestled at Saratoga High School in upstate New York. There Riddle was a National wrestling Champion and in his Senior year was a New York state wrestling champion. He is 1-0 in amateur MMA.
Riddle worked as a roofer and trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the evenings. Since Riddle had little to no money, he did not train at a gym but in his apartment. Riddle used BJ Penn's book, Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge to help him learn.
The Ultimate Fighter
Riddle fought Dan Simmler, an understudy of Matt Serra, to get into the TUF house. Riddle knocked out Simmler in the opening seconds of the second round and struck him three times in the jaw after he had lost consciousness, breaking Simmler's jaw in two places. It was called the biggest knockout in The Ultimate Fighter history by Dana White and the knock out of the century by Quinton Jackson. Riddle was picked second for team Rampage. During the show's taping, Riddle was given the nickname Chipper after Rampage noticed him always smiling.
Early life
Riddle was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and later moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, where he attended Saratoga Springs High School. He graduated from high school in 2004 and then attended East Stroudsburg University, where he was a member of the wrestling team for two years. After his head coach was fired, Riddle lost his wrestling scholarship and moved to MMA.
Mixed martial arts career
Riddle's main experience comes from high school wrestling. He wrestled at Saratoga High School in upstate New York. There Riddle was a National wrestling Champion and in his Senior year was a New York state wrestling champion. He is 1-0 in amateur MMA.
Riddle worked as a roofer and trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the evenings. Since Riddle had little to no money, he did not train at a gym but in his apartment. Riddle used BJ Penn's book, Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge to help him learn.
The Ultimate Fighter
Riddle fought Dan Simmler, an understudy of Matt Serra, to get into the TUF house. Riddle knocked out Simmler in the opening seconds of the second round and struck him three times in the jaw after he had lost consciousness, breaking Simmler's jaw in two places. It was called the biggest knockout in The Ultimate Fighter history by Dana White and the knock out of the century by Quinton Jackson. Riddle was picked second for team Rampage. During the show's taping, Riddle was given the nickname Chipper after Rampage noticed him always smiling.
Filmography
2024 | NJPW Windy City Riot · as Matt Riddle |
2023 | WWE SummerSlam · as Matt Riddle |
2023 | WWE Money in the Bank · as Matt Riddle |
2023 | WWE Backlash · as Matt Riddle |
2022 | WWE Extreme Rules · as Matt Riddle |
2022 | WWE Clash at the Castle · as Riddle |
2022 | WWE SummerSlam · as Riddle (appearance) |
2022 | WWE This is Awesome (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle |
2022 | WWE Money in the Bank · as Riddle |
2022 | WWE WrestleMania Backlash · as Riddle |
2022 | WrestleMania 38 · as Riddle |
2022 | WWE Elimination Chamber · as Riddle |
2022 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Riddle |
2022 | WWE Day 1 · as Riddle |
2021 | The Best of WWE: Best of 2021 · as Riddle |
2021 | WWE Survivor Series · as Riddle |
2021 | WWE Crown Jewel · as Riddle |
2021 | WWE SummerSlam · as Riddle |
2021 | WWE Money in the Bank · as Riddle |
2021 | WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 2 · as Riddle |
2021 | WrestleMania 37 · as Riddle |
2021 | WWE Fastlane · as Riddle (preshow) |
2021 | WWE Elimination Chamber · as Riddle |
2021 | WWE: Royal Rumble · as Riddle |
2021 | The Best of WWE: Royal Rumble Matches of the 2010s · as Matt Riddle |
2020 | WWE: Slammy Awards · as Riddle |
2020 | The Best of WWE: The Best of Keith Lee · as Matt Riddle |
2020 | WWE Survivor Series · as Riddle |
2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Survivor Series · as Matt Riddle |
2020 | WWE Payback · as Matt Riddle |
2020 | The Best of WWE: Drew McIntyre's Road to the WWE Championship · as Matt Riddle |
2020 | Adam Cole's Undisputed Best · as Matt Riddle |
2020 | NXT TakeOver: Portland · as Matt Riddle |
2020 | Royal Rumble · as Matt Riddle |
2019 | WWE Survivor Series · as Matt Riddle |
2019 | NXT TakeOver: WarGames 3 · as Matt Riddle |
2019 | WWE's The Bump (TV Series) · as Riddle |
2019 | NXT TakeOver: Toronto · as Matt Riddle |
2019 | NXT TakeOver: XXV · as Matt Riddle |
2019 | NXT TakeOver: New York · as Matt Riddle |
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2019 | NXT TakeOver: Phoenix · as Matt Riddle |
2018 | NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2 · as Matt Riddle |
2018 | WWE NXT UK (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle |
2018 | Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up" · as Matt Riddle |
2018 | WWE Chronicle (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle |
2018 | The Wrestlers (TV Series) |
2016 | WWE Talking Smack (TV Series) · as Riddle |
2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle |
2010 | WWE NXT (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle |
1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle |
1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Riddle |