Matthew Riddle

Known for ActingBorn 1986-01-14 (age 40)Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

PWG: Game Over, Man

PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One

UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko

The Wrestlers

NXT TakeOver: New York

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"

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NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024

NXT TakeOver: Portland

NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV

WWE Survivor Series 2019

WrestleMania 37: Night 2

NXT TakeOver XXV

WWE Royal Rumble 2021

WWE Money in the Bank 2023

WWE Money in the Bank 2021

NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

WWE Royal Rumble 2020

WWE SummerSlam 2022

UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald

WWE Elimination Chamber 2021

WWE Survivor Series 2020

WWE SummerSlam 2021

WWE This Is Awesome

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday

WWE Day 1 2022

WWE Clash at the Castle 2022

WWE SummerSlam 2023

WWE Extreme Rules 2022

WWE Payback 2020

UFC 101: Declaration

GCW Matt Riddle's Bloodsport

WWE Crown Jewel 2021

WWE Fastlane 2021

WWE Backlash 2023

UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit

WWE Money in the Bank 2022

WWE NXT

Raw

WWE Elimination Chamber 2022

WWE Royal Rumble 2022

The Ultimate Fighter

WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022

PROGRESS: Orlando

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WWE Survivor Series 2021