Biography
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.
Filmography
all 121
Movies 113
self 45
TV Shows 8
Eric Bischoff's One Shot (2024)
TNA Turning Point 2024 (2024)
MLW Blood & Thunder (2024)
MLW Azteca Lucha 2024 (2024)
NJPW Windy City Riot (2024)
NJPW Battle in the Valley (2024)
WWE SummerSlam 2023 (2023)
WWE Money in the Bank 2023 (2023)
WWE Backlash 2023 (2023)
WWE Extreme Rules 2022 (2022)
WWE SummerSlam 2022 (2022)
WWE This Is Awesome (2022)
WWE Fastlane 2021 (2021)
WWE Payback 2020 (2020)
NXT TakeOver: Portland (2020)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (2020)
WWE Survivor Series 2019 (2019)
WWE The Bump (2019)
NXT TakeOver XXV (2019)
NXT TakeOver: New York (2019)
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix (2019)
Beyond Americanrana 2018 (2018)
EVOLVE 104 (2018)
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two (2018)
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One (2018)
EVOLVE 102 (2018)
PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle (2018)
PWG: Neon Knights (2018)
PWG: Mystery Vortex V (2018)
PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One (2017)
DEFY8 Kings Among Men (2017)
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two (2017)
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One (2017)
PWG: Head Like A Cole (2017)
PWG: Game Over, Man (2017)
PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll) (2017)
EVOLVE 78 (2017)
AAW Unstoppable 2016 (2016)
IPW:UK Supershow 5 (2016)
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV (2016)
Raw Talk (2016)
EVOLVE 66 (2016)
EVOLVE 63 (2016)
EVOLVE 62 (2016)
EVOLVE 61 (2016)
EVOLVE 60 (2016)
EVOLVE 59 (2016)
EVOLVE 58 (2016)
EVOLVE 57 (2016)
EVOLVE 56 (2016)
EVOLVE 55 (2016)
EVOLVE 54 (2016)
EVOLVE 53 (2016)
EVOLVE 52 (2015)
EVOLVE 51 (2015)
EVOLVE 50 (2015)
EVOLVE 49 (2015)
WWE SmackDown (1999)
WWE Raw (1993)
WWE Talking Smack
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GenderMale
Birthday1986-01-14 (38 years old)
Birth NameMatthew Frederick Riddle
Birth PlaceAllentown, United States
Height1.88-meter
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesOrlando, United States of America
Also Known AsMatthew Frederick Riddle, Matthew Riddle, Matt Riddle
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