Matthew Riddle
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.
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Movies (48)
MLW SuperFight 6
as Matt Riddle
2025
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
as Matt Riddle
2025
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
as Matt Riddle
2024
TNA Turning Point 2024
as Matt Riddle
2024
MLW Blood & Thunder
as Matt Riddle
2024
MLW Azteca Lucha 2024
as Matt Riddle
2024
NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
as Matt Riddle
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
as Matt Riddle
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
as Matt Riddle
2024
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
as Matt Riddle
2024
WWE SummerSlam 2023
as Matt Riddle
2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
as Matt Riddle
2023
WWE Backlash 2023
as Matt Riddle
2023
WWE Extreme Rules 2022
as Matt Riddle
2022
WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
as Riddle
2022
WWE SummerSlam 2022
as Riddle
2022
WWE Money in the Bank 2022
as Riddle
2022
WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
as Riddle
2022
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
as Riddle
2022
WWE Road to WrestleMania MSG 2022
2022
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
as Riddle
2022
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
as Riddle
2022
WWE Day 1 2022
as Riddle
2022
WWE Survivor Series 2021
as Riddle
2021
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
as Riddle
2021
WWE SummerSlam 2021
as Riddle
2021
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
as Riddle
2021
An Officer & A Gentleman: Matt Riddle
as Matt Riddle
2021
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
as Riddle
2021
WWE Fastlane 2021
as Riddle (Preshow)
2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
as Riddle
2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
as Riddle
2021
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Riddle
2020
WWE Payback 2020
as Matt Riddle
2020
NXT TakeOver: Portland
as Matt Riddle
2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
as Matt Riddle
2020
WWE Survivor Series 2019
as Matt Riddle
2019
EVOLVE 131-- 10th Anniversary
2019
NXT TakeOver XXV
as Matt Riddle
2019
NXT TakeOver: New York
as Matt Riddle
2019
Arrival: Matt Riddle
2019
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
as Matt Riddle
2019
PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley
as Himself
2018
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
2018
EVOLVE 108
2018
PROGRESS Coast To Coast Tour: Boston
2018
Beyond Americanrana 2018
as Matt Riddle
2018
PWG: Bask In His Glory
2018
