Matthew Riddle
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
131
Gender
Male
Birthday
1986-01-14 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Raw
Raw
Raw
Raw
WWE NXT
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
The Ultimate Fighter
Raw Talk
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
WWE Backlash 2023
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
TNA Turning Point 2024
NXT TakeOver: New York
WWE This Is Awesome
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two
WWE SummerSlam 2021
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
WWE SummerSlam 2022
WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
EVOLVE 60
EVOLVE 61
WWE Survivor Series 2019
PWG: Mystery Vortex V
NXT TakeOver XXV
WWE Survivor Series 2020
EVOLVE 50
EVOLVE 63
WWE Road to WrestleMania MSG 2022
WWE Day 1 2022
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
EVOLVE 49
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One
EVOLVE 62
WWE Survivor Series 2021
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
EVOLVE 57
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
NJPW Battle in the Valley
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2
EVOLVE 55
EVOLVE 54
EVOLVE 67
Women's Wrestling Revolution WWR Five Year Plan
EVOLVE 58
EVOLVE 66
EVOLVE 65
EVOLVE 108
EVOLVE 56
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
EVOLVE 78
WWE Extreme Rules 2022
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
EVOLVE 52
EVOLVE 51
EVOLVE 53
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
EVOLVE 59
PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle
WWE Money in the Bank 2022
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
EVOLVE 104
EVOLVE 103
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
WWE Fastlane 2021
EVOLVE 105
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 2
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
WWE Talking Smack
AAW Unstoppable 2016
NJPW Windy City Riot
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
EVOLVE 131-- 10th Anniversary
WWE Payback 2020
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
ScrapperMania 4
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy
PWC Jumpers For Ringposts
PWG: Neon Knights
PWG: Game Over, Man
IPW:UK Supershow 5
PWG: Bask In His Glory
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2018
Arrival: Matt Riddle
MLW Blood & Thunder
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
The Wrestlers
AIW Bloodsport
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017 • English Qualifier
GCW Matt Riddle's Bloodsport
PWG: Head Like A Cole
UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao
WWE SummerSlam 2023
UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald
DEFY8 Kings Among Men
UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
UFC 101: Declaration
EVOLVE 102
UFC Fight Night 25: Shields vs. Ellenberger
PWG: Only Kings Understand Each Other
NXT TakeOver: Portland
Beyond Americanrana 2018
MLW Azteca Lucha 2024
An Officer & A Gentleman: Matt Riddle
PROGRESS Chapter 63: Take Me Underground
PROGRESS: Orlando
Beyond Americanrana 2016
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley
PROGRESS Chapter 48: Bang The Drum
PROGRESS Coast To Coast Tour: Boston
IPW:UK International Battle Royale
