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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WWE Crown Jewel 2021
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WWE Survivor Series 2021
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IPW:UK Supershow 5
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WWE Backlash 2023
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WWE Day 1 2022
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WWE Royal Rumble 2022
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
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AAW Unstoppable 2016
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WWE Money in the Bank 2023
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WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
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WWE SummerSlam 2023
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WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
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WWE Money in the Bank 2022
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WWE SummerSlam 2022
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WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
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WWE Extreme Rules 2022
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NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
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UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald
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UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao
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WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
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WWE Survivor Series 2019
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PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
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MLW Azteca Lucha 2024
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MLW Blood & Thunder
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PROGRESS: Orlando
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PROGRESS Chapter 48: Bang The Drum
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PWG: Game Over, Man
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PWG: Only Kings Understand Each Other
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PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
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PROGRESS Chapter 63: Take Me Underground
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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 2
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WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2018
IPW:UK International Battle Royale
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DEFY8 Kings Among Men
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ScrapperMania 4
PWG: Bask In His Glory
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PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
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PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two
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PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One
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PWG: Head Like A Cole
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PWG: Neon Knights
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PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle
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PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
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PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One
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PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
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PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
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PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley
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NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
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NXT TakeOver: New York
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Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
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Women's Wrestling Revolution WWR Five Year Plan
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NXT TakeOver XXV
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WWE Royal Rumble 2020
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NXT TakeOver: Portland
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WWE Payback 2020
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WWE Survivor Series 2020
PROGRESS Coast To Coast Tour: Boston
AIW Bloodsport
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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
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UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens
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UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
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UFC 101: Declaration
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UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko
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UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy
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UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
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UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit
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UFC Fight Night 25: Shields vs. Ellenberger
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UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
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Beyond Americanrana 2018
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WrestleMania 37: Night 2
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An Officer & A Gentleman: Matt Riddle
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WWE Money in the Bank 2021
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WWE Fastlane 2021
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WWE Royal Rumble 2021
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WWE SummerSlam 2021
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WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017 • English Qualifier
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Eric Bischoff's One Shot
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TNA Turning Point 2024
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Beyond Americanrana 2016
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
WWE Road to WrestleMania MSG 2022
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MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
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MLW SuperFight 6
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
119
Gender
Male
Birthday
1986-01-14
Place of Birth
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Matthew Frederick Riddle