Matthew Riddle
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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ActingBirthday
January 14, 1986Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
110Place of birth
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USAAlso known as
Matthew Frederick Riddle, Matthew Riddle, Matt RiddleCast credits
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
RiddleWWE Survivor Series 2021
RiddleWWE Backlash 2023
Matt RiddleWWE Day 1 2022
RiddleWWE Royal Rumble 2022
RiddleWWE Elimination Chamber 2022
RiddleWWE Money in the Bank 2023
Matt RiddleWWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
RiddleWWE SummerSlam 2023
Matt RiddleWWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
RiddleWWE Money in the Bank 2022
RiddleWWE SummerSlam 2022
Riddle (Appearance)WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
RiddleWWE Extreme Rules 2022
Matt RiddleNJPW Battle in the Valley
Matt RiddleNJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
Matt RiddleNJPW Windy City Riot
Matt Riddle