Matthew Riddle
Known for: Acting
Born: January 14, 1986
Place of birth: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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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Filmography
124 movies · 8 TV shows, newest first
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MLW Battle Riot VIII
2026
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MLW SuperFight 6
2025
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MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
2025NR
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
2024
5.5
TNA Turning Point 2024
2024
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JCW: Devil's Night Creature Double Feature
2024
4.0
MLW Blood & Thunder
2024
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MLW Azteca Lucha 2024
2024
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NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
2024
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024
8.8
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
2024
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023
8.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023
6.9
WWE Backlash 2023
2023
7.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2022
2022
7.2
WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
2022
8.0
WWE SummerSlam 2022
2022
7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
6.6
WWE Money in the Bank 2022
2022
6.1
WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
2022
7.3
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
2022NR
WWE Road to WrestleMania MSG 2022
2022
6.3
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
2022
6.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
2022
7.2
WWE Day 1 2022
2022
5.8
WWE Survivor Series 2021
2021
6.8
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
2021
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 2021
2021
8.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
2021
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An Officer & A Gentleman: Matt Riddle
2021
8.3
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
2021
6.8
WWE Fastlane 2021
2021
7.4
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
2021
8.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
7.0
WWE Payback 2020
2020
8.6
NXT TakeOver: Portland
2020
8.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 2019
2019
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EVOLVE 131-- 10th Anniversary
2019
8.4
NXT TakeOver XXV
2019
9.7
The Wrestlers
2019
9.3
NXT TakeOver: New York
2019
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Arrival: Matt Riddle
2019
8.2
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
2019
8.9
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
2018
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PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley
2018
8.4
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
2018
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GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
2018
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EVOLVE 108
2018NR
PROGRESS Coast To Coast Tour: Boston
2018
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Beyond Americanrana 2018
2018
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PWG: Bask In His Glory
2018
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EVOLVE 105
2018
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EVOLVE 104
2018
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ScrapperMania 4
2018
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IPW:UK International Battle Royale
2018
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PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two
2018
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PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One
2018
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EVOLVE 103
2018
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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 2
2018
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WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2018
2018
9.0
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
2018
7.0
GCW Matt Riddle's Bloodsport
2018
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EVOLVE 102
2018
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PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle
2018
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PWG: Neon Knights
2018
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PROGRESS Chapter 63: Take Me Underground
2018
5.0
Women's Wrestling Revolution WWR Five Year Plan
2018
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PWG: Mystery Vortex V
2018
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
2017
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PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One
2017
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DEFY8 Kings Among Men
2017
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PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
2017
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PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
2017
10.0
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
2017
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PWG: Head Like A Cole
2017
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PROGRESS Chapter 48: Bang The Drum
2017
10.0
PWG: Game Over, Man
2017
6.0
PROGRESS: Orlando
2017
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GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break
2017
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WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017 • English Qualifier
2017
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PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
2017NR
EVOLVE 78
2017
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PWG: Only Kings Understand Each Other
2017NR
AAW Unstoppable 2016
2016NR
IPW:UK Supershow 5
2016
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PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
2016
4.5
Raw Talk
2016NR
AAW Defining Moment 2016
2016NR
AIW Bloodsport
2016
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PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
2016NR
EVOLVE 67
2016NR
EVOLVE 66
2016
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Beyond Americanrana 2016
2016NR
EVOLVE 65
2016
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EVOLVE 63
2016NR
EVOLVE 62
2016NR
EVOLVE 61
2016NR
EVOLVE 60
2016NR
EVOLVE 59
2016NR
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
2016NR
EVOLVE 58
2016NR
EVOLVE 57
20166.0
EVOLVE 56
20169.0
EVOLVE 55
2016NR
EVOLVE 54
20163.5
EVOLVE 53
20163.0
EVOLVE 52
20153.0
EVOLVE 51
2015NR
EVOLVE 50
2015NR
EVOLVE 49
2015
7.5
UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald
2013
9.3
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit
2012
4.6
UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao
2012
6.8
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
2012
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UFC Fight Night 25: Shields vs. Ellenberger
2011
5.8
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
2010
10.0
UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko
2010
4.8
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy
2010
6.7
WWE NXT
2010
5.3
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
2009
7.1
UFC 101: Declaration
2009
4.2
UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens
2009NR
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
2008
6.6
The Ultimate Fighter
2005
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
6.8
Raw
1993
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PWC Jumpers For Ringposts
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5.5
WWE Talking Smack
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