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Matthew Riddle
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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.
Filmography Movies
Acting
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
Live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, comes a Superstar-studded event without equal. At WWE Crown Jewel, history is made and champions are celebrated in front of the greatest audience in the world, the WWE Universe. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns puts his title on the line against “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar. Edge competes against Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell. Becky Lynch defends the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship in Triple Threat action against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks. Goldberg looks to get revenge on “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley in a No Holds Barred Match. Big E and Drew McIntyre collide for the WWE Championship. A new king and queen will be crowned in the finals of the King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown Tournament. Plus, more!
WWE Survivor Series 2021
It is the one night of the year where Raw and SmackDown go head-to-head at Survivor Series as champions will collide and teams will do battle to determine who the ultimate survivors from each brand really are!
IPW:UK Supershow 5
IPW:UK Supershow 5 was a professional wrestling event from Rochester, England on December 18th, 2016.
WWE Backlash 2023
The 2023 Backlash is the upcoming 18th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and live streaming event produced by WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, marking the first WWE event held in Puerto Rico since New Year's Revolution in 2005, and only the second event overall. After the previous two years were titled "WrestleMania Backlash", the 2023 event reverted to its original name, but maintained its post-WrestleMania concept, with the 2023 event based around the backlash from WrestleMania 39. Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny will serve as the host of the event.
WWE Day 1 2022
WWE kicks off 2022 with the first-ever WWE Day 1 event. Big E puts the WWE Championship on the line against Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley in a Fatal 5-Way Match. "The Man" Becky Lynch defends the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Liv Morgan.
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
Royal Rumble Matches featuring Raw and Smackdown Superstars and surprise entrants offer a path to chase championship glory at WrestleMania. Brock Lesnar defends the WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley in a clash of the titans.
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
Bobby Lashley defends the WWE Title against five Superstars, including former champion Brock Lesnar in an Elimination Chamber Match. WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg and Roman Reigns collide for the Universal Championship. Lita challenges Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch.
AAW Unstoppable 2016
AAW Pro Wrestling presets Unstoppable from Merrionette Park, Illinois, featuring Sami Callahan vs. Rey Fenix for the AAW Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
The 2023 Money in the Bank is the upcoming 14th annual Money in the Bank professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American promotion WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. This will be the first Money in the Bank to be held outside of the United States as well as WWE's first major event to be held in London since Insurrextion in May 2002 and England in general since Insurrextion in June 2003. It will also be the first Money in the Bank to livestream on Binge in Australia.
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
The most stupendous two-night WrestleMania in history concludes with The Biggest WrestleMania Match of All-Time as Brock Lesnar battles Roman Reigns in a WINNER TAKE ALL Championship Unification Match.
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