Matthew Riddle
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 (130 Appearances)
PWC Jumpers For Ringposts
WWE Talking Smack
MLW Battle Riot VIII
MLW SuperFight 6
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
TNA Turning Point 2024
MLW Blood & Thunder
MLW Azteca Lucha 2024
NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
WWE SummerSlam 2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
WWE Backlash 2023
WWE Extreme Rules 2022
WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
WWE SummerSlam 2022
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Money in the Bank 2022
WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
WWE Road to WrestleMania MSG 2022
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
WWE Day 1 2022
WWE Survivor Series 2021
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
WWE SummerSlam 2021
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
An Officer & A Gentleman: Matt Riddle
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
WWE Fastlane 2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
WWE Survivor Series 2020
WWE Payback 2020
NXT TakeOver: Portland
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
WWE Survivor Series 2019
EVOLVE 131-- 10th Anniversary
NXT TakeOver XXV
The Wrestlers
NXT TakeOver: New York
Arrival: Matt Riddle
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
EVOLVE 108
PROGRESS Coast To Coast Tour: Boston
Beyond Americanrana 2018
PWG: Bask In His Glory
EVOLVE 105
EVOLVE 104
ScrapperMania 4
IPW:UK International Battle Royale
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 2
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
EVOLVE 103
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2018
GCW Matt Riddle's Bloodsport
EVOLVE 102
PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle
PWG: Neon Knights
PROGRESS Chapter 63: Take Me Underground
Women's Wrestling Revolution WWR Five Year Plan
PWG: Mystery Vortex V
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One
DEFY8 Kings Among Men
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
PWG: Head Like A Cole
PROGRESS Chapter 48: Bang The Drum
PWG: Game Over, Man
PROGRESS: Orlando
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break
WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017 • English Qualifier
PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
EVOLVE 78
PWG: Only Kings Understand Each Other
AAW Unstoppable 2016
IPW:UK Supershow 5
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
Raw Talk
AAW Defining Moment 2016
AIW Bloodsport
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
EVOLVE 67
EVOLVE 66
Beyond Americanrana 2016
EVOLVE 65
EVOLVE 63
EVOLVE 62
EVOLVE 61
EVOLVE 60
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
EVOLVE 59
EVOLVE 58
EVOLVE 57
EVOLVE 56
EVOLVE 55
EVOLVE 54
EVOLVE 53
EVOLVE 52
EVOLVE 51
EVOLVE 50
EVOLVE 49
UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit
UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
UFC Fight Night 25: Shields vs. Ellenberger
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy
WWE NXT
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
UFC 101: Declaration
UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Raw