Matt Riddle

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Data
Surname Matthew Fredrick Riddle
Ring name Matt Riddle
Matthew Riddle
height 188 cm
Fighting weight 98 kg
birth January 14, 1986
Allentown , Pennsylvania
Announced from Las Vegas , Nevada
Trained by Monster Factory
debut February 7, 2015

Matt Riddle (born January 14, 1986 in Allentown , Pennsylvania ) is an American wrestler . He is currently under contract with the WWE and appears regularly on their show SmackDown .

Wrestling career

MMA career (2008-2014)

At the Ultimate Fighter 7 Finals on June 21, 2008 Riddle made his UFC and professional debut against Dante Rivera. During his time at UFC, he won many fights and two awards. On February 26, 2013, Riddle announced that he had tested positive for marijuana. This was his second drug test positive in a year, and Riddle was subsequently fired from his doctorate. He ended his UFC career with an octagon record of 10-3 and a streak of five straight wins.

Shortly after his release from UFC, Riddle signed a contract with the Texas-based promotion Legacy Fighting Championships. However, on May 18, 2013, it was announced that Riddle had joined the Bellator MMA roster instead after his legacy contract was bought. Riddle was to enter the Bellators Welterweight Tournament in his ninth season, which began in the fall of 2013. However, Riddle broke his rib and was unable to participate in the tournament. He then withdrew from the MMA fights for financial reasons. A few weeks later, Riddle came back from retirement. However, he sustained another injury in a fight and was then voluntarily released from his contract.

Free Agent (2014-2018)

On October 29, 2014, it was reported that Riddle was training for a career in professional wrestling. Riddle made his professional wrestling debut on February 7, 2015 at the Monster Factory. In July 2015, he won the Monster Factory Heavyweight Championship. On September 15, 2015, it was announced that Riddle had signed with the World Wrestling Network (WWN) to attend the Evolve events in October. Riddle later confirmed that he had attended a WWE tryout. On January 24, 2016, Riddle won Evolve's Style Battle Tournament. On April 8, it was reported that Riddle had signed a contract with Evolve's parent company WWN.

On January 15, 2017, Riddle defeated Rampage Brown to win the Progress Atlas Championship. On April 1, Riddle defeated five other wrestlers to become the first WWN champion. On August 5th, Riddle won the Scenic City Invitational Tournament. On October 20th, Riddle and Jeff Cobb, known collectively as "The Chosen Bros", defeated the Lucha Brothers Rey Fenix ​​and Penta el Zero M for the PWG World Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until April 20, 2018, when they lost to The Rascalz Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier.

On April 5, 2018, Riddle defeated Zack Saber Jr. at Evolve 102 to win the Evolve Championship. On August 4th, Riddle lost the Evolve Championship to Shane Strickland at Evolve 108.

World Wrestling Entertainment (since 2018)

On July 31, 2018, it was reported that Riddle had signed a contract with the WWE . Riddle's NXT debut was on October 31st when he defeated Luke Menzies.

In March 2019, he began feuding with then-NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream . However, he could not win the title. In the October 2, 2019 NXT episode, Riddle unsuccessfully challenged then-NXT Champion Adam Cole .

In the November 1, 2019 episode of SmackDown, Riddle and Keith Lee were one of the many NXT wrestlers who invaded the show, confronted, and ultimately attacked Sami Zayn . The January 10, 2020 NXT episode announced the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic contestants, with Riddle and Pete Dunne announced as surprise entrants . They won the tournament and thus a chance at the NXT Tag Team Championship . On February 16, 2020, they won the titles from Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly of The Undisputed Era. The reign lasted 87 days and the two lost the title on May 13, 2020 to Imperium Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner.

On May 29, 2020, Kurt Angle announced that Riddle would be moving to SmackDown . Riddle made his debut on the main roster in the June 19 episode of SmackDown, interrupting Intercontinental Champion AJ Styles . In a subsequent title match, however, he could not win the title.

Titles and awards

Mixed martial arts

Professional wrestling

  • 5 star wrestling
    • 5 Star Tap or Snap Championship (1 ×)
  • Beyond wrestling
    • Tournament for Today Men (2016)
  • Evolve
    • Evolve Championship (1 ×)
    • Style Battle (2016)
  • Hope wrestling
    • Hope 24/7 Hardcore Championship (1 ×)
  • IWA Mid-South
    • Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2018)
  • Keystone Pro Wrestling
    • KPW Tag Team Championship (1 ×) with Punisher Martinez
  • Monster Factory Pro Wrestling
    • Monster Factory Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
  • Progress wrestling
    • Progress Atlas Championship (2 ×)
  • Pro wrestling chaos
    • King of Chaos Championship (1 ×)
  • Pro wrestling guerrilla
    • PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 ×) with Jeff Cobb
  • Scenic City Invitational
    • Scenic City Invitational Tournament (2017)
  • Style battle
    • Style Battle (8 and 9)
  • Westside Xtreme Wrestling
    • Ambi (2017) WWNLive
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Most Improved (2016)
    • Rookie of the Year (2016)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Number 46 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018
    • Number 80 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020

MMA statistics

Result Professional record opponent date event method round time
victory 1–0 Dante Rivera July 21, 2008 The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Unanimous decision 3 5:00
victory 2–0 Steve Bruno February 7, 2009 UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens Unanimous decision 3 5:00
victory 3–0 Dan Cramer August 8, 2009 UFC 101 Unanimous decision 3 5:00
defeat 3–1 Nick Osipczak November 14, 2009 UFC 105 Technical knockout 3 3:53
victory 4–1 Greg Soto March 27, 2010 UFC 111 DQ 3 1:30
victory 5–1 DaMarques Johnson August 1, 2010 UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko Technical knockout 2 4:29
defeat 5–2 Sean Pierson December 11, 2010 UFC 124 Unanimous decision 3 5:00
defeat 5-3 Lance Benoist 17th September 2011 UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger Unanimous decision 3 5:00
victory 6–3 Henry Martinez 4th February 2012 UFC 143 Decision 3 5:00
No contest 6–3 Chris Clements July 21, 2012 UFC 149 No contest 3 2:02
victory 7-3 John Maguire 17th November 2012 UFC 154 Unanimous decision 3 5:00
No contest 7-3 Che Mills February 16, 2013 UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. MC Donald No contest 3 5:00
victory 8-3 Michael Kuiper February 28, 2014 Titan Fighting Championship 27 Submission 2 2:29

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FORMER UFC FIGHTER JUMPS TO PRO WRESTLING. pwinsider.com, October 29, 2014, accessed July 24, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Independent Wrestling Star Matt Riddle Is Reportedly Coming To WWE. uproxx.com, July 31, 2018, accessed July 24, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Riddle, Matt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Allentown , Pennsylvania