Readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter recognized him as the Rookie of the Year and Most Improved wrestler of the year in 2016. In 2014, Riddle began training at the Monster Factory for a career in professional wrestling and made his actual debut in February 2015. He also fought for Titan FC and compiled a career record of 8–3 (2). While being a professional MMA fighter from 2008 to 2014, Riddle made a name for himself by appearing on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and went on to hold a four-fight winning streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) before being fired upon testing positive for smoking marijuana in February 2013. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Riddle (shortened from his former ring name Matt Riddle).
Matthew Fredrick Riddle (born January 14, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Greco-Roman wrestling Muay Thai Kickboxing