Matt Riddle

A former UFC competitor turned Wrestling Observer Rookie of the Year in 2016, Riddle built indie credibility through the Evolve Championship, the WWN Championship, and the PWG World Tag Team Championship with Jeff Cobb before a five-year WWE run that produced the NXT Tag Team Championship with Pete Dunne, the United States Championship, and two Raw Tag Team title reigns alongside Randy Orton as RK-Bro. His laid-back, barefoot surfer persona came to define him during those RK-Bro years, masking a genuine submission-heavy, MMA-rooted in-ring style built on the Bromission and the Bro To Sleep.

On January 11, 2025 at Kings of Colosseum, Riddle defeated Satoshi Kojima to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship, before losing the title to Mads Krule Krügger at Fightland on September 13, ending a 245-day reign. At Slaughterhouse on October 4, Riddle turned heel for the first time in his career, declaring himself the “Rude Dude.” Operating under that persona in 2026, Riddle signed Killer Kross’ open contract, securing a title shot and setting the stage for Kross vs. Riddle II on MLW Fusion.