Aiden English

Aiden English

English in February 2015.
Birth name Matthew Rehwoldt[1]
Born (1987-10-07) October 7, 1987[2]
Chicago, Illinois,
United States[3]
Residence Orlando, Florida, United States
Alma mater Columbia College Chicago[3]
Spouse(s) Raquel Diaz (m. 2016)[4]
Family Guerrero
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Aiden English[5]
Matt Marquee[6]
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[5]
Billed weight 215 lb (98 kg)[5]
Billed from Chicago, Illinois[5]
Trained by Florida Championship Wrestling[5]
Debut 2011

Matthew "Matt" Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Aiden English. English is one-half of the tag team The Vaudevillains with Simon Gotch.[3][5][7]

Early life

Rehwoldt was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he developed an interest in acting at an early age. By the age of 20, he had appeared in over 20 stage productions. After graduating from Lyons Township High School, he studied acting (with a focus on stage combat) at Columbia College Chicago, graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2011–2012)

After graduating from college, Rehwoldt trained as a professional wrestler. He debuted on the Illinois independent circuit in late 2011, under the ring name "Matt Marquee". He wrestled for promotions such as Chicago Style Wrestling, where he formed a tag team named The Ryte Stuff with Barry Ryte.[6]

WWE

Florida Championship Wrestling (2012)

Rehwoldt signed a contract with WWE in early 2012, and was assigned to its developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he began using the ring name "Aiden English". He made his televised debut on the April 8, 2012 episode of FCW television, teaming with Audrey Marie in an intergender tag team match against Rick Victor and Paige.[8]

NXT (2012–2016)

After WWE rebranded FCW as NXT in 2012, English's television debut took place on the June 27 episode of the rebooted NXT taped at Full Sail University, where he was defeated by Leo Kruger. English was used primarily as a jobber throughout the rest of the year, losing to wrestlers including Bray Wyatt, Ryback, and Big E Langston.[9][10][11] He scored his first televised victory on the September 18, 2013 episode of NXT, defeating Michael Q. Laurie.[12]

A week later, on the September 25 episode of NXT, English sang a parody version of the "Major-General's Song" from the musical The Pirates of Penzance while approaching the ring. He subsequently began singing before, during and after his matches.[3][13] Throughout the year, English earned wins over Jason Jordan and Camacho.[14][15] In the beginning of 2014, English began a feud with Colin Cassady, losing to him on the January 1 episode of NXT in a sing-off, but later defeating him in several matches.[16][17][18][19]

In June 2014, English formed a tag team with Simon Gotch, known as The Vaudevillains.[20] On August 22, 2015 at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, the Vaudevillains defeated Blake and Murphy to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.[21] On the November 11 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains lost the title to Dash and Dawson, ending their reign at 61 days.[22] On the November 25 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains challenged Dash and Dawson to a rematch for the title in a losing effort. On the December 23 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains competed in a four-way tag team match against Blake and Murphy, The Hype Bros and Chad Gable and Jason Jordan, which was won by Gable and Jordan. On the March 16, 2016 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains would be defeated by American Alpha in a number one contenders match for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

Main roster (2016–present)

On the April 7, 2016 episode of SmackDown, the Vaudevillains made their main roster debut as heels, defeating The Lucha Dragons.[23] On the April 11 episode of Raw, the Vaudvillains were announced as one of the teams to participate in the number one contenders tournament for the WWE Tag Team Championship, where they defeated Goldust and Fandango in the first round later that week on SmackDown and The Usos on the April 18 episode of Raw in the semi-finals.[24][25][26] At Payback, the Vaudevillains faced Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady in the finals of the tournament, where it would be ruled a no contest following a legitimate head injury Amore suffered during the match. The following night on Raw, the Vaudevillains would be announced as the number one contenders for the titles.[27]

Personal life

In December 2014, Rehwoldt became engaged to former professional wrestler Shaul Guerrero, the daughter of Vickie Guerrero and the late Eddie Guerrero [1] They were married on January 3, 2016 in Florida, making Rehwoldt Eddie Guerrero's son-in-law and part of the Guerrero family.[4]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 Scherer, Dave (December 17, 2014). "Vickie and Eddie Guerrero's daughter Shaul engaged to NXT star". PWInsider. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Aiden English". wrestling data. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Saxton, Byron (November 27, 2013). "Perfect Playbill: The art behind 'The Artiste' Aiden English". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "WWE NXT Superstar gets married to Vickie Guerrero's daughter Shaul". PWMania.com. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Aiden English". WWE. 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Laprade, Patrick (April 28, 2014). "The Top 10 prospects in NXT". Canoe.ca. Québecor Média. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ Clapp, John (January 3, 2014). "WWE.com Editors' Debate: Who's the next WWE NXT breakout star?". WWE. Retrieved January 26, 2014. [T]he thespian-turned-threat has no qualms about launching into a show tune before, after or even during, a match.
  8. ↑ Brummitt, Matt. "Brummitt's FCW TV Report 4/8". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 7/11". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  10. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 9/26". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 10/3". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  12. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 9/18". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 9/25". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  14. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 10/30". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  15. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 11/13". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  16. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 1/8". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  17. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 1/8". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  18. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 2/12". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  19. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 4/17". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  20. ↑ White, James (June 7, 2014). "WWE NXT report 6-6 Tampa". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  21. ↑ Scherer, Dave (August 22, 2015). "Ongoing NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Blog". PWInsider. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  22. ↑ Johnson, Mike. "WWE NXT SPOILER FROM ONGOING TAPINGS". PWInsider.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  23. ↑ Decker, Kyle. "WWE SmackDown results, live blog (April 7, 2016): The Miz vs. Zack Ryder". Cageside Seats. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  24. ↑ Caldwell, James. "4/11 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  25. ↑ Decker, Kyle. "WWE SmackDown results, live blog (April 14, 2016): Tag team tournament!". Cageside Seats. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  26. ↑ Rueter, Sean. "WWE Raw spoilers (April 18, 2016): Tag tournament finals set in London, more!". Cageside Seats. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  27. ↑ Mrosko, Geno. "WWE Extreme Rules 2016: New Day vs. The Vaudevillains tag team title match official". Cageside Seats. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  28. ↑ Clapp, John (January 3, 2014). "WWE.com Editors' Debate: Who's the next WWE NXT breakout star?". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Take, for example, his signature move, The Director's Cut. English starts out by locking his foe in a hold resembling the Cobra Clutch before leaping high in the air and swinging his victim into a pulverizing side slam.
  29. ↑ James, Justin (June 20, 2014). "James's WWE NXT Report 6/19". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 20, 2014. Rolling senton from Gotch followed by a sweet second rope senton from English put it away.
  30. ↑ James, Justin (June 26, 2014). "James's WWE NXT Report 6/26". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 27, 2014. Rolling Senton from Gotch and a second rope senton from English ("That's a Wrap") end the match.
  31. ↑ Howell, Nolan (March 20, 2014). "NXT: Sheamus returns to battle English". Canoe.ca. Québecor Média. Retrieved June 29, 2014. English pops up to land a neckbreaker that nearly gets the win.
  32. ↑ Howell, Nolan (April 28, 2014). "NXT: Kidd, Neville agree to rematch". Canoe.ca. Québecor Média. Retrieved June 6, 2014. Swinging neckbreaker connects to give English the first nearfall of the contest.
  33. ↑ Howell, Nolan (June 20, 2014). "NXT: Ascension rises as Kidd abandons Zayn". Canoe.ca. Québecor Média. Retrieved June 29, 2014. Swinging neckbreaker from English gets a nearfall.
  34. ↑ Trionfo, Richard (September 18, 2013). "WWE NXT Report". PWInsider. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Aiden with a leaping leg drop and then he waits for Michael to get back to his feet.
  35. ↑ Trionfo, Richard (September 25, 2013). "WWE NXT Report". PWInsider. Retrieved January 25, 2014. English punches Dempsey and then he hits a leaping leg drop.
  36. ↑ Trionfo, Richard (November 20, 2013). "WWE NXT Report". PWInsider. Retrieved January 25, 2014. English with a slam and he hits a leaping leg drop for a near fall.
  37. ↑ "THE VAUDEVILLAINS HIT THE GENTLEMANS CONGRESS TO WIN". WWE Network. October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  38. ↑ Killam, Mike. "7/15 WWE NXT Results: Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Women’s Title Match, Sami Zayn Returns to Address Injury, Samoa Joe in Action". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  39. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT Report 6/19". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  40. ↑ Trionfo, Richard (October 31, 2013). "WWE NXT Report". PWInsider. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Aiden English demands his spotlight. He sings as he makes his way to the ring and he calls himself the 'Drama King'.
  41. ↑ "Voix de ville (The Vaudevillains) - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc.
  42. ↑ "WWE: Vau de Vire (The Vaudevillains) - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  43. ↑ "WWE NXT: Fight (Kevin Owens) – Single". WWE. iTunes. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  44. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

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