Matthew Rehwoldt

Matthew Rehwoldt
Rehwoldt in 2018
Birth nameMatthew Thomas Rehwoldt[1]
Born (1987-10-07) October 7, 1987 (age 37)[2]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[3]
Alma materColumbia College Chicago[3]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016)​
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FamilyGuerrero (by marriage)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Aiden English[5][6]
Matt Marquee[7]
Matt Morris[8]
Matt Rehwoldt[9]
Matthew Rehwoldt[10]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[5]
Billed weight215 lb (98 kg)[5]
Billed fromChicago, Illinois[5]
Trained byFlorida Championship Wrestling[5]
Steve Keirn[5]
DebutJuly 24, 2009[9]

Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a color commentator, alongside Tom Hannifan. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Aiden English.

Rehwoldt debuted on the independent circuit in 2009. In 2012, he signed a development contract with WWE[11] and was assigned to the farm territory Florida Championship Wrestling and later to NXT. In NXT, he formed a tag team called The Vaudevillains with Simon Gotch, winning the NXT Tag Team Championship.[12] They were called to WWE's main roster in 2016, but the team ended in 2017 when Gotch was released. English was then paired with Rusev, formed a tag team named Rusev Day.[13] In 2019, he became a color commentator on 205 Live and NXT UK.[14] After being released from WWE in 2020, Rehwoldt began wrestling for Impact Wrestling and on the independent circuit under both his real name and the ring name Matt Morris.[8]

Outside of wrestling, Rehwoldt started the "Rough Cuts" social media campaign for unfinished art and the "Wrestling With Whiskey" project on YouTube.[15]

  1. ^ Orr, James (May 21, 2016). "WWE Extreme Rules: Aiden English explains how The Vaudevillains came to be, and how Vickie Guerrero has helped". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Aiden English". wrestling data. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WWEInterview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "WWE NXT Superstar gets married to Vickie Guerrero's daughter Shaul". PWMania.com. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Aiden English". WWE. 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  6. ^ 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.
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  8. ^ a b "Matt Morris Joins English Announce Team for Resurgence!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Matthew Rehwoldt - Cagematch". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Matthew Rehwoldt - TNA Wrestling". tnawrestling.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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  14. ^ "Aiden English joins the WWE 205 Live commentary team". WWE. January 22, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).