Matthew Rehwoldt

Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American color commentator and professional wrestler who currently serves as a color commentator for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

He is previously known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Aiden English.

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.

After graduating from college, Rehwoldt trained as a professional wrestler.

Rehwoldt debuted on the independent circuit in 2011 as Matt Marquee.

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.

The following year, he signed a development contract with WWE in 2012 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.

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," debuting on March 1, 2012 as part of an 8-man tag team match.

He made his televised debut on the March 15, 2012 taping of FCW television, airing on April 15, 2012, teaming with Audrey Marie in an intergender tag team match against Rick Victor and Paige.

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, losing to 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.

He scored his first televised win on the September 18, 2013 episode of NXT, defeating Michael Q. Laurie.

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, while also establishing himself as a heel.

Throughout the year, English scored wins over Jason Jordan and Camacho.

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 defeating him in several matches.

In June 2014, English formed a tag team with Simon Gotch, known as the Vaudevillains.

The duo turned face when they feuded with Blake and Murphy.

The feud escalated to NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, where the Vaudevillains defeated Blake and Murphy to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.

On the November 11 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains lost the title to Dash and Dawson, ending their reign at 61 days.

On the November 25 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains faced Dash and Dawson in 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, won by Gable and Jordan.

They were called to the main roster in 2016, but the team ended in 2017 when Gotch was released.

English was then paired with Rusev.

On the March 16, 2016 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains were defeated by Gable and Jordan, later known as American Alpha, in a #1 contenders match for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

On the April 7, 2016 episode of SmackDown, the Vaudevillains made their main roster debut as heels, defeating the Lucha Dragons.

On the April 11 episode of Raw, the Vaudevillains were announced as one of the teams to participate in the #1 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.

At Payback, the Vaudevillains faced Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady in the finals of the tournament.

The match resulted in a no-contest due to a legit concussion by Amore, and the Vaudevillains were declared number one contenders.

At Extreme Rules, the Vaudevillains received their shot at the titles against The New Day in a losing effort.

At Money in the Bank, The Vaudevillains competed in a Fatal 4-way tag team match also involving Enzo and Cass and Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson for the titles in a losing effort.

On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, the Vaudevillains were drafted to SmackDown in the tenth round of picks.

In August, a tag team tournament for the newly created WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship was set up by SmackDown general manager Daniel Bryan and SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon, where the winners of the tournament would be crowned the inaugural champions.

In 2019, he became a color commentator on 205 Live and NXT UK.

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.

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

Matthew 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.