8 AEW wrestlers Matt Riddle has competed against outside WWE

#7 Jimmy Havoc

English wrestler Jimmy Havoc is one of the biggest names in wrestling who has never worked for WWE. Havoc has had a great time on several different promotions, including Progress Wrestling, Defiant Wrestling, and Insane Championship Wrestling.

However, his time in Progress Wrestling was arguably the best as he went on to become the longest-reigning Progress World Champion in history by holding the title for over 600 days.

Matt Riddle and Jimmy Havoc have competed in a few big matches

It was during his time in Progress Wrestling back in November 2016 when he shared the ring with Matt Riddle for the first time. The two men competed at PROGRESS Chapter 39: The Graps of Wrath in a 7-Way Elimination Match for the Progress World Championship. The title was ultimately won by Pete Dunne.

That wasn’t all, as the two men have competed in a couple of tag team matches against each other too. The only recorded singles match between the two men at PROGRESS Chapter 66: Mardi Graps saw Riddle defeat Havoc. Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) has also seen the two men compete in a Triple Threat Match with Keith Lee involved.

While Riddle moved onto NXT soon after that match, Havoc joined AEW in February 2019 and seems to have formed a nice partnership with Kip Sabian on the promotion.