page_title: Aiden English
section_title: Developmental territories (2012–2014)
hierarchical_section_title: Aiden English / Professional wrestling career / WWE / Developmental territories (2012–2014)
caption_attribution_description: English: Aiden English serenades the audience before wrestling an exhibition match for NXT at WWE Axxess. Originally taken 4/3/14, cropped for focus.
context_page_description: Matthew Rehwoldt is an American professional wrestler and announcer best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Aiden English. He is known for being part of the tag team The Vaudevillains with Simon Gotch in WWE NXT, winning the NXT Tag Team Championship. English began his career as a professional wrestler with WWE in 2012 and became an announcer on 205 Live in 2019 and NXT UK in 2020. As a wrestler, English has had feuds with Colin Cassady in 2014 and Rusev in 2018. Outside of wrestling, Rehwoldt started the "Rough Cuts" social media campaign for unfinished art and the "Wrestling With Whiskey" project on YouTube.
context_section_description: 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.
  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. 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.
caption: English in March 2014
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