Josh Bredl

Joshua "Yeti" Bredl (born January 28, 1991) is an American former professional wrestler, actor, musician, and entrepreneur. He is best known for winning the sixth season of WWE Tough Enough in 2015, earning a $250,000 prize and a developmental contract with WWE under the ring name The Yeti and later Bronson Matthews. Since his departure from professional wrestling, Bredl has built careers in fitness entrepreneurship, recording under the name Yetskii, and acting.

Early life and football career

Bredl was born in Thornton, Colorado, and has a younger sister named Brandi Bredl. He attended Horizon High School. He played defensive end and defensive tackle for the Colorado State University–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team, majoring in exercise science, and was a member of the 2014 NCAA Division II national championship team. He also played basketball for the Colorado Hawks. Bredl grew up a professional wrestling fan, citing Stone Cold Steve Austin as his favorite wrestler.

Professional wrestling career (2015–2017) WWE Tough Enough

In June 2015, Bredl was announced as one of thirteen finalists for the sixth season of the WWE competition Tough Enough. After surviving elimination three times, he was chosen by fan vote as one of the two winners on August 25, 2015, alongside Sara Lee, earning a $250,000 prize and a one-year WWE developmental contract, which WWE immediately upgraded to a four-year deal. Lee was released from WWE in 2016 and died on October 5, 2022, at the age of 30. During the finale, Bredl adopted the ring name The Yeti and wrestled a singles match against Cesaro.

NXT (2015–2016)

In September 2015, Bredl was assigned to WWE's developmental territory NXT, training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. At an NXT live event on December 3, 2015, he debuted under the ring name Bronson Matthews.

In January 2016, Bredl posted a tweet referring to the mid-card stable The Social Outcasts as "Social Jobbers," generating backstage criticism from WWE wrestlers including Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens, and resulting in a temporary ban from NXT locker rooms. Bredl wrestled his final match on July 7, 2016, and remained under WWE contract for more than a year afterward. He was released by WWE on November 5, 2017.

Post-wrestling career Fitness and personal training

Following his wrestling career, Bredl built a career in the fitness industry as a personal trainer. He became a founding trainer at The Dogpound, a celebrity gym with locations in New York City and West Hollywood, Los Angeles, where his clients included Kelly Rowland, Ricky Martin, Vanessa Hudgens, and Adam Levine. He subsequently founded No Cap Fitness in 2021, later rebranded as Yeti Ultra, an online fitness coaching platform based in Denver, Colorado, which launched on Father's Day, June 21, 2026.

In late 2025, Bredl served as the personal trainer for musician Justin Bieber during the production of Bieber's live-streamed compound on the Universal Studios backlot in Los Angeles. Bredl designed the gym layout, sourced the equipment list, and oversaw installation of the training facility inside the compound. Bieber trained in the gym during Twitch streams viewed around the world. The production ran from October 2025 through spring 2026 and won two awards at the 30th Annual Webby Awards: Best Livestream and Creator Launch or Drop.

Mixed martial arts

On April 30, 2022, Bredl made his mixed martial arts debut at Sparta Combat League's Army vs. Marines 13 event. He lost to Alvin Abitz via guillotine choke in the first round.

Music

Bredl records and performs as Yetskii. Before his debut EP, he released two singles: "pain will guide you" (featuring OJXO) on October 3, 2025, and "shawty like my music" on February 18, 2026. His debut EP, Laggin Off a Jet, was released on March 8, 2026, comprising six tracks: "two tinted into", "bae pull up", "bad guy", "BIG BALOOGA", "considerate" (featuring LiL Crimes), and "WUNDERBAR". He performed at HazFest 2, a free multi-genre music festival co-presented by Metal Edge magazine and held in Los Angeles on May 16, 2026, drawing coverage from Metal Edge and Alternative Press.

Acting

Bredl has appeared in WWE television programming and has pursued film and television roles. He is attached to the role of Mr. Large in the upcoming horror film You Lose You Die, directed by Carlos Suarez and co-starring Freddy Rodriguez, Charlotte Flair, and Anuel AA.

Entrepreneurship and digital media

Bredl is a co-founder of Portal Health AI, a guided peptide optimization platform offering personalized health protocols developed by human coaches and nurses, with an AI agent available to clients around the clock.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes TBA You Lose You Die Mr. Large Horror film; directed by Carlos Suarez; co-starring Freddy Rodriguez, Charlotte Flair, and Anuel AA; filmed in the Dominican Republic (2023–2024)

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 WWE Monday Night Raw Himself 1 episode 2015 NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Himself TV special 2015 WWE: SummerSlam Himself TV special 2015 WWE Breaking Ground Himself WWE Network documentary series following NXT performers

Championships and accomplishments WWE WWE Tough Enough Season 6 – with Sara Lee