Matt Riddle has no hard feelings towards WWE regarding his release.
On September 21st, Matt Riddle publicly announced that he was no longer a part of the company, along with many names from the main roster and NXT. The circumstances of the release were marred with controversy as the former US Champion was seen intoxicated and disruptive at an airport following an overseas appearance.
Riddle, who will make his first post-WWE appearance for MLW on Saturday, January 6th, was interviewed by FOX News. When asked if there is any animosity towards WWE following what happened, Riddle responded that he was thankful for his time there:
“For me, at the WWE, not at all,” he said. “I loved every second of it. I was a multiple-time tag-team champion with Randy [Orton], I was an NXT tag-team champion, I won the Dusty Cup Classic, I beat Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship, I wrestled multiple WrestleManias, Royal Rumbles.
When discussing his time with the company, Riddle stated that everyone in WWE is always under watch and if something happens and they perceive it to be an issue, they act accordingly:
“No, I have no hard feelings. And I would just say, with WWE, they run a ship, they run it a certain way, and when you work for WWE, everything you do is under a magnifying glass. It doesn’t matter if you did anything wrong, if you did something right, if it was in between, it’s perception. And the WWE, unfortunately, if a situation happens, and they don’t like the perception, they make their decision. But I’m not going to argue with them. That’s their company. I don’t run it. I just worked there. I’m thankful that they gave me the time that they did and that’s all I can say.”
“I have zero hard feelings. I don’t know if I can say that for them. They might have some hard feelings, but I feel like they’re pretty professional. They’re more about that paper, that money. So, I don’t think there’s any hard feelings. I mean, they did have to pay me for three months when I didn’t work. That was on them. They fired me.”
Matt Riddle Makes Shock NJPW Appearance Via Video
Now a free agent, Riddle made an appearance that few would have seen coming. At the NJPW New Year Dash pay-per-view on January 5th, Riddle appeared via video to challenge Hiroshi Tanahashi.
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