If I do make WWE – because in my head, until it’s official, it’s not a thing – I think if they brought me in, it would be very short lived at NXT, and I’d be on main roster extremely quick. Matt Riddle Read Quote
I’m a shark, and I swam in a lot of different ponds, but I’m ready for the ocean. Matt Riddle Read Quote
I always wanted to wrestle, but when you’re a kid, how do you do pro wrestling? For me, it seemed like the easiest way for me was to get into amateur wrestling and go that route because it was a place where I was allowed to go. Matt Riddle Read Quote
Growing up, my family wasn’t really into sports, so we didn’t really watch sports, and then one day I stumbled across the TV: pro wrestling. Matt Riddle Read Quote
When I started doing pro wrestling, it wasn’t the physical aspect doing the moves or taking the moves that was hard: it was interacting with the crowd, body movement, selling, getting that emotional attachment with people so they’re invested in a match. That was the hard part. Matt Riddle Read Quote
With wrestling, I’m working all the time, I’m wrestling all the time, I’m performing all the time, and I’m making money all the time. Matt Riddle Read Quote
When I first started wrestling, I didn’t even want people to know I was in the UFC. Matt Riddle Read Quote
I’m already a personable person. I always try to smile and get to know somebody and say hello – even when people are trying not to talk to me. Matt Riddle Read Quote
If you’re a wrestler in the WWE, then your goal is to be the headliner, main event of WrestleMania. Matt Riddle Read Quote
When I first started, I lived in Vegas because I was fighting in the UFC, and I was still fighting after the UFC. Matt Riddle Read Quote
