WWE Helps Former UFC Star Land Wrestling Contract
But not with the big show, or NXT.
I did a tryout with the WWE. The tryout went extremely well, went as well as it could. The WWE was nice enough to set me up with EVOLVE and wrestle for them. Its a process. From what I see, its on the right track. Its not like the transition I had with the UFC.The transition mentioned would no doubt be from the TUF house to the UFC roster, where he compiled a 7-3 record, fighting the first ten fights of his career in the promotion. Riddle was a popular striker with a fan-friendly style, but repeated marijuana failures on drug tests (he has a medical license to use the drug, but state athletic commissions do not recognize those) and clashes with UFC President Dana White led to his ouster from the company. He would fight once for Titan FC in 2014, sign with Bellator MMA but never debut, and move over to the wrestling world, where, Riddle said, he has been an active participant in the backyard realm for years.
I know what I am doing, and Ive been wrestling pro wrestling my entire life. Ive had about 40 matches in front of a ring and a crowd, but I probably had a couple of thousand in the backyard; you know what I mean. Ive been doing it for a while just not at this level.Whether a short tour of duty on the indy scene leads to the WWE signing him is anyone's guess, but it's good to see they're willing to help out developing talents like this.