10 Best Matt Riddle Wrestling Matches You Must See
Find out which Matt Riddle matches are so good you should call a sickie and watch them immediately.
Matt Riddle is someone that people can’t stop talking about. His impressive mixed martial arts career in the UFC was marred with him failing two drug tests after testing positive for marijuana. His time on the independent wrestling circuit involved highly praised runs with EVOLVE, PWG and PROGRESS.
Since signing with WWE, Riddle has reportedly been subject to major backstage heat for creating beef with legends Goldberg and Brock Lesnar. He is rumoured to have had a backstage incident with Lesnar at the Royal Rumble 2020. ‘The Beast Incarnate’ is said to have told Riddle to stop mentioning him on Twitter as he would never fight him.
Is Riddle so good he can say what he wants? Or is he just an attention seeking rookie that needs to think before he posts and instead concentrate on his work in the ring
It is probably a little bit of both. We will leave it to WWE to handle the employee social media training and stick to proving why Riddle should be viewed as one of the top talents on the NXT roster. Here, we bring you ten of his matches that you should check out immediately.
10. Vs. Walter & Timothy Thatcher (PROGRESS: Chase The Sun)
This is a perfect reflection of how cool Riddle is as
a champion. He enters Alexandra
Palace wearing his PROGRESS Atlas Championship like a crossbody bag to Mad
Icarus’s Hang Cool Teddybear. Riddle had so much swagger, he’d give Liam Gallagher
a run for his money.
The ring filled with streamers when Riddle was introduced, proving how loved he was by the PROGRESS fans.
A champion with everything to lose against two massive challengers, Riddle came flying out the gate with rapid kicks to both his opponents. His intensity hit an all-time high when he performed a kip-up seconds after being Powerbombed by Walter.
We saw how ridiculously strong Riddle is when he deadlifted both the 310 pound Walter and 230 pound Thatcher with ease, and he showed how convincingly he can bump, taking massive moves from both Walter and Thatcher. This match also involved an insane triple German Suplex. It was fast-paced, heavy hitting and showed how Riddle could easily be trusted to carry one of WWE’s top titles.
NOTE:
Riddle was spotted in the bar after this show drinking a pint of Fosters and
chatting with fans. Absolute ‘King of Bros’.