10 BOLD Predictions For WWE In 2019

6. Vince McMahon Will Give The BIG Push To An NXT Indy Darling

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Look at Matt Riddle. Look at that physique!

Matt Riddle is a preposterous physical specimen. It’s as if everything he ingests holds the properties of a a performance-enhancing drug. This is a guy who breezily admits to only working out when he can be arsed. An absolutely killer, believable pro wrestler, Riddle’s resting expression is that of a big, daft, beaming grin—and his charisma is so d*mn infectious that he puts a smile on the face of the people. You can already envisage Vince chanting “Bro!” alongside Riddle in Gorilla, with absolutely no regard to the massive stiffy housed in his trousers.

JBL used to say “Wash your ass, weakling, I’m sticking my c*ck in it”. He also used to say, all the time, “If you were to build a WWE Superstar from the ground up, he’d look like Randy Orton.” If you were to build Vince McMahon’s idealised WWE Superstar from the ground up, he’d look very much like Matt Riddle.

Crucially, Riddle is no meek millennial. He bantered off Dana White on Twitter the very second he signed with WWE, and so you can’t imagine he won’t approach Vince with a fearless attitude set to earn his elusive respect.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!