How WWE Officials Feel About Matt Riddle's Jump To SmackDown

The ex-NXT man is now exclusive property of Friday nights...

by Jamie Kennedy
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The @WrestleVotes account on Twitter claims that WWE officials in charge of affairs on SmackDown have "very high hopes" for Matt Riddle's future.

If true, this could mean that the former NXT star is heading for a major push on Friday nights. Anyone who watched him on Wednesdays (including this past week's stunning 'Steel Cage' effort opposite Timothy Thatcher) already knows what Riddle is capable of.

Riddle has been a bit of a rumoured heat magnet since joining WWE in 2018. He's been outspoken about topics like ending Bill Goldberg's in-ring career, and that reportedly hasn't sat too well with company figureheads.

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Will that stop him from succeeding on SmackDown? It seems not.

There's no word on exactly when Riddle will make his televised debut for the brand, but it has been rumoured that he worked a match during the marathon tapings earlier this week. That's when he filmed the vignette shown on SmackDown.

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Riddle has already been hyped as a big deal. WWE wheeled out Kurt Angle to sing the former UFC fighter's praises, and all signs point towards him making a serious splash on Friday nights.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.