Matt Riddle isn’t sure on his relationship with Tony Khan.
As of writing, it’s been almost exactly a year since Matt Riddle was released from WWE, and ‘The Original Bro’ has gone on to make appearances for promotions such as MLW, AAA, NJPW, REVOLVER and more. Now, Riddle has discussed the possibility of going to AEW.
While speaking to Steven Muelhausen of SI’s The Takedown, Riddle first talked about how he wanted to step away from the spotlight of TV after leaving WWE. Then, he detailed how much he likes AEW, but revealed that he isn’t sure whether Tony Khan likes him.
“With AEW, I think AEW is a fantastic product. I know a lot of the people that work there. I like the company. I like the way they work. I like the people that work there. I think with me, and it’s one of the things I’ve noticed, I’ve been relieved after getting fired from WWE. I felt that because I was on TV, and I’m such a provocative character at times, everything was magnified so much because I was on TV. The stress of working on TV two to three days a week was a lot. I like pressure. I like stress too, but it was a lot. The best answer would be to go to AEW, get more money, and work a decent schedule. I didn’t want to work on TV again. I didn’t want the attention for a while. I wanted to step away. I just wanted to do Indies. I know MLW works with New Japan. New Japan works a lot with AEW. Maybe you’ll see me on an AEW channel or broadcast sooner rather than later. Maybe you won’t. I talked to Tony (Khan). I don’t know if he likes me. He seemed happy. I wrestled Zack Sabre Jr. in Chicago. He seemed cool about it. I don’t know. When you meet me, I’m very sarcastic. But when I met him, I was like, ‘Oh, you like that match’? But I said it a different way, and he looked at me all confused. And I was like, ‘Never mind, dude’. I just walked away. So that was my experience with that.”
-Matt Riddle
As mentioned, Riddle has frequently made appearances for a variety of different companies since leaving WWE, but MLW remains his main home. His next outing will come when he faces Tom Lawler in a no-holds-barred vale tudo match on September 14’s MLW Fightland.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Matt Riddle as soon as we hear more.
