Former WWE Star Discusses Potentially Signing With AEW

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Former WWE United States Champion Matt Riddle has discussed potentially signing with All Elite Wrestling.

Since being released from WWE last year, Matt Riddle has appeared in NJPW and is currently working with MLW.

Riddle has won the NJPW World TV Championship and the AAA Cruiserweight Championship.

In a new interview with Steven Muelhausen of Sports Illustrated, Matt Riddle was asked about potentially working with AEW. He answered:

“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.”

Matt Riddle will face “Filthy” Tom Lawlor in a No Holds Barred Vale Tudo Street Fight this Saturday, September 14 at MLW Fightland.

Riddle also discussed an “awkward” first interaction with AEW President Tony Khan elsewhere in this interview, which you can read here.

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