Possible Reason For Controversial Matt Riddle WWE Promo

Over the weekend at WWE Payback, many fans were outraged at a backstage segment featuring Matt Riddle. Before his scheduled match, Riddle was asked about a tweet by King Corbin, which alluded to the fact that he cheated on his wife.

What seemed to upset a lot of people was the fact that the person who Riddle has admitted to cheating with accused the former NXT star of sexual assault back in June. It is important to note that Riddle denies these allegations.

On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer suggested a possible reason why the very real situation was brought up by Corbin, and it has something to do with Vince McMahon:

“”Vince McMahon, a lot of these storylines are taken from Vince McMahon’s life, right? So, Vince McMahon in his own life has been accused of things many times which in his mind I’m sure he didn’t do — I’m sure many of them he didn’t do, I don’t know about all, but many of them.

“Maybe he’s like putting Matt Riddle in this position to stand up, but it’s not like you’re going to really do it because you’re not going to — what you’re going to do a story where it’s all false or something? You can’t do that story. You’re just inviting people to learn about something that’s not going to benefit [Riddle] or you in way, shape, or form.”

After their match at Payback, Riddle was attacked by King Corbin backstage, so it seems like their feud will be continuing on SmackDown. However, it remains to be seen whether WWE will continue to bring up Riddle’s affair as part of the angle.

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