Ex-WWE Star To Drop ‘Goofball’ Character

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Matt Riddle recently signed with Major League Wrestling following his release from his WWE contract on September 22, 2023.

With his first match back in MLW taking place on January 6, 2024, Riddle has described how he’s “stoked” to be making his return against Jacob Fatu.

In an interview with Fox News, he also hinted at what fans can expect from the new version of Matt Riddle, saying:

“I think it’s just time to cook again and just really been focusing on that and what I want to do in the ring.

“I feel like before was more of a … it’s always entertainment, but it was a lot of entertainment before.

“And now, I think, the direction I’m going in, I’m going to be able to show the world what I can do in the ring and just present that version of myself rather than kind of a goofball on TV.”

In the interview, Riddle discussed what he had been doing during the past few months, stating:

“The last couple months, they’ve been good. I feel like the last probably 10 years I’ve been wrestling pretty hard in the sense, like on the indies before I went to the ‘E’ (WWE), I was pretty busy traveling to Europe and wrestling everywhere. And then, of course, with the ‘E,’ I was traveling everywhere.

“So, the last three months, I kinda just had my first vacation in a really long time. I had a kid. A little son, Matthew. So, it was really getting ready and kinda like a reset button. The last couple of months, I totally just didn’t want to do anything other than work out, relax and take care of my family.”

Talking about his return to MLW, he also said:

“I’m pretty stoked. It’s been quite a few years since I’ve wrestled for MLW. “I remember having a lot of good matches with guys like Swerve (Strickland), Tom Lawlor and others. So, pretty, pretty stoked about it.

“Then, to get to wrestle Fatu in my first match back is, yeah, I’m excited. I wanted to wrestle Fatu before I got signed by WWE before but now it’s happening. Pretty happy about it.”

Riddle faced Tom Lawlor in his first MLW match back in December 2017 and would be featured in the MLW World Heavyweight Title Tournament in 2018.

In July 2018, it was revealed that Riddle had signed a WWE contract and he would remain with the company until his release in 2023.

Transcript from Fox News.

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