Original Plans For Hilarious WWE Segment Revealed

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Matt Riddle has revealed the original plans for his hilarious segment with Asuka in March 2021 which ended with him admitting that he forgot his lines.

During a March 2021 edition of Raw, Matt Riddle had a backstage segment with Asuka. This was back when Riddle was going through a scooter phase, so the Original Bro was sure to ask Asuka about scooters.

In an odd turn of events, Riddle ended the segment by stating ‘sorry, I forgot what I was saying’, and riding off, leaving Asuka to try to hide her confusion live on air.

During a Signed By Superstars virtual signing, Riddle explained that he was actually meant to talk about how he had been to Japan to attend underground robot fights.

Riddle explained:

“Let’s talk about that promo. One, usually when they go live, they tell you. Sometimes, you go through a couple of rehearsals beforehand. I had the scooter, they gave it to me and said, ‘We don’t want to see you. Go 20 yards that way and roll down.’ I rolled down, and I didn’t know it was live TV.

“The promo they originally had was me talking about how I had been to Japan before, which I hadn’t, and how I would go to underground robot fights and I was going to ask Asuka if scooters would be a big hit in Japan. Yeah, I forgot everything. I forgot everything when I rolled up.

Recalling Randy Orton’s reaction to this promo segment, Riddle said:

“I scoot back to the locker room. Me and Randy (Randy Orton) didn’t really talk, I guess Randy didn’t really like me when I first started working there because I am who I am. Randy comes up to me and goes, ‘I don’t know if that s**t was planned, but that was your best promo yet.'”

Riddle will soon be visiting Japan for real, after making his NJPW on-screen debut via a video promo at New Year Evil earlier this month.

For an update on Riddle’s NJPW future, click here.

The Original Bro will actually make his NJPW in-ring debut at this weekend’s Battle in the Valley event in San Jose, California, where he will team with a mystery partner.

Potential spoilers for this match can be found right here.

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