Matt Riddle Confirms Discussions with Tony Khan: “Maybe You’ll See Me on AEW Sooner Rather Than Later”

Matt Riddle recently sat down with SI Takedown for an interview where he confirmed having discussions with Tony Khan, fueling speculation about a potential move to AEW.

“With AEW, I think AEW is a fantastic product,” Riddle shared when asked about possibly joining the company and his talks with the AEW President. “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.”

Riddle continued, “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.”

⚡ Legendary Tag Team Set for WWE NXT Debut "Imminently"

Expect to see a legendary tag team make their WWE debut sooner rather than later. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newslette [...]

— Ben Jordan Kerin Sep 13, 2024 05:00PM