During an interview with Sportskeeda, Rob Van Dam spoke about Riddle and the comparisons of the two.

“I like Matt. He’s a good guy. I can see the influence and why people would say that [compare him to Riddle]. The style that I used to do, it was fought against by the office a lot, and now people flip over the top rope to the floor so much, it’s not really as exciting. I think it’s harder to stand out nowadays, especially if you’re trying to stand out with your moves. Matt has his own unique style of MMA that he brings. I used to wrestle barefoot when I started out also. But yeah, he’s definitely a character everyone’s gonna remember.”