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Sep 21, 2024 | 
itrwrestling.com | Shounak Chakrabarti |Jim Ross |Tony Khan |Matt Riddle
Wrestling veteran and AEW announcer Jim Ross has opened up on why Tony Khan is hesitant to sign Matt Riddle to AEW. In a recent interview with Steven Muelhausen of Sports Illustrated, Matt Riddle shared a meeting he had with AEW’s Khan. However, later reports suggested the former United States Champion was not in a position to sign with the Jacksonville-based promotion. In his latest ‘Grilling JR‘ podcast, Jim Ross discussed why Khan might be hesitant to sign Riddle.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
itrwrestling.com | Shounak Chakrabarti |Matt Riddle |Bobby Lashley
A former WWE superstar recently opened up his “extremely high” chances of a return to his previous promotion. In the past few years, WWE has parted ways with several of their previous stars. Names such as Ricochet, Mustafa Ali, Jinder Mahal, Matt Riddle, and a few more either willingly departed the promotion or were let go. However, recently one such controversial name expressed a hopeful return to the Stamford-based wrestling company.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | Alex Hunt |Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle becoming All Elite is an inevitability according to Konnan. As seen in the past few years, whenever a high-profile name has been released from their WWE contract, there is a high probability that they will be making their AEW debut shortly after the 90-day no-compete has expired. According to Konnan, Riddle will be no different.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | James Byron Holder |Matt Riddle |Drew McIntyre
WWE had big plans for Matt Riddle before he was released in September. After returning to action following WrestleMania 39, Riddle feuded with The Miz, continued his feud with The Bloodline, and then attempted to win the Intercontinental Title from Gunther. At Money In The Bank, Riddle was felled by the dominant Austrian and then attacked by Imperium, but Drew McIntyre — who was making his own return — came to his aid.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | James Byron Holder |Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle has denied any wrongdoing after sexual misconduct allegations re-emerged. Following Riddle’s departure from WWE a number of historic sexual misconduct allegations again made their way round social media. Once such an incident was originally highlighted in a tweet by Indiana-based wrestler Thunderkitty in 2020, who claimed Riddle had gotten changed in the women’s locker room in front of a “well respected veteran lady wrestler” and others, and became aggressive when confronted.
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Oct 1, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | Craig Ballantyne |Matt Riddle
Dutch Mantell has no sympathy for Matt Riddle following his WWE release. Riddle confirmed that he had parted ways with the company on September 22nd and thanked the company and his fans for their support. The departure came only weeks after the former United States Champion had been involved in an incident at JFK Airport. On arriving back from India on September 9th, the Riddle was confronted by officers over disorderly behavior but was eventually released without charge.
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Sep 30, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | Innes McVey |Matt Riddle
Video footage of the JFK Airport incident involving Matt Riddle, which appears to show the ex-WWE star in a drunken state, has been released. The former United States Champion recently confirmed his departure from WWE, just weeks after he was at the center of an incident at JFK Airport. After traveling back from India on September 9th, Riddle was confronted by officers over disorderly behavior but was eventually free to go without charge.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | Conor Renshaw |Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle has posted a cryptic message online leaving fans to speculate about what his next move might be following his WWE release. Former WWE Superstar Matt Riddle, along with several other former WWE contracted performers, was recently released on September 21st, 2023. Since his release, Riddle has taken to social media to tease his next move, leaving fans intrigued and speculating about what lies ahead for the talented athlete.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | Liam Stewart |Matt Riddle |Jim Ross
Matt Riddle Posts Cryptic Message Following His WWE Release Matt Riddle was one of several WWE stars released as part of the companies post merger restructuring. Following ‘The Ultimate Bro’s’ WWE release, reports began to circulate that Riddle had simply run out of chances with WWE management.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
itrwrestling.com | Dominic DeAngelo |Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle seemingly has his options open following his WWE release. The Original Bro was the final WWE talent release of last week after the company let over a dozen wrestlers go on September 21 after Matt Riddle had one too many slip-ups with the company, but unlike CM Punk, Dave Meltzer is reporting that one major rival promotion doesn’t harbor any negativity towards Riddle when it comes to being a bad apple.
