Recently Cultaholic reported that Matt Riddle no showed a charity wrestling event in the United Kingdom on Sunday, August 31 as he was originally supposed to face Simon Miller at Al Snow’s Global Wrestling Kingdom – A New Kingdom Rises show. However, Riddle did not appear on the show and Grado ended up replacing him.
According to the report, Riddle was booked for the show through his manager several months ago, but he had expressed concerns over the flight that had been booked for him, and he was said to have been unhappy about staying in a hotel room for two days. GWK reportedly tried to organize pro wrestling seminars so Riddle could make more money during his trip the UK. However, details were not finalized due to the short notice.
The report claims that Riddle did not cancel his original booking with GWK, but he never traveled to the United Kingdom. Instead he ended up working a match for Boca Raton Championship Wrestling on Sunday, August 31. It was also claimed that Riddle did not return the deposit he was paid for the GWK event.
After reports of him no showing the event started making the rounds Matt Riddle took to social media to post a video explaining his side of the story.
“I’m going to make this quick. GWK. The reason I didn’t go is because you booked me a flight for Thursday for a show that was happening Sunday, and you said you were booking me meet-and-greets, other matches and appearances. You did none of that. I had nothing scheduled, and I was going to sit in a hotel room for two days in London. I told you multiple times I can’t do that or wouldn’t do that. And I got work for Friday and Saturday. And Thursday, I worked Thursday, Friday, Saturday. And I told you I would fly to London Saturday evening. You said you paid for it. I go, ‘No, you paid for it. Take it out of my pay. Whatever.’ You guys refuse. So I flew to Miami and wrestled there. All right? I never said I wouldn’t pay you guys back. That’s a lie. Also, this show wasn’t a charity event. That’s a lie. That was a last second change. You also booked me the worst flight in history, bro. Middle seat, no meal, no checked bag. GWK, this is probably your last run.”
“You know, I could explain everything in great detail. I’m not lying, but I really don’t give a f*** anymore. Most of you motherf*****s are dumb f****** c****, just like when you believe that ‘me too’ bulls***, all the other f****** garbage. You guys are all f****** dumb, and it’s f****** insane. It’s f****** insane. F****** believe these f****** creeps? Whatever, dog. At the end of the day, I’m going to keep getting booked. I’m probably going to start fighting again. I’m probably going to do a lot of other s***, f****** crushing on O*******s because I’ve got a big f****** you know what, and I’m nice as f***, dude. Everybody, if you don’t like me, unfollow. Go f*** yourselves, all right? I don’t give a f*** because at the end of the day, the cream f****** rises to the top, and I’m really, really tired of trying to be nice to everybody because I hate to break it to you. Most of you guys are f****** morons. Peace.”