In the world of professional wrestling you never know when a performer is going to get released, and back in September of 2023, WWE decided to cut ties with Matt Riddle. Since them Matt Riddle has continued to work for a number of different companies including Major League Wrestling.
While speaking with The Takedown on SI, Matt Riddle praised Major League Wrestling while explaining that he has more freedom than he did in WWE, where his ideas were shot down.
“MLW definitely has a game plan. I definitely have more freedom here than I did in WWE. 100%. In WWE, most of the time when I suggested something, somebody would say it was dumb, and then two weeks later it would be part of the promo or part of the sketch. MLW kind of lets me rock. They run MLW professionally. They’ve got good catering. There’s water, Gatorade, and sodas. It’s pretty sick.”
Riddle also reflected on his time with WWE when he said, “Two-time tag team champs. I was the United States Champion. I wrestled at multiple WrestleMania’s, Royal Rumble, Money in the Bank, Elimination Chamber. I’ve basically been in all of them. The only big match I don’t think I’ve been in is Hell in a Cell, which I’m kind of thankful for.
“I had a lot of fun and I was in the right place at the right time. I think COVID played a factor in it, because that’s when I got called up to the main roster. A lot of people either weren’t trying to work, didn’t want to work, or were too scared to work. I lived in Florida. I didn’t have to fly in every week. Any opportunity they gave me, I tried to make the most of it. That’s all you really can do.”