Roman Reigns has been one of the biggest stars in WWE for years now and throughout the course of his run with the company many challengers have stepped up to The Tribal Chief. Back in 2021 former WWE star Matt Riddle got the wrestling world talking when he addressed Roman Reigns during an interview with Bleacher Report and said, “Like, I’m not impressed, I can beat you up in a real fight.”
Recently Matt Riddle reflected on his comments while speaking with TMZ Sports, and the former WWE United States Champion confirmed that Reigns was upset about the things he had said.
“Even Roman Reigns at one point I rubbed the wrong way. They get really angry when you spit facts. So if I say you’re hard to work with and you can’t fight, CM Punk gets really mad, right? If I said Goldberg, you’re a terrible wrestler and you injured people, he gets mad. You know, Roman, they asked me to talk crap about Roman. I told everybody, ‘Hey, he might beat me in the ring, but if we were in a cage or in the street, I’d beat him.’ And he knows that, and I know that, and everybody else knows that. And Roman got upset about that.”
Almost a year after Matt Riddle made his now infamous comments about Roman Reigns he went on to challenge The Tribal Chief for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in a match that ultimately saw Reigns retain. Riddle then parted ways with WWE in September of 2023 when he was released from his contract.
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