Matt Riddle to MLW has been confirmed.
Court Bauer appeared on Busted Open Radio and confirmed that Matt Riddle will be joining MLW.
Riddle will face Jacob Fatu at MLW Kings Of Colosseum on January 6.
"Matt, we go back a long time, 2017-2018 in MLW, and we wanted him to the face of MLW way back then, but he had other opportunities and he couldn't even be on our TV show. He had another contract with another company that allowed him to do streaming, but not pay-per-view or TV. Our finals were on BeIN Sports and it was tricky getting that final match done. We're excited to see where he in MLW in 2024 and beyond.
"We started talking to him in the late fall about having a future with MLW and seeing what we could do with him. We're looking at a really strong 2024 with Matt being part of that and hopefully beyond. We'll see what happens. He's a great guy. He kind of sounds like James Franco when he talks and has that surfer mentality, but he's from Allentown, Pennsylvania."
Asked how long Riddle is with MLW, Bauer replied, "It's open. He's going to be on virtually all of our shows going forward. Where that takes us down the road, we'll see. He's able to work for other places, just to let everyone know that. He's primarily with us. He's going to be with us and there is going to be other stuff coming down the road that he'll reveal on his own, but we'll be one of his bigger focuses."
Riddle was part of the tournament to crown a MLW World Heavyweight Champion in 2018, losing to Swerve Strickland in the finals.
He was released by WWE on September 22.
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