Matt Riddle shares his thoughts on potentially competing at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
Since WWE released Matt Riddle in September 2023, he has landed in MLW and NJPW. At NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo, he defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the NJPW World TV Championship. Given NJPW's working relationship with AEW, Riddle could potentially wrestle at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
Speaking with Jamal Niaz at For The Love of Wrestling (via Monopoly Events), Matt Riddle was asked about potentially competing at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
"You know, people keep saying this ‘forbidden door.’ I mean, I was in the bubble in WWE, I guess, so I don’t know what a forbidden door is, well I do. It’s a door you don’t go in, right, it’s forbidden. But I feel like people keep telling me to go through forbidden doors, and I feel like, ‘Guys, I’ve done this before and I get in trouble.’ But no, Forbidden Door, maybe, you know, I don’t know. It’s a great idea. I think anything’s possible. But at the same time, I’m not in a rush. I feel like a lot of people are in a rush. Also, you mentioned, they got a stacked roster. There’s plenty of people that can fill in any gaps, and I personally don’t like to be the guy that comes in and rains on someone else’s parade or takes someone else’s spot as they’re working hard. If the spot’s right, like with New Japan, you got Ospreay leaving, you got Okada leaving, two big names left. Well, Nic Nemeth and Matthew Riddle came in and kind of filled those spots. Not saying we’re going to be those guys, but they’re already moving in that direction, right. So that’s how I kind of look at it. But never say never," Riddle said.
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