Matt Riddle comments on Goldberg's upcoming retirement match.
On November 2nd, Goldberg announced that he would have his retirement match in 2025. This came after he appeared at WWE Bad Blood and hopped the barricade when Gunther took some shots at him.
Speaking with Brandon Walker on Barstool Rasslin', Matt Riddle was asked whether he'd want to be part of Goldberg's retirement match.
“Well, maybe. I don’t think he wants to step up to the plate, if we’re keeping it real. Me and Bill, we’ve talked. We were on a flight from Saudi, we were on a Saudi show, one of the Crown Jewels, and we were flying back, and we had some cocktails, and we had some discussion. I don’t think there’s any bad blood. I think he has more of an understanding of where I was coming from. I definitely have an understanding of where he’s coming from and why he finds what I say disrespectful and things like that. I completely understand. I don’t mean it that way. We’re professional wrestlers. I’m just spitting facts, and j can back it up. This is just what it is. I think a lot of people, other people in WWE, took that as disrespect. But it’s like, if you fought in the UFC, and then you’re now in the WWE, what, am I supposed to just forget my whole career? Nah, dude. I can stretch like 98% of…because Brock [Lesnar] is pretty big, and Bobby Lashley’s pretty big. Neither are shabby at mixed martial arts either. But I would say pretty handy, I sure do [know how to take care of myself,]" Riddle said.
WWE released Riddle in September 2023. He currently competes for MLW, AAA, and other promotions on the independent scene.
Riddle previously said that he would love to work with Goldberg. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Riddle had to say about his conversation with Goldberg.
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