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Former WWE celebrity Matt Riddle didn’t maintain again his emotions on CM Punk in a current interview, whereas additionally recalling a tense backstage interplay with John Cena.
Throughout his time in WWE, Riddle achieved vital success, beginning in NXT the place he gained the Dusty Rhodes Tag Workforce Traditional and the NXT Tag Workforce Championship with Pete Dunne. After transferring to the primary roster, he captured the USA Championship.
Riddle’s hottest run got here as a part of the tag group RK-Bro alongside Randy Orton. The duo was a merchandise and rankings success, turning into two-time RAW Tag Workforce Champions earlier than Riddle was launched from the corporate in September 2023.
Whereas talking with the Going Ringside podcast, Riddle was requested about probably becoming a member of AEW and the topic of CM Punk’s previous drama with that firm was introduced up.
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“You already know, I am not a giant fan of that man both. That man sucks at combating and he is a bitch to work with within the again,” Riddle acknowledged.
When requested for a motive, Riddle elaborated on what he had heard from his former colleagues in WWE.
“As a result of he simply stomach aches and complains. This man complains about getting a number of world title runs,” he stated (H/T to Fightful). “I’ve heard from my boys that also work there (WWE) that he’s a headache, and this is not a storyline, that is the information.”
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Riddle additionally shared a narrative about his first backstage encounter with John Cena, which he described as a “little tiff.”
“I’ve labored with Cena. I like working with Cena. He was an important man, a pleasant man, skilled,” Riddle clarified earlier than telling the story by.
“The primary time I met, I by accident stated I assumed he could be greater. I do not suppose he likes being referred to as small, which is not what I stated, however I assumed he’d be greater,” he recalled. “He type of gave me a verbal lashing backwards and forwards. He gave me crap for being the king of bros, tried to get me to clarify what that was, and no reply was ok for John Cena.”
CM Punk has but to remark publicly on Riddle’s feedback.
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