Interview: Matt Riddle on His Future, Possible NXT Matches

Indie superstar Matt Riddle, who is rumored to be WWE bound (or NJPW bound), was on the X-Pac 12360 podcast and basically hinted that it’s time for him to sign with a big company, saying, “I think it’s my time to make the right decision, do it and let’s see what happens.”

“I am in a really good position right now. I work with Evolve on a regular basis and they have a great relationship with WWE and other companies as well. Zack Saber Jr. worked with us, New Japan… I’ve been fortunate enough to travel the world and wrestle guys from New Japan, Ring of Honor, especially Progress and still wrestling WWE guys. I’m in a really good spot.

“The last couple of years you (X-Pac) helped me out a lot too, but you know how granted they took issues with my past. I was kinda stuck, but from what I’ve gathered, what I’ve heard from everybody, is at the point where they all want me and they’re all willing to work with me. I think they’re all big fans of Matt Riddle. And I think it’s my time to make the right decision, do it and let’s see what happens.”

Possible NXT wrestlers he’d like to face:

“I had one match with Roderick Strong, which was great and I’d love to do something like that again. I’ve wrestled Kyle O’ Reilly all around the world from Ireland to the U.S to everywhere, I’d love to do that again. Adam Cole the same. Aleister Black, I wrestled him only once and we didn’t call anything and it was one of my fave matches I’ve had and I’d like to do that again. Tommaso Ciampa, Ricochet… the list goes on. Endless possibilities for great matches.”