WWE: Matt Riddle on It Being Difficult to Work with Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens in WWE, Hikuleo WWE Status & Lack of Official Debut Update, More News

Matt Riddle Comments on It Being Difficult to Work with Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens in WWE

A recent episode of News4Jax’s Going Ringside podcast featured former WWE talent Matt Riddle as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Riddle’s thoughts about the hardest opponents he had faced during his time in WWE and how Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens were the hardest to work with in the ring.

“Hardest opponent? Hardest opponent in the ring? I would have to say Sheamus. Sheamus, easy to work with, hits really hard. So hardest in the ring. But, then when I think about who’s harder to maybe work with, I would have to say Sami Zayn or Kevin Owens… It’s hard to put a complete sentence together with those guys if you know what I’m saying… Very difficult. Sheamus hits ya hard, but it’s easy to put together.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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Backstage Update on Hikuleo’s WWE Status & Lack of Official Debut

As noted before, former New Japan Pro Wrestling talent Hikuleo has been signed to a contract with WWE since this past July.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Hikuleo has been listed on WWE’s internal roster for months but he was not factored into any creative plans upon joining the company this past July.

It was reported that WWE’s creative team was informed that he had been signed to the company but currently still do not have any creative plans for him.

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WWE News & Notes

Monday’s WWE RAW show in Brussels, Belgium featured Seth Rollins announcing that he will be making an appearance at this week’s WWE SmackDown show on March 21st in Bologna, Italy.

WWE recently released the full video of the John Cena and Cody Rhodes’ promo segment from Monday’s WWE RAW show in Brussels, Belgium.

Fightful Select reported that RAW brand talent Ludwig Kaiser has been working as a babyface for house show events this past weekend in his home country Germany as part of WWE’s current European tour. Those spoken to reportedly stated that WWE officials currently only have Kaiser planned to be used as a babyface for live events and he is not expected to turn from his current heel character and work as a good guy for WWE television. It was reported that WWE officials are also considering adjusting that situation for Kaiser from week-to-week depending on the crowd reactions during their current tour.

Former WWE and TKO Group Executive Chairman Vince McMahon was shown in attendance at courtside during Monday’s NBA game between the Miami Heat and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

WWE announced that WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker will be holding a new 1 deadMan Show on April 19th at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was also announced that tickets for this upcoming show will go on sale starting on March 19th for the pre-sale and March 21st for the general public.

WWE also recently revealed the next match in their on-going countdown of their Top 50 matches in WrestleMania history. The 31st spot was the WWE Women’s Championship Triple Threat match of Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks.

WWE also recently released two new videos to their WCW Vault channel. The first new video was the full WCW SuperBrawl IV event. The second new video was the full September 25, 1995 episode of WCW Nitro.

WWE also recently released three new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was the WWE Championship Falls Count Anywhere match of Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c). The second new video was the WWE Championship Steel Cage match of Bret “The Hitman” Hart vs. Sycho Sid (c) from the March 17, 1995 episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. The third new video was a “Unforgettable WrestleMania hype packages: From the WWE Vault.”

WWE also recently released two new videos to their NXT Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was the full January 22, 2014 episode of WWE NXT. The second new video was the full January 29, 2014 episode of WWE NXT.

As noted before, Typhoon (real name Fred Ottman) recently confirmed that The Natural Disasters will be getting inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame for this year’s class. In a recent virtual fan signing event for Rich Degregorio, Typhoon stated that he is currently under a Legends contract with WWE. Typhoon stated “There’s so many people that are making (action) figures outside. You got the Hasbro that’s up toward here. But, there’s so many. There’s a new — two brothers — that Adam Bomb just had a new figure out. I forgot what they’re called because I had talked to them. They did call me on the phone about some stuff and everything and you know, I’m under a Legends deal and you know, I’m kind of funny that way.” (Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com)