Matt Riddle Quotes

Matt Riddle

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : January 14, 1986

I'm about great competition. That's why I can have a great smile beforehand and connect with the crowd, and then, when I get in the ring, I flip that switch.

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I'm already a personable person. I always try to smile and get to know somebody and say hello - even when people are trying not to talk to me.

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If someone comes up to me and asks for an autograph or picture, who am I to say no?

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I feel like I started with wrestling, and a love of pro wrestling, that lead me to MMA and the UFC. And now it's come full circle back to pro wrestling.

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I'm always learning, always trying new things, because you have to to stay fresh.

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There's nothing worse than a bunch of toothless, ignorant people yelling at you. It's horrible.

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I'm just not very good at holding on to jobs.

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I try to be as humble as possible, but I'm just on another level. That's all there is to it.

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I'm a shark, and I swam in a lot of different ponds, but I'm ready for the ocean.

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When I first started, I had a mullet, and I was trying to play a hillbilly persona. While it was fun, it wasn't me.

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I can handle boos. Boos entertain me.

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There's guys like Daniel Bryan and CM Punk that incorporated mixed martial arts submissions and moves into professional wrestling. I feel like the way it was incorporated was really good, but there's not enough people doing it.

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Being real in pro wrestling has paid off. Just being myself - that really translated to the fans.

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It doesn't matter if you're the best wrestler in the world and can do every move perfectly; if you don't connect with the crowd or sell well or have good promos, nobody cares.

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I'm usually just so laid back most of the times.

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I've always been a bro, and I've used the word 'bro' a lot.

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If you train, you work hard, you're actually 110-percent dedicated, you're doing it for all the right reasons, you're probably gonna end up on the top. You know the cream always rises to the top.

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I love fighting, but I don't miss waiting months upon months just to fight once in front of people and then have to wait months again to fight once in front of people.

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Take into consideration I get to play-fight in my underwear every week, and I get paid very well to do it.

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MMA is like the Colosseum in Rome: the fans want to see violence.

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