Matt Riddle Quotes

Matt Riddle

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : January 14, 1986

In my opinion, if I was going to pick main roster guys, I've always had a hunch out for Cesaro. I just feel like if we were able to just go at it, make it a fight, I think it would be pretty sensational.

Matt Riddle

Growing up, my family wasn't really into sports, so we didn't really watch sports, and then one day I stumbled across the TV: pro wrestling.

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Growing up, I was always a fan of wrestling, but I was also a fan of MMA and stuff.

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I always wanted to wrestle, but when you're a kid, how do you do pro wrestling? For me, it seemed like the easiest way for me was to get into amateur wrestling and go that route because it was a place where I was allowed to go.

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Living in my parents' house is pretty sweet. It's not like they're rich or anything, but they're pretty nice to me, so it was pretty good living there, too, and all I did was jujitsu. I was just like a stallion, just living on my parents' couch. It wasn't terrible.

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I like wrestling the bigger guys, personally, because I can lay into them harder, and they can dish it back out.

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Me and Kyle O'Reilly have wrestled all around the world. We've done good work.

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I started training at the Monster Factory, the ROH dojo, CZW, and I trained there. And eventually, I had a tryout with WWE.

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In professional wrestling, the fans are tremendous.

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Pro wrestling fans love what they watch, and they go out to enjoy and have fun.

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My goal is to make wrestling more like mixed martial arts.

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My goal isn't just to make wrestling into a bigger show and make good money, but it's also to evolve pro wrestling to where I think it belongs.

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Any match with Keith Lee is definitely circled on my calendar.

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I was landscaping not too long ago, so I'm extremely grateful for the people supporting me in wrestling. Not that landscaping is terrible, but I'd rather be suplexing and punching people.

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Even when you're on top in the UFC, you only get paid a couple times a year.

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In mixed martial arts, if you get kicked in the face, it's your job not to show any expression to your opponent.

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In pro wrestling, if somebody throws a move, it's my job not to get hurt but also to sell the move and make it look like I'm dying.

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It always feels good when you hear another guy in your industry give you praise.

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I'll be honest, when I first started pro wrestling, everybody else did clotheslines better than me. They did everything about pro wrestling better than me. But when it comes to fighting, getting nitty and gritty, I'm the man.

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