Matt Riddle made his debut on the WWE main roster recently. There was some worry prior to his call-up that there would be issues. It seems that everything is okay thus far.
Ringside News exclusive reported that Matt Riddle liked to play up his backstage heat. It really wasn’t as bad as it seemed.
According to Wrestling News, Matt Riddle has gotten along with everyone backstage so far. He is also “allowed to give more input for his promos than most.”
Vince McMahon was also said to have been a fan of Matt Riddle’s promo work this week on SmackDown. Click here for more information on Matt Riddle’s promo on SmackDown this week.
It was reported that Vince McMahon has compared Riddle to a “young Shawn Michaels.” It was also reported that a source in the company said that McMahon likes the rebel mentality.
“Vince likes guys like Shawn who have that rebel mentality and he sees some of Shawn in Matt. Matt can rub some people the wrong way but he’s a good guy and he will do great when Vince calls him up. I think he’s a future world champion. Vince will try to tweak him but his personality will get him far.”
There have been no issues with Matt Riddle getting along backstage. At this point, it seems like Riddle is doing just fine on the main roster.
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