Matt Riddle Reveals Text Message Roman Reigns Sent Him After Real-Fight Remarks

Matt Riddle isn’t backing down from being outspoken—but his honesty has definitely landed him in hot water with some of WWE’s biggest stars.

In a new interview on TMZ’s Inside the Ring, Riddle gave an update on his past heat with Roman Reigns after claiming he could beat the former Undisputed WWE Champion in a real fight.

Riddle had previously said in multiple interviews that while Reigns might beat him in the ring, it would be a different story in an MMA or street fight. That opinion wasn’t well-received backstage—especially by Roman himself.

“They asked me to talk crap about Roman. I told everybody, ‘Hey, he might beat me in the ring, but if we were in a cage or in the street, I’d beat the hell out of him.’ And he knows that, and I know that and everybody else knows that.”

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Riddle doubled down on his stance but revealed during the TMZ interview that Roman personally reached out after the comments gained traction online.

“Dude, he flipped out. He texted me… ‘Not cool, dude.’ And I was like, ‘Oh [__]!’ Like, I apologized.”

Trying to smooth things over, Riddle turned to none other than Randy Orton for help.

“So I wrote like this long apology. I go, ‘Randy, how does this look?’”

“And Randy goes, ‘Nah, this isn’t right.’ He rewrites it, and it was basically like: ‘My bad, bro. Maybe we’ll work again someday soon.’”

This version of the apology reportedly cooled things down between the two stars. Riddle claims they’ve since worked together with no lingering issues, calling Roman a “stellar athlete” and saying, “the guy loves me.”

Whether it’s calling out locker room leaders or refusing to walk back his words, Riddle has clearly embraced his role as the guy who doesn’t sugarcoat anything—even if it gets him heat.

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