A biography for Matt Riddlehasn’t been written yet.
“Me and Kyle O'Reilly have wrestled all around the world. We've done good work.”
“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.”
“I like to set goals that seem impossible.”
“I got into the UFC after six months of training. I started doing jiu-jitsu, had my first fight, tried out for 'The Ultimate Fighter,' and got on.”
“It always feels good when you hear another guy in your industry give you praise.”
“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.”
“If you get Fight of the Night, there's a reason you got Fight of the Night: it's usually because you had that crowd on its feet, going crazy during the fight, almost like a professional wrestling match.”
“I will be completely honest: when I fought in Manchester, they were very cruel to me. One fan actually spat directly in my face, and he was lucky enough where it hit my mouth.”
“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.”
“In fighting, if you get hit in the face, you don't show it. You can't show it.”
“My striking isn't the prettiest, and I hit really hard.”
“A lot of people don't know who they are as a wrestler. Even people that walk into the doors of the Performance Center. They might be world-class athletes or models, but they don't know who they are in the ring.”
“I like to fight. That's who I am.”
“Lesnar is a bully. I'd hurt him and show him that he couldn't hurt me. That doesn't sound too technical, but in a fight with Brock Lesnar, you need to go after him.”
“I am not the biggest fan of Dana White.”
“I heard London is nice, so maybe it is. But I've only been to the armpit of England.”
“Take into consideration I get to play-fight in my underwear every week, and I get paid very well to do it.”
“That's why I like the indies: because I like being who I am. I get to be who I am in the ring, on the microphone, everywhere. It's great. I never have to get out of character because I am Matthew Riddle.”
“My goal isn't to be one of the best; it's to change the game, to change the way things work.”
“I am me. I've always been a character, and my character's story lives into pro wrestling.”