Former WWE star Matt Riddle discussed working for MLW after being released from WWE in an interview with Ryan Gaydos of FoxNews.com.
โIโm pretty stoked. Itโs been quite a few years since Iโve wrestled for MLW. I remember having a lot of good matches with guys like Swerve (Strickland), Tom Lawlor and others. So, pretty, pretty stoked about it. Then, to get to wrestle Fatu in my first match back is, yeah, Iโm excited. I wanted to wrestle Fatu before I got signed by WWE before but now itโs happening. Pretty happy about it.โ
โSo, the last three months, I kinda just had my first vacation in a really long time. I had a kid. A little son, Matthew. So, it was really getting ready and kinda like a reset button. The last couple of months, I totally just didnโt want to do anything other than work out, relax and take care of my family. And now that (itโs) the New Year and I got that time and everything else like that, I think itโs just time to cook again and just really been focusing on that and what I want to do in the ring. I feel like before was more of a โฆ itโs always entertainment, but it was a lot of entertainment before. And now, I think, the direction Iโm going in, Iโm going to be able to show the world what I can do in the ring and just present that version of myself rather than kind of a goofball on TV.โ