Matt Riddle got people talking this week when he made two claims while looking back on his time in WWE, including how he was supposed to win the 2022 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, which was won by Austin Theory, a decision made by Vince McMahon hours before the match.
Royal Rumble
He also said that he ‘believes’ he was told he would be winning the 2022 Men’s Royal Rumble Match, but Brock Lesnar went into business for himself and changed the match finish.
It was later reported that Riddle was simply among the top names considered to win MITB. Regarding the Royal Rumble, Riddle was not planned to win the bout. For more on that, click here.
Clarification
While speaking on the Kurt Angle Show, Riddle was asked about his comments, and he clarified them.
“I wouldn’t say if it wasn’t for Brock Lesnar [preventing him from winning the match], right, listen, doesn’t write the script. Anybody that’s been in the back knows people can be very influential. And I’m not gonna say I was guaranteed to win because anybody that’s wrestled in WWE [knows] nothing’s guaranteed. I had a United States Title that was supposed to keep [that] I lost it, me and Randy [Orton], we’re supposed to turn on each other. We didn’t. A lot of things are told to you and don’t happen, and other things happen. But yes, at one point, I was told it was a possibility that (inaudible) the Rumble and that I was gonna do a triangle to Brock and this and that. And when Brock came in the back, and Brock is Brock, there’s no I have no hard feelings. He just did the job to Bobby. He goes, ‘Hey, you guys got to do business for me. I did this good business for Bobby, and we do good business for me.’ And we’re like, ‘All right, [what are] you’re gonna do,’ and everybody was like, ‘Okay,’ and that’s what we did. We sat in, and we did our jobs.”
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