Matt Riddle maintains an interest in WWE and the possibility of a crossover between professional wrestling and mixed martial arts, as WWE is part of TKO with the UFC.
While doing a recent interview with Sportskeeda, Riddle was asked to name a wrestler who could successfully transition into MMA. He began with a playful jab at CM Punk, who lost twice in the UFC before he highlighted Chad Gable as a prime candidate for such a move.
Riddle stated, “Well, not CM Punk, no disrespect, but not him. He already did it. It wasn’t good. No disrespect. I think somebody I think that would be really good if he worked on Jiu-Jitsu, would be somebody like Chad Gable. I think Chad Gable could probably transition to mixed martial arts and dominate this. He is a high-level wrestler. If he gets a couple of jits guys, a couple strikers, he will smash them and wipe the mat with them. So I think him.”
Beyond Gable, Riddle also brought Otis and Angelo Dawkins’ potential to excel in the world of MMA.
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