Matt Riddle Joins Another Wrestling Promotion Just Hours After Completing WWE No Compete Clause

Matt Riddle left WWE in September this year and as his non-compete clause with WWE came to an end, the talent was announced to join a promotion that he has worked for before.

Riddle probably wanted to try out something less mainstream. So, he left the Stamford-based company to go into a promotion that is less talked about compared to WWE. While he hasn’t revealed the intentions behind the same, some fans might be surprised upon hearing the name of his new promotion.

Riddle leaves behind WWE to join a smaller promotion

In 2017, Riddle spent a notable amount of time honing his skills in the MLW. Now, it seems the wrestler is back where he was six years ago.

MLW’s official Twitter handle took all of Riddle’s recorded achievements in the promotion and culminated them into a single video edit. The caption of the tweet reads, “Matt Riddle joins MLW“.

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This simple and subtle announcement was enough to turn the fans’ attention toward the promotion. By the end of the video, we can see that Riddle’s first opponent in his old promotion would be another Bloodline member, Jacob Fatu.

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Maybe Riddle signing a deal with MLW isn’t as simple as it looks. The former champion hinted in a recent interview that he has eyes on another MMA fight.

Matt Riddle to re-enter MMA?

The Pennsylvania-based wrestler is not only known to the wrestling world but has also tried his luck in the UFC. MuscleManMalcolm recently uploaded a clip where we can see him asking the 37-year-old about whether he would be interested in a match against Jake Paul. To this, the wrestler had an interesting answer.

First, Riddle answered him by saying, “I mean yeah I’ll do anything for some money.” Then, he put forth the condition that he would require a mixed martial art match rather than a conventional boxing match. This is perhaps because of the background that he had in the UFC.

So, maybe his appearances in MLW would be independent of a regular contract, giving him the freedom to explore more options in his career run.

Where do you think this path will take Matt Riddle this time around? Comment your thoughts below.

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