Pro wrestling fans love what they watch, and they go out to enjoy and have fun. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
I get more respect doing professional wrestling than I ever did in MMA. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
It always feels good when you hear another guy in your industry give you praise. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Everybody in wrestling is usually a pretty nice guy, they're all just hard workers trying to get their opportunities. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
If someone comes up to me and asks for an autograph or picture, who am I to say no? — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
I started training at the Monster Factory, the ROH dojo, CZW, and I trained there. And eventually, I had a tryout with… — Matt Riddle Factory Copy Share Image
When I first started, I had a mullet, and I was trying to play a hillbilly persona. While it was fun, it… — Matt Riddle Fun Copy Share Image
With wrestling, I'm working all the time, I'm wrestling all the time, I'm performing all the time, and I'm making money all… — Matt Riddle Making money Copy Share Image
To me, the more the merrier. The more times I can get in that ring and get in front of a crowd… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Wrestling is one of the hardest things, and it has nothing to do with the extremely hard physical part of it. It… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
If you get Fight of the Night, there's a reason you got Fight of the Night: it's usually because you had that… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
The first time I was in a ring with William Regal, I called him 'Bro,' and from there, everyone just kept saying… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Living in my parents' house is pretty sweet. It's not like they're rich or anything, but they're pretty nice to me, so… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
I'm just tired of the unethical people, the scumbags, all that. Maybe that's how all businesses are run, but in MMA, I've… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't know who they are as a wrestler. Even people that walk into the doors of the Performance… — Matt Riddle People Copy Share Image
I always had watched pro wrestling. I happened to be watching the WWE Network one day and started watching differently: I wasn't… — Matt Riddle Day Copy Share Image
When I started doing pro wrestling, it wasn't the physical aspect doing the moves or taking the moves that was hard: it… — Matt Riddle Attachment Copy Share Image
There's guys like Daniel Bryan and CM Punk that incorporated mixed martial arts submissions and moves into professional wrestling. I feel like… — Matt Riddle Art Copy Share Image
I want more unpredictability. I want more realism. I think the fans would appreciate that, and that's what I've brought since day… — Matt Riddle Day Copy Share Image
I know I'm skilled - I know my background - and the people who are familiar with my credentials know better than… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Not only do I have fun in the ring, but I have fun walking out to the ring. I have fun walking… — Matt Riddle Fun Copy Share Image
In pro wrestling, if somebody throws a move, it's my job not to get hurt but also to sell the move and… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Growing up, I was always a fan of wrestling, but I was also a fan of MMA and stuff. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
In mixed martial arts, if you get kicked in the face, it's your job not to show any expression to your opponent. — Matt Riddle Art Copy Share Image
You don't pick up things, get to the top of multiple industries and sports without working hard. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
I'm about great competition. That's why I can have a great smile beforehand and connect with the crowd, and then, when I… — Matt Riddle Competition Copy Share Image
I got into the UFC after six months of training. I started doing jiu-jitsu, had my first fight, tried out for 'The… — Matt Riddle Fight Copy Share Image
I feel like I started with wrestling, and a love of pro wrestling, that lead me to MMA and the UFC. And… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
The bottom line is, I've got a wife and three kids. I've got bills I have to pay. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Growing up, my family wasn't really into sports, so we didn't really watch sports, and then one day I stumbled across the… — Matt Riddle Day Copy Share Image
When I first started wrestling, I didn't even want people to know I was in the UFC. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Take into consideration I get to play-fight in my underwear every week, and I get paid very well to do it. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Only one person can retire Brock Lesnar - only one person can end his career - and that person's going to be… — Matt Riddle Career Copy Share Image
I'm a shark, and I swam in a lot of different ponds, but I'm ready for the ocean. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
I try to be as humble as possible, but I'm just on another level. That's all there is to it. — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
I like to hit hard, I like to be hit hard, and I like really competitive matches. That's my take on pro… — Matt Riddle Competitive Copy Share Image
