Matt Riddle Says CM Punk’s Better Days Of Wrestling Are Way Behind Him; Claims Goldberg And Roman Reigns Got Mad When He ‘Spit Facts’

Matt Riddle continues to take aim at CM Punk, Goldberg, and Roman Reigns.

Back in June, Riddle made some comments about CM Punk, saying that he’s still a “bitch to work with” backstage. Of course, these comments went viral, with fans discussing Punk and the probability that Riddle was lying or making stuff up for headlines.

Now, in a recent interview with TMZ’s Inside The Ring podcast, Riddle doubled down on his comments about Punk, saying that he wouldn’t be in WWE if he didn’t generate money and attention.

“I have good friends on the roster that still say he’s a bitch to work with. If he didn’t generate the amount of money and attention that he does, he wouldn’t be there. Kudos to him, the guy packs an arena, he sells tickets, he sells merchandise. When you’re looking at WWE, especially with TKO, I don’t think they care about anything else. They go, ‘What do you want to get paid? You bring this much value, okay, good.’ Right now, hats off to him, he’s killing it. He’s wrestling, he’s staying active, he’s staying busy. His fans seem to love him. So, I have no ill will towards the man, I just don’t think he’s, well, good at fighting. I think his better days of wrestling are way behind him. That’s not a knock, I’ll tell you this, I’m not getting that much better, faster, or stronger and I can tell you that he’s definitely not either, especially with all the botches.”

Riddle went on to target Bill Goldberg and Roman Reigns as well, accusing them of getting mad when he “spits facts”.

The thing is, I’ve noticed this, even with Bill Goldberg and certain people I’ve rubbed the wrong way. Even Roman Reigns at one point I rubbed the wrong way, they get really angry when you spit facts. So if I say you’re hard to work with and you can’t fight, CM Punk gets really mad. When I say Goldberg, you’re a terrible wrestler and you injure people, he gets mad. They asked me to talk crap about Roman, I told everybody, ‘Hey, you might beat me in the ring, but if we were in a cage or in the street, I’d beat the hell out of him.’ He knows that and I know that and everybody else knows that. From what I’ve noticed, and it’s crazy because we’re in this world of sports entertainment, a lot of people get really angry and really uncomfortable with the truth. Especially fans as well.”

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