Former WWE star Matt Riddle opens up about backstage tension following his infamous comments about Roman Reigns

Matt Riddle discussed his infamous 2021 comments aimed at Roman Reigns.

In a recent conversation with TMZ, former WWE star Matt Riddle discussed the fallout from his infamous 2021 comments aimed at the ‘OTC’ Roman Reigns.

In the summer of 2021, Riddle sparked controversy during an interview with Bleacher Report by taking a direct jab at Roman Reigns and his family legacy. Riddle also claimed that he can beat Reigns up in a real fight.

“You’re related to The Rock. Shut up, Like, I’m not impressed, I can beat you up in a real fight. So, shut your mouth. You’re not moving needles.” Riddle said during that interview.

In his recent conversation with TMZ, Riddle reflected on the incident and shared how everything unfolded behind the scenes. Riddle revealed that Reigns texted him after the comments, expressing his displeasure.

“I could beat him in an MMA fight, a jiu-jitsu match. In a football game, he probably could catch better than me, throw better than me, tackle better than me. He’s a bigger guy, Dude, he flipped out. He texted me. ‘Not cool, dude.’ And I was like, ‘oh sh*t.’”

Riddle further explained that he wrote an apology to Reigns with the help of his then-tag partner, Randy Orton.

“So I apologized. I wrote this long apology. I go, ‘Randy, how does this look?’ I showed him and he goes, ‘Nah, this isn’t right,’

You know, because Roman’s on SmackDown. This is during COVID, we’re still separated. He fixes the text. It was basically: ‘My bad, bro. Maybe we’ll work again someday soon.’”

The former WWE star explained that the apology helped ease the tension, and the two eventually shared the ring with no hard feelings.

“We’d worked since then. And the guy loves me, I try to tell this to people — it’s pro wrestling. If I’m not talking sh*t, like what are we doing here?”

Roman Reigns is set to kick off the Crown Jewel go-home show of Monday Night Raw

During the final moments of the September 29 episode of  Monday Night Raw, Reigns made his return to aid The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in their tornado tag team clash against Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.

Following his return this week, ‘The OTC’ Roman Reigns is set to kick off the Crown Jewel go-home show of Raw this week.

The October 6 episode of WWE Raw is set to air live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The October 6 episode will serve as the go-home show for the Crown Jewel PLE.

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