This most recent episode of The Kevin Gill Show features former UFC Fighter turned pro wrestler Matt Riddle. A brand new episode will be released this Monday morning featuring former WWE Superstar Santino Marella.
You can find some of Matt’s comments transcribed below.
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MR: 2016 is going end just where I want it. I am going to go international and wrestle in England right before the new year. I will have hit overseas. I’ve already wrestled in Canada for C4 and other companies like Alpha-1. I’ve just got to PWG. I’ve basically hit all of my goals for the most part. 2017, the big goal there is Japan. That’s probably the one thing. I want to be the EVOLVE Champion and I want to go to Japan. Those are the two things I really want to accomplish in 2017. Granted, I can’t make some of those thing happen but I’m going to do the best I can.
Matt Riddle is the only UFC star ever fired while on a 4 win streak and is now a rapidly rising star in professional wrestling. Matt sat down for this exclusive, in depth interview backstage at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla to talk :
- Getting into wrestling and MMA
- Transitioning into UFC
- Ultimate Fighter
- Dana White
- Brock Lesnar
- Mark Hunt
- CM Punk
- Cutting weight
- Rob Van Dam
- Jerry Lynn
- Dan Severn
- The similarities between MMA and wrestling
- His desire to wrestle in Japan
- His thoughts on Super Dragon
- Getting to wrestle as much as he wants
- Evolve
- Gabe Sapolsky
- His WWE tryout
- Kanyon directing him toward Evolve
- Wrestlers being like stuntmen
- The Von Erichs
- Fighting bare foot
- Being conditioned for the wear and tear of the ring
- Marijuana
- Video games
- Conor McGregor
- What’s next for Matt Riddle
- Who he would love to face from NXT and WWE
- Positive mental attitude
- More…
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