Matt Riddle Reportedly Turns Down WWE Contract, Then Signs

Update: Since this podcast was recorded a few weeks ago, Riddle has re-signed.

 


 

On the a recent episode of the “Nitty Gritty Dirt Show” on RussosBrand.com, host Billi Bhatti and former WWE writer Vince Russo, discussed WWE superstar Matt Riddle and his current contract situation. Wrestling-Edge transcribed Bhatti’s comments below.

Bhatti: While we are talking about contracts, Riddle and Ali apparently haven’t signed new contracts. There have been conflicting reports whether he had or hadn’t and I don’t think that he has. The talents are not enamored with these three year deals at four hundred thousand dollars. Ali’s is less than that valued at two hundred and fifty thousand or less. Riddle is at four hundred thousand because they want to do something with him and he hasn’t signed it. So what happens? He gets killed on TV this week because he hasn’t signed a deal.

Bhatti continued:

“That’s how it works – you don’t sign a deal, you lose your match at Royal Rumble. That match between Lashley that they put on TV this week and they killed him, they gave him no offense and that’s because he hasn’t signed his deal. If you want a clue on who is right and who is wrong, first of all, I’m normally right so that’s the first clue but secondly, just watch the TV and when they start burying people out of nowhere they normally have some sort of issue with it. WWE feel like he should sign his deal because they’ve supported him through his domestic abuse issues, etc. ”

Bhatii also said:

Bhatti: “So where Riddle is in signing this deal, his four hundred thousand dollars a year has been adjusted to fit what someone like a Kevin Owens, a Miz or [Dolph] Ziggler would probably get. Plus, Ziggler and Miz have more clout because they have been there a lot longer. They have earned their deals. They have tenure.”

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