News On RIDDLE Name Change, Vince McMahon's Involvement
Added 2020-10-29 20:53:23 +0000 UTCThe Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus match didn't just get acclaim from fans and critics. Fightful has been told that Vince McMahon particularly was "fired up" about the match, and was complimentary after it closed to those involved. It was said that upon arriving backstage after the match, Sheamus, Matt Riddle, and WWE producers were all very positive about the match.
It seems as if the match particularly had a big impression on McMahon, as he made the call to change Matt Riddle's in-ring name to "Riddle," and pitched a more serious character presentation. We're told Riddle was supportive of the idea.
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"Riddle me this... BROOOOOOoooo...."
MickOrAstroMick
2020-10-30 00:43:27 +0000 UTCOkay, first off, the fact that he's still on TV despite sexual assault allegations is appalling. Second, there have been so many cases where shortening the ring names was dumb, but calling him Riddle is just dumb and prime for a possible terrible comedy gimmick involving riddles down the line. You KNOW Vince will pull that at some point.
CSDX
2020-10-30 00:00:37 +0000 UTCi can see his catch phrase now "riddle me this" before every promo
e d
2020-10-29 23:12:46 +0000 UTCThe only silver lining to this is that Goldberg also went solely by his last name. π€π€π€
MiamiWeiss21
2020-10-29 22:53:49 +0000 UTCI'm sorry but does that not seem just a tad bizarre? That the match and the impression was so great that it prompts a name change?? Vince: "THAT WAS A GREAT HELL IN A CELL MATCH, LADIES! FROM NOW ON, THE WOMEN'S CHAMPION WILL BE KNOWN AS 'BANK$'! BECAUSE SHE'S MONEY!!"
Sheila Antonio
2020-10-29 21:19:43 +0000 UTCCould be worse. "You're gonna be called Riddler now! Bruce, get some riddles to put in his promos! Such good shit!"
Kevin Steets
2020-10-29 21:05:31 +0000 UTCLmao at Vince wanting to get rid of his first name. To top it off, "Riddle" sounds much less serious than "Matt Riddle." It makes him seem like a comic book villain. Lol
Andy Quigley
2020-10-29 20:58:59 +0000 UTCI refuse to believe that the last sentence isn't satire
Steven
2020-10-29 20:58:18 +0000 UTCπ€¦ββπ€¦ββπ€¦ββπ€¦ββ
Thomas Middaugh
2020-10-29 20:57:57 +0000 UTCWhat does he hate first names so much? So dumb.
Eric Z
2020-10-29 20:54:58 +0000 UTC
