WWE Hall of Famer Booker T discussed Matt Riddle having a backstage altercation with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble. Here are some of the highlights:
The situation:
“When you see that kind of stuff, you can say, ‘Man. This kid really got a problem.’ But they did a package on Matt Riddle. Keith Lee was in the package as well, and it was these young guys arriving to the arena, looking at the sight of, ‘Man. This is it. This the Rumble. We gonna be in it!’ And he was asked a question about Brock Lesnar, obviously, and then he answered the question. He said, ‘Yeah, man. I’m gonna be the one to do this. I’m gonna–‘ So, it was before he actually got his hands laid on him. So, they actually made it look like he was rebutting what Brock Lesnar said. So, I say, man. Watch what you say, you know what I mean, first and foremost, Matt because guys out there can really make you look like something that you really aren’t. So, that’s what I’m always talking about with social media and what not, saying stuff and what not. And it looked like he was working, and they made it look like it was a shoot. So, I’m gonna take a right hand on this one.”
The lesson Riddle should learn:
“It is a lesson to be learned. It’s definitely a lesson to be learned because I’m sure he probably saw it and went, ‘Aw man. I didn’t say that.’ And then he’s going to look at it and go, ‘I did say it,’ you know what I mean? Exactly, exactly. Don’t work an angle unless you know the guy. It’s bad for business. It’s bad for business. That’s just the way I feel about it.”
H/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.
