During a recent appearance on the “Going Ringside” podcast, Matt Riddle didn’t hold back when discussing CM Punk, claiming that friends within WWE have described Punk as a “headache” and still difficult to work with. Punk, who was famously fired from AEW in 2023 following a backstage altercation with Jack Perry at All In, continues to draw criticism from some in the industry. Riddle said,
“They’re still rebuilding. You know, I’m not a big fan of that guy either. That guy sucks. He’s a b*tch to work with in the back. Because he just belly aches and complains. This guy complains about getting multiple world title runs. I’ve heard from my boys that still work there (WWE) that he is a headache, and this isn’t a storyline, this is the facts. So, this is what it is.”
During the same podcast, Riddle recalled a time when he was chewed out by John Cena. He said,
“I’ve worked with Cena. I like working with Cena. He was a great guy. We’ve had our little tiffs. The first time I met him, I accidentally said I thought he would be bigger. I don’t think he likes being called small, which isn’t what I said, but I thought he’d be bigger. He kind of gave me a verbal lashing back and forth. He gave me crap for being the ‘King of Bros,’ tried to get me to explain what that was, and no answer was good enough for John Cena.”
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