Roman Reigns is undoubtedly one of the most dominant WWE Superstars of his generation. During his historic title reign, the OTC dominated the entire division for almost 1,316 days as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, clearing the division at one point. However, a former WWE star has now claimed that he could beat Reigns in the cage or in the streets.
The superstar in question is Matt Riddle. The Original Bro was released from the company in September 2023 for his behavioral issues outside the company. Before landing in WWE, Riddle was an legitimate MMA fighter, he even had a brief stint in UFC before being cut by Dana White.
Matt has even competed against Roman Reigns in 2022 on an episode of SmackDown for the Undisputed Championship, and he lost to the OTC. Recently, speaking in an interview with TMZ, Riddle revealed that he has rubbed multiple WWE stars the wrong way for speaking out. He stated that he even upset Reigns when he told everyone that outside the squared circle in a cage or street, he would “beat the hell out of Reigns.”Moreover, the Original Bro said that many people, especially fans, get upset when someone speaks the truth.After he was brutally attacked by Seth Rollins and The Vision on the post-SummerSlam edition of Monday Night RAW, fans predicted WWE may have written the OTC off television with the angle.
However, to everybody’s shock, the Stamford-based promotion announced Roman Reigns for the two upcoming editions of the red brand. He will also be at the Clash in Paris 2025 PLE and may evencompete in a match at the show, probably against Bron Breakker or Bronson Reed.
That said, the angle proposed above is speculative, and nothing has been confirmed yet. It will be interesting to see whether Tribal Chief will respond to Riddle’s bold comment in the future.