During the week of the 2020 WWE Survivor Series PPV Event, rumors and speculations were swirling that Riddle and Seth Rollins were having real-life heat after Rollins commented that he had no interest in ever facing Riddle in a match. Riddle and Seth Rollins have yet to face each other in a Singles Match to this day, but they did have a brief interaction at the 2020 Survivor Series PPV Event and the 2021 Royal Rumble PPV Event.
Speaking with Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Riddle revealed that the heat actually began after his wife Lisa body-shamed a number of WWE Superstars in a now-deleted Instagram post from November 2019, which included a comment on Becky Lynch as well as a photo of Lynch’s back side.
Riddle said:
“I’ll be honest, I’ve met Seth multiple times and he’s met me and I don’t think we’ll ever be best friends [laughs].” “I don’t think we like one another, we’re just two different people. [Although] we both love wrestling. I know my significant other said something about Becky that they didn’t like and I also did not like or agree with. Seth didn’t like me after that and I don’t think Becky liked me or my wife either, which is understandable. It is what it is.”
Riddle also discussed how he tried to talk to Rollins prior to the Survivor Series 5-on-5 Elimination Match, but Rollins avoided him and left the match early.
Riddle said:
“After Survivor Series… I tried to talk to Seth beforehand but he kind of avoided me and he did bow out early [in the match].” “I don’t know if he did that because he didn’t want to work with me or whatever because there was three other guys in the match. He could have done something. He was in there with Sheamus, he could have done a spot.”
Riddle then discussed how after the match he finally got a chance to talk with Rollins and apologized on his wife's behalf.
Riddle said:
“After Survivor Series, because he was there I got to talk to him.” “And I said ‘Hey’ and a camera came up to us to film it and I said ‘No, don’t come over here, don’t film this. It’s between me and him.’”
“We talked. I told him – and this is exactly what I said – I said ‘Hey man, what was said, I don’t agree with it. I thought it was bullcrap. It’s not cool. I just want you to know I apologize, I apologize on her behalf as well. On top of that I think you’re a great performer and if you would ever have it in your heart to work with me, I would love that. And, I know you’re taking some time off because Becky is pregnant, about to have a kid, just want to wish you luck, congratulations, enjoy your time with your beautiful girlfriend – at the time, now wife – and your beautiful child.’”
“And he literally looked at me and he goes ‘Holy s***. I didn’t expect that. Everything I hear from people and what I expected… that was really cool. Thank you.’ And that’s where we ended it. I said ‘Thank you for listening and giving me the time, bro. I hope we’re good now.’ And I will say this, we’re good enough to be working together, I don’t think we’re friends.”
“I’ll tell you this, that last curb stomp he gave me at the Royal Rumble, we’re not friends [laughs]. When I get in the ring with him, he’s going to get it! Put that online! Can we get back in the ring? I need to repay that curb stomp, bro!”
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