Matt Riddle and John Cena didn’t get start on the best of terms in WWE, but things got better as they went along.
MLW World Champion Matt Riddle recently spoke with Going Ringside. When asked about John Cena’s current retirement tour, Riddle spoke about how much he liked working with Cena and recalled the verbal lashing Cena gave him the first time they met backstage at WWE.
“I’ve worked with Cena. I like working with Cena,” Matt Riddle said. “He was a great guy, a nice guy, professional. And yeah, I mean, we’ve had our little tiffs. The first time I met, I accidentally said I thought he would be bigger.
“And 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. But I think he’s doing great and I’m happy for him.”
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