Former WWE Superstar and current MLW World Heavyweight Champion Matt Riddle has achieved a lot in his career. He recently got to share the ring with one of his idols, WWE Hall of Famer RVD. It was at the MLW Battle Riot VII pay-per-view. Riddle retained his championship by finally eliminating the WWE Hall of Famer.
During a recent interview on Rewind, Recap, Relive – Wrestling Interviews, Matt Riddle shared he was a huge fan of Rob Van Dam. He also mentioned that getting to share the ring with RVD was a dream come true for him. The Super King of Bros then mentioned that the WWE Hall of Famer gifted him some of his infamous RVD Rolling Papers.
“Growing up, I was always a huge RVD fan. I never like to say I was a super fan of anybody, but I loved really good, hard-hitting wrestling. I felt like Rob brought that, but also wasn’t like, ‘You know, brother [imitates Hogan].’ There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s a different character. Rob was like cool, laidback, but his in-ring ability, his athleticism, all that showed you like, ‘Yo, this guy can go.’ And to wrestle him at MLW, which [was a] dream come true. He was the final entrant into the Battle Riot. I wish I had more energy, but it was the end of the match, and we got to mix it up. It was cool. It was a moment in time. Rob Van Dam gave me some of his rolling papers. The RVD rolling papers. It was pretty tight,” Matt Riddle said. [H/T Wrestling Inc.]
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