With the speculation mounting that Brock Lesnar is most likely going to re-sign with the WWE, the one person who’s the happiest about the former Universal champion inking a new deal with the company is Matt Riddle, as ‘The King of Bros’ still has his sights set on retiring Brock Lesnar from the squared circle.
Riddle hasn’t been shy about looking to get inside the ring with ‘The Beast’, with his reasoning for not liking Lesnar stemming from his lack of schedule to in-ring work rate (transcript courtesy of
wrestlinginc.com):
"Oh yeah, retiring Brock... it's no secret. That's been the goal since I started wrestling, since the very beginning," Riddle revealed.
"I like to set goals that seem impossible. Only one person can retire Brock Lesnar, only one person can end his career, and that person's going to be me. I don't like how he does it, I don't like the respect that he shows, and I don't like the workrate that he puts out. That's just my personal opinion. I think he's capable of more. Maybe it doesn't work out for me, maybe it doesn't work out the first time, but I guarantee you I'm going to beat him and I'm gonna retire him."
WWE has openly acknowledged Riddle calling out the former Universal champion, with a recent list showing potential match-ups at WrestleMania 36, with one of those bouts being Brock Lesnar vs. Matt Riddle.
We’ll have to wait and see if the trigger is pulled and Lesnar faces Riddle at the showcase of the immortals. It should an interesting match-up that has the potential to be great, if booked properly of course.