When Matt Riddle was still in NXT (and before he signed with WWE), he looked to make a name for himself by calling out some of WWE's biggest stars. WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg was one of them, while Brock Lesnar was another.
It reached a point where his social media jibes forced WWE to step in and tell him to stop because he was essentially teasing matches which were never going to happen. It's worth noting that there was a very clear divide between NXT and the main roster at the time, so people higher up in the company really didn't appreciate Riddle seemingly going into business for himself.
Neither, as it happens, did Lesnar.
We've heard about some sort of backstage altercation at the 2020 Royal Rumble and, during a recent Signed by Superstars appearance, Riddle finally revealed what happened when the Beast Incarnate confronted him.
"First time I met him, I had talked a lot of trash, so I kind of had it coming," Riddle admitted. "I thought it was all in good spirit and good fun, plus I was on the indies, never thought I'd even get signed. So I'm at Royal Rumble, my first time on the main roster, I'm super stoked, and I see Brock Lesnar, and he walks next to me. And I'm like, 'What's up dude?'"
"Then all of a sudden, his security guard, who I'm good friends with now, came up behind us and he goes, 'You need help with this?' And I'm like, 'What?' And then Brock grabs me by the neck, and he didn't like ragdoll me, but he grabbed me by the neck, then proceeded to tell me we would never work together and keep my f'ing mouth shut."
Riddle says he explained he couldn't force Lesnar to work with him and tried to point out that he was just "stirring the pot." In response, the former WWE Champion just walked away but did, in fact, work with Riddle at the 2022 Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber.
The former WWE Superstar went on to share his belief and said Lesnar "just doesn't want to be bothered by people." He added, "I'm not going to say we're friends or we're close by any means, but I think he gets it a little bit more, he understands and at the end of the day, he's Brock Lesnar, dude."
Would you have liked these two to square off in a singles match in WWE?