Matt Riddle Quotes

First time I met Hulk Hogan, I had a life-sized poster of him in my room and I idolized him as a kid.

We fell in love with wrestling, and then we really wanted to break barriers, and we now get to do that because that's evolved beyond the ring.

The thing about the 'Raw' after Wrestlemania, the thing is they are the real hardcore, hardcore fans. It's not your typical WWE audience.

The squared circle's no pretty place to be, and there's nothin' sweet about it.

No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own.

For sure yeah, Bullet Club is definitely synonymous with pro wrestling as a whole.

If I aspire to be the king of WWE, one day if I keep working at it, I will be the king of WWE.

The 'King of Small Style' moniker was actually an idea that a real good friend of mine back home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin came up with the day I was released by WWE. Nakamura was the 'King of Strong Style' and that nickname was hot at the time so I jumped on the bandwagon and made a name of my own. It's stuck with me ever since.

When it comes to wrestling, I'm 100 percent confident in my abilities, and I see myself being in the ring as long as my body can handle it.

My grandmother got into this business in the 1940s, so it's all I've ever known. So I've seen a lot of wrestling.

I couldn't really get a grasp on wrestling at a young age. I knew it was what my parents did, and they fought people. It scared the crap out of me, so I thought, 'No, I can't do that. I'll get beaten up!'

I would like to face everyone on the Impact roster. It is filled with amazing performers, I would be honored to share the ring with any of them.

When I was a kid, I was a big fan of the regional scene. I read 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated,' and I watched Portland Wrestling and everything I could.

I've never been in the ring with The Undertaker.

People have called me Ha Ha since I was in elementary school, so that's just what it's been.

The Hardcore Championship is still probably my favorite title of all time.

In no way are King Booker and Queen Sharmell the power couple in WWE.

Wrestling is a big game and has a good scope in India.

I'd like the chance to stand in the ring and punch the Undertaker in the face.

When I was 14, I was 5th in the world playing bagpipes - that's how I got the name Roddy the Piper, and then, you know, eventually it just became 'Roddy Piper.'

Wrestling in Australia is big, but it's kind of underground.

Chris Jericho is a guy who I grew up really appreciating what he did in the ring.

Growing up in wrestling, I would see my uncle put on his mask before he walked into auditoriums. The kids would run up to him and ask for autographs and pictures, and seeing him lacing up his boots in the locker room and putting on his mask before heading to the ring, that was all so real to me. That was the modern day superhero to me.

I can't remember a time when wrestling wasn't my thing that I watched. As far back as my memory goes, I was already obsessed with wrestling.

In the '90s, there was a big wrestling boom in Switzerland with Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior, and all those guys. It was on television in Switzerland on a German TV station for a year or so. That's when I saw wrestling for the first time. I was in the fifth or sixth grade and was a fan of it right away.