Matt Riddle Says He's No Longer Under WWE Contract, Thanks Fans for Support

Matt Riddle announced Friday that he is no longer with WWE and thanked fans for their support and love during his tenure.

Riddle was released, per Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.

Riddle, a former professional mixed martial artist who competed in UFC, began training for professional wrestling in 2014. After working on independent circuits for four years, Riddle signed a contract with WWE and made his NXT debut in Oct. 2018.

He first made appearances on WWE television in late 2019 before joining the SmackDown brand in May 2020. However, Riddle was then drafted to Raw in October of that year.

During his time in WWE, Riddle won the United States Championship once and the Raw Tag Team Championship twice as part of the RK-Bro team with Randy Orton.

Riddle was written off television for the first three months of 2023 after being suspended a second time for failing a drug test. The explanation given on television was that Riddle was recovering from injuries after being attacked by Solo Sikoa.

He completed a six-week stint in rehab and later returned in April. His last WWE television appearance occurred on the Sept. 4 edition of Raw.

Riddle's exit comes after a host of WWE superstars were released Thursday amid the promotion's merger with UFC into TKO Group Holdings. That list includes Dolph Ziggler, Shelton Benjamin, Elias, Mustafa Ali and more.

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