Quotes by Wrestlers

MMA is like the Colosseum in Rome: the fans want to see violence. Matt Riddle

Fans See Like Want Rome Violence

I've always been a bro, and I've used the word 'bro' a lot. Matt Riddle

Word Bro Always Been Lot Used

Take into consideration I get to play-fight in my underwear every week, and I get paid very well to do it. Matt Riddle

Every Consideration Week Take Well Underwear Very Get Paid

I get more respect doing professional wrestling than I ever did in MMA. Matt Riddle

Respect More Wrestling Doing Than Get Did Professional Ever

In fighting, if you get hit in the face, you don't show it. You can't show it. Matt Riddle

You Face Fighting Hit Get Show

When you have a guy like me who's a former UFC fighter and who is basically a normal guy who can do exceptional things, that connects with people rather than some random Viking who can also do exceptional things. Matt Riddle

Me You People Random Fighter Some Guy Rather Exceptional Like Also Normal Than Former Who Connects Things Basically

I always had watched pro wrestling. I happened to be watching the WWE Network one day and started watching differently: I wasn't watching it as a fan, but instead I was watching it as something that I could possibly be a part of. Matt Riddle

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I think with the right opportunity, I can go as far as I want, but you never know. Matt Riddle

You Opportunity Think Never Know Go Want As Far As Far Right

Not only do I have fun in the ring, but I have fun walking out to the ring. I have fun walking away from the ring. Matt Riddle

Have Fun Out Ring Only Walking Fun Away

To me, the more the merrier. The more times I can get in that ring and get in front of a crowd and wrestle, the better. Matt Riddle

Me Better Ring Wrestle More Crowd Times Get Front

I'm pretty sure I could beat Tyron Woodley. Nothing against him. Matt Riddle

Nothing Pretty Could Beat Him Sure Against

Promoters saw the potential in me and the value in me. It was because of companies like Evolve, PWG, Progress, and Beyond Wrestling. Those are the big ones that gave me a push and made my name worth something on the indies. Matt Riddle

A lot of people don't know who they are as a wrestler. Even people that walk into the doors of the Performance Center. They might be world-class athletes or models, but they don't know who they are in the ring. Matt Riddle

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The thing for me is - and one of the reasons I was never a fan of Goldberg in the beginning when everybody was like 'Oh, he's so good! - I was like, 'No, he's terrible, he's hurting people,' and there's nothing else. He just has three-minute matches. Matt Riddle

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I'm a pretty nice guy. Matt Riddle

Nice Pretty Guy Nice Guy

I'm a very aggressive person. I'm really intense. Matt Riddle

Aggressive Very Person Intense Really

I'm just not very good at holding on to jobs. Matt Riddle

Good Holding Jobs Very Just Holding On

I heard London is nice, so maybe it is. But I've only been to the armpit of England. Matt Riddle

Nice London Only Been Heard Maybe England

I like to fight. That's who I am. Matt Riddle

Fight Like Am Who

The bottom line is, I've got a wife and three kids. I've got bills I have to pay. Matt Riddle

Wife Three Pay Kids Bottom Bottom Line Got Line Bills

I'm just tired of the unethical people, the scumbags, all that. Maybe that's how all businesses are run, but in MMA, I've been in the UFC, Legacy, and Bellator. The UFC was the best, and even they didn't treat you that well. Matt Riddle

Best Tired You People Treat Run Well How Been Legacy Unethical Maybe Just Businesses Even