Riddle reveals his and Pete Dunne's original WWE NXT plans

Riddle on Mark Andrews' podcast, My Love Letter to Wrestling, revealed some interesting facts.

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By Blesson Daniel | Feb 6, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

WWE‘s Riddle recently appeared on Mark Andrews’ podcast, My Love Letter to Wrestling. He thought about winning the Dusty Cup with Pete Dunne in 2020. However, the Monday Night Raw star revealed that they weren’t supposed to win and that it was supposed to be a one-time event.

He admitted, “Yeah, we weren’t supposed to. I didn’t even know I was teaming with Pete until they do, ‘hey, Matt, can you cut a promo saying you how you and Pete met and became a team?’ And I was like, ‘we’re a team?’ And they’re like, ‘yeah.’ And I made up some story where I was like, ‘yeah,’ and I bring it up to Pete and I was like, ‘Pete, you’re a Bruiserweight, I’m a bro. Dusty Cup. Let’s do this.”

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He and Pete Dunne did win the event, but that wasn’t the objective. They were only supposed to win one match, according to Riddle. Because they did such a good job, the corporation chose to commit to them as a team.

“We wrestled, I don’t even know if we were supposed to beat you guys {Subculture} and then they’re like, ‘yeah, you’re actually going to win this round and lose the next round,’ and we’re like, ‘okay’. Then the next round, they’re like, ‘yeah, you’re actually going to win this round too and go into the finals.’ And we’re like, ‘alright,’” Riddle said.

“I’m like, ‘yeah that’s what I thought,’ and Pete’s like, ‘I’ll do it.’ And then, like, when we won it, I was pretty shocked. But then I was like, ‘okay guys, like, what are we doing here?’ I don’t know, but it was a lot of fun. Did not see that coming, Didn’t see it coming.”

Matt Riddle and Pete Dunn

Pete Dunne is still in NXT 2.0, despite Riddle’s promotion to the main roster. The former Raw Tag Team Champion, on the other hand, wants the Bruiserweight to be brought up. Riddle also teased a segment with Randy Orton and Dunne that he’d want to see.

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“Bro. And then part of me still wants Pete to come up to the main roster. “I’m just like, ‘Randy, it’s not what it looks like!’ And then just two serious guys looking, mean-mugging each other, and then I’m like, ‘oh no. I love you both. Oh, I shouldn’t have said that.’”