Episode 70's guest is a former UFC fight, contestant on The Ultimate Fighter, and current pro wrestler tearing up EVOLVE and the indy scene, a Monster Factory product, Matt Riddle! Matt and I speak about his beginnings as a national wrestling champion in high school, to training MMA with the assistance of BJ Penn's book and a friend, to how he got into the Ultimate Fighter house and his memories from that time. Matt goes into his departure from UFC, and his time in MMA after that, as well as what led him to pro wrestling and The Monster Factory. We talk about his first few matches, including a submission match with Billy Damiana refereed by X-Pac! He talks abou wrestling tag matches with Punisher Martinez, and his thoughts on hardcore matches, like the one he had with Cliff Compton. From there, we get into his time at EVOLVE, how it began, and his thoughts on the crowd during his first few matches there. He talks about his experiences with opponents like Rhett Titus, Silas Young, Chris Dickinson, Clutch Adams, and more. We go in depth about his recent matches that carry a lot of buzz with them, matches with Chris Hero, Cedric Alexander, and Tommasso Ciampa. Matt also talks about how he felt main eventing an EVOLVE card for their heavyweight championship in Dallas during Wrestlemania weekend, and how he feels about high pressure situations like that. We go over his NXT tryout, and where he currently stands today with WWE. And finally, we talk a little about the latest UFC news involving CM Punk and Brock Lesnar, and Riddle's opinions on their chances of succeeding in their next fights. Check out Matt Riddle on Twitter at @riddletuf7 and you can see him on TheMFNetwork.com for the MFPW, and on wwnlive.com for EVOLVEPlease check out the Creative Control Pro Wrestling Tees store at prowrestlingtees.com/ccwithjoefeeneyThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3475952/advertisement