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    39-year-old star claims WWE fired him to save money: “I was supposed to make a million dollars a year”

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    39-year-old star claims WWE fired him to save money: I was supposed to make a million dollars a year

    A former WWE Superstar has shared some interesting comments in regards to his 2023 firing. Matt Riddle was let go mere days after he appeared at the Superstar Spectacle event in India.While Riddle was on his way back from Superstar Spectacle, he was involved in a controversial incident at an airport. Riddle was filmed causing commotion at the airport and many fans felt that it wouldn’t sit well with WWE’s higher-ups. Riddle was let go shortly after.In a new interview on TMZ Inside The Ring, Matt Riddle explained why the promotion fired him back in 2023. Check out his comments below:“They’ve been firing people. When I got fired, they fired Dolph Ziggler, Mustafa Ali, countless others… I think it was mostly money. Certain people were there this long, you got a certain check. I know my last year, I was supposed to make a million dollars a year. They fired me, and it ended December 27 before I started making that first week of a million a year. This close.” [H/T WrestlingNewsCo]Matt Riddle doesn’t hold any ill will towards WWERiddle then said he doesn’t agree with World Wrestling Entertainment’s current business practices, but also doesn’t have any ill will towards the company. Check out his comment below:“Of course, dude, I have no ill will towards WWE. I don’t agree with their business practices at this moment right now, but that’s nothing against them. I think they’re just being told what to do, and they’re doing it,” he stated. [H/T WrestlingNewsCo]Mollie Smith @Molliestake87LINKThis is such a sad and cautionary tale everyone. Matt Riddle had a ton of potential in WWE and wasted that all away on a bunch of things. He is bitter and jealous of anyone having more success than him.Riddle was one of the most charismatic acts on World Wrestling Entertainment TV back in the day. He garnered a massive fan following during his stint on the main roster, and was praised for his brief run as a member of RK-Bro with Randy Orton. His fans would love for Triple H to give him one more chance and bring him back somewhere down the line.