Goldberg Buries Matt Riddle Before SmackDown, Riddle Responds

By AG

Posted on October 6, 2019

• ON THIS DAY IN WCW HISTORY (October 5, 1997) – WCW Worldwide

On this day in 1997, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW Worldwide’.

This episode was pre-taped from the Disney MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WCW Halloween Havoc 1997’ PPV.

The card of the show can be found here:

Ultimo Dagon vs. Bill Payne

The Steiners vs. Texas Hangmen

Scotty Riggs vs. Dave Heath

Jerry Flynn vs. Steve Armstrong

Scott Hall vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

• Goldberg Buries Matt Riddle Before SmackDown, Riddle Responds

Before SmackDown aired on FOX, WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg was asked about his issues with NXT wrestler Matt Riddle on the FOX Blue Carpet.

Below is what Goldberg said:

“I don’t care about NXT or anybody in NXT until they move, you know over here [WWE Main Roster]. Until then I don’t need to talk about them.

Who’s that? I don’t even know who that is so if you want to get a good answer from me you might want to ask me a question about someone who to me is viable.”

Riddle had the following response to this: