Matt Riddle vs. Rob Van Dam has been announced for an independent event next year.
Bobby Fulton revealed on social media today that the match will take place on Saturday, March 9, 2024, when Big Time Wrestling presents The Reunion 3 at the OU-Shoemaker Center in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Both RVD and Riddle will also take part in a fan fest scheduled for before the event. Others participating include Kurt Angle, The Rock N Roll Express, Tommy Rich, Fred Ottman (Tugboat/Typhoon/Shockmaster), Ernest Miller, Kevin Sullivan, Missy Hyatt, Baby Doll, and Glacier. Riddle vs. RVD is currently the only match announced for the show.
Riddle was released from WWE in September. What comes next for the 37-year-old was addressed recently by our own Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
"Regarding Matt Riddle, his people have already been in talks with a number of pro wrestling, MMA and boxing companies regarding working there," Meltzer wrote. "The only two that have come out are PFL and Bare Knuckle Boxing. Nothing can be announced until December when his non-compete ends, and yes, his non-compete does extend to MMA and boxing."
During an interview with ITNWWE in 2021, Riddle spoke about him and RVD having mutual respect. He also mentioned wanting to either team with or wrestle RVD in a singles match.
"I don’t know if I want to go one on one with him or I want to form a super tag team with him," Riddle said about RVD. "We got mutual respect for one another but I think we can also fight one another too. He is the newly inducted Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam. If I can get a singles match or a tag match with Rob Van Dam, I would be pretty juice. I looked up to his career early on and my career and his work rate, the way he talks, the way he does his things. He didn’t care. I don’t care. He is one of a kind."
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