Reason Behind Matt Riddle’s Title Win at TripleMania 32 CDMX

Matt Riddle faced controversy during his time in WWE due to off-ring issues, which eventually led to his release from the company. Since then, he has been actively competing in various wrestling promotions and recently won a title at TripleMania 32. The reasons behind his victory have now been revealed.

Since parting ways with WWE, Riddle has been actively involved in various wrestling promotions, including Major League Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling and also tons of indie promotions.

The strained relationship between AEW and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide led to a title change at TripleMania 32 CDMX in Mexico City on August 17. Komander, who was the AEW Cruiserweight Champion, defended his title in a three-way match against Matt Riddle and Laredo Kid.

Matt Riddle emerged victorious, winning the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, the title change was made to remove the belt from Komander due to his AEW contract.

”Matt Riddle won a three-way over champion Komander and Laredo Kid to win the AAA cruiserweight title.  This was basically getting the belt off Komander because he’s with AEW.”

The working relationship between AEW and AAA has been troubled since late 2022. AEW felt “double-crossed” when Dragon Lee and Dralistico defeated FTR for the AAA Tag Team Championships in December 2022, only for Dragon Lee to reveal after the match that he would be joining WWE. Tony Khan was displeased with AAA using AEW talents to elevate a wrestler who was about to join WWE.

Despite their strained past, AAA and AEW have continued to collaborate, with figures like Jeff Jarrett and Satnam Singh making appearances at TripleMania. However, AEW has developed a closer relationship with AAA’s main rival, CMLL.

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