The thin line between MMA and professional wrestling was blurred once again on the latest episode of WWE Raw.
On Monday, two WWE Superstars Matt Riddle (and Seth Rollins) were involved in an altercation following an onscreen segment. The incident was captured by several hot mics. The scene echoed an infamous incident that occurred between UFC stars Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier in the lead-up to their first fight at UFC 182 in 2015.
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In the scripted segment Rollins made direct comments about Riddle’s relatives, which led Riddle to threaten to kill him before Rollins left stage.
In the Jones-Cormier version, Jones was heard calling Cormier a “p****” and later threatened to kill Cormier after what appeared to be the end of a scheduled on-air appearance to hype their fight. Jones was not aware that they were still being recorded, but later said that he felt “a kind of relief” that people saw that side of him.
Riddle was an accomplished MMA fighter before transitioning to professional wrestling, with a record that includes a 7-3 (1 NC) mark in the UFC. Riddle holds an unbeaten record against Jones from their high school days.
