Riddle Posts Twitter Message "I'm Working A Lot On Myself"
Sebastian Wright
Published Mar 28, 2026
It's not entirely clear what's going on with Matt Riddle and WWE, other than fans know that the company has written him off programming for a while with an injury angle. There's speculation he's going to rehab after failing a drug test and that he could be gone for some time, but there are other reports that isn't accurate with Daniella Petrow, Riddle's ex, recently publishing a series of videos about the allegations made the WWE performer. Riddle has finally broken his silence (in a manner of speaking) on social media when he posted a photo of himself and what appears to be his new girlfriend. He wrote, "I’ve been working a lot on myself lately and have been saying no and setting boundaries for the first time ever and certain people aren’t happy about it, but I couldn’t be healthier or happier. Thank you for all the support ." Many fans have responded that it's not their place to know what's really going on and that they hope he just gets things looked after on a personal level. Others sent him well wishes and noted that he needs to focus on himself more than he does wrestling.
What it doesn't look like is that Riddle is currently in any sort of rehab program. It appears he's on a vacation of sorts and trying to relax with company. His WWE absence could be as simple as him just feeling like he needed some time away.
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Not Clear When Riddle Will Return
The message Riddle posted doesn't offer much in the way of a hint as to when he'll be back. Again, it's not really any business of the fans and Riddle should take the time he needs to sort out things in his personal life. That said, with the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania not far off, one would expect that if he's not in some sort of treatment program, he'll likely be back for one, if not both of those events.
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