Riddle Reveals Chat Over Cocktails With Goldberg On Flight Back From WWE Crown Jewel 2021

Riddle has revealed he believes he and Goldberg have patched up their issues after a conversation over cocktails on the flight back from WWE Crown Jewel 2021 in Saudi Arabia.

Riddle has previously taken a number of shots at Goldberg in interviews and on social media, leading to a confrontation between the two at SummerSlam 2019, but since then the duo have been on a path of healing their relationship.

The Raw Tag Team Champion says he has apologised to the WWE Hall of Famer, revealing they had a good chat while flying back from Crown Jewel, and even shared a couple of drinks together.

Speaking to Alex McCarthy of TalkSPORT, Riddle said: "Everybody here knows I can throw down and I’m going to talk s***. It’s one of those things where I can’t change that. I talk trash. For me, isn’t that my job? Make people care about what we’re doing and talk trash so people say ‘oh man, I’d watch that fight!’ or is it real? That’s my job, that’s what I do. And it rubs some people the wrong way.

"But at the end of the day, even Bill [Goldberg] and maybe one day a certain Beast, they come to understand what I’m trying to do. Bill and I had a conversation. It was like ‘Bill, I’m sorry if I rubbed you the wrong way’ on the way back from Saudi Arabia. We were on the plane, had a couple of cocktails. I’m not saying we’re best friends, but we are doing way better than we were.

"I think just us talking and seeing him work [longer matches this year], you just get to know somebody and understand them. He’s like me; if you just listen to the dirt sheets or watch me do interviews, you might hate me. But in real life, I’m a pretty nice guy. I talk crap, but that’s just to drum up interest. He realises that – I think we’re all good."