DIJAK Announces WWE Departure | Randy Orton Pushing For MATT RIDDLE WWE Return

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6 күн бұрын

Dijak has announced he is leaving WWE once his contract expires TOMORROW. Randy Orton is reportedly pushing for a Matt Riddle WWE return. Plus, a former AEW champion made a surprise return at last night's AEW Collision taping.
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@MattGOG666 5 күн бұрын

If WWE had fired randy when he had personal and attitude issues, the landscape would be a lot different. I think him speaking up about riddle is coming from that mentality.

@jayjaybulldog9180 5 күн бұрын

Reminds me to what happened to Cameron grimes when he got released after he said an executive like his potential and has something for him then gets released from the company out of nowhere 🤦🏾‍♂️

@alexubel 5 күн бұрын

Yeah, but Riddle got released for falsely accusing a TSA agent of sexual assault in a tweet.

@EnricoPallazzoooo 5 күн бұрын

It's a shame that Djjak is leaving. He put on some of the best Matches in NXT this Year. Drafting him to RAW and not using him is a Crime. The Fans shouting "YOU DESERVE IT!'" is so bitter in hindsight.

@jayjaybulldog9180 5 күн бұрын

@pedlervasecondaccount6699 5 күн бұрын

I’m going to miss Dijak in wwe

@wearethepros 5 күн бұрын

At least he will still be ratioing

@EnricoPallazzoooo 5 күн бұрын

Same

@jayjaybulldog9180 5 күн бұрын

@DaleDanny 5 күн бұрын

@@pedlervasecondaccount6699 He's my fav Never watches Aew but if he sign I'll definitely watch just to see him

@KC-fz5ds 5 күн бұрын

WHY TRIPLE H WHY?!? 😐

@anthonymarshall8311 5 күн бұрын

That man is about to have a Cardona indie run, I swear.

@Filmation77 5 күн бұрын

Cardona vs Dijak? Maybe in GCW or NWA

@rinyald 5 күн бұрын

NJPW would be awesome with Dijak. I doubt TNA will be his home because he seems really frustrated with WWE & it seems like TNA is turning into NXT’s NXT

@rayquaza000 5 күн бұрын

I actually love that for Riddle that Randy took such a liking to him

@Bluntmano1 5 күн бұрын

Because Riddle really helped out Randy before he went out for his injury so Randy has massive respect for Riddle for taking the heavy hits

@Drollpanther 5 күн бұрын

Makes you question Randy

@P0YSiN 5 күн бұрын

Sad to see Dijak go, but hopefully he'll get better opportunities elsewhere. Also, considering he no-showed an event like two weeks ago, I've no desire to see Riddle in WWE anytime soon.

@MrMario-tc8sl 5 күн бұрын

How can Adam* call Matt riddle a liability and then say that WWE should bring Jeff Hardy and the Hardy boys back? That's a double standard to another level.

@thefirst48gaming2 5 күн бұрын

People actually like the Hardys

@MrMario-tc8sl 5 күн бұрын

@@thefirst48gaming2so as long as someone likes you, even if the things you do put people's lives in danger consistently, that's okay? The most Matt riddle did was piss people off with some comments while Jeff Hardy has consistently gotten dangerously inebriated and driven a motor vehicle. Sometimes without a valid license. The only way people are going to accept Jeff has a problem apparently is when he actually kills someone like Sunny did.

@arinleoczko1250 5 күн бұрын

@@MrMario-tc8slI've spent 23 years around addicts, from birth to now, and from personal experience, you can tell when someone is actually trying to make that change. It's why Jeff left WWE this past time around, he was actively trying not to relapse and nobody believed in him. People try to cite that house show where he hopped the barricade as "proof of him drinking/taking something before his match" and those people legitimately have NO fucking idea what they're talking about. If he was drunk or high, he'd have finished the match. Look at fuckin Victory Road 2011, bro couldn't even stand but he still went out there.

@bunyan4.20 5 күн бұрын

Right like all Riddle ever did was some Coke he was not drunk driving his car getting pulled over it was the coke that got him fired I think if Riddle can stay good and clean from that type of stuff and just stick with the weed he could be back in WWE killing it again I hope anyways

@iAmToDd6691 5 күн бұрын

@@bunyan4.20there’s coke and then there’s a coke habit. If you fail multiple drug tests for coke, you more than likely have a problem.

@TheeCTK01 5 күн бұрын

Someone make a sign that says “Justice for Dijak” and bring it to smackdown. :P

@jayjaybulldog9180 5 күн бұрын

@moffattman93 5 күн бұрын

Youve spammed this in multiple replies. @@jayjaybulldog9180

@iamdavejohnson 5 күн бұрын

Dijak going to TNA, then invading NXT would be gold

@Filmation77 5 күн бұрын

With Him having a CHIP on his Shoulder? That's money

@rodolfojimenez2843 4 күн бұрын

Gold for kids

@CollegeBallYouknow 4 күн бұрын

Fits his character so well

@crypticcryptid5104 5 күн бұрын

They wasted Dijak. His matches against Keith Lee in NXT were awesome, some random match he had against Luke Harper which turned into one of my favorite, underrated matches. He’s a good talent.

@jeffreybridges3210 5 күн бұрын

They completely dropped the ball with Dijak. Shoved in retribution, was stuck with that crappy T Bar name for ages, and then when he finally got a character that kicked butt, they called him up and forgot they had him. He should have been an immediate presence on Raw

@CollegeBallYouknow 4 күн бұрын

For real, I was hoping to see him in the King of Ring or this upcoming MITB. He could’ve even run it back with Iljia or take on new foes in hard-hitting brawls like Sheamus and Gunther.

@breazy832 5 күн бұрын

Dijak refused to take his stupid sunglasses off despite being inside. WWE wishes Dijak all the best in their future endeavors.

@seanguinn 5 күн бұрын

😂

@heimrheljar 5 күн бұрын

anytime someone gets released Cultaholic: you know…he’d be good in TNA

@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector 5 күн бұрын

I remember when last year his Model in game was his Retribution attire and his regular model was locked behind my faction for a few months till he asked for himself to be playable

@pascalmaranus 5 күн бұрын

It would be hilarious if Dijak has re-signed weeks ago and the plan was simply for him to go to SmackDown, rather than Raw, so they did the expiration angle as a way to hold off on the proper TV debut. But I kind of doubt it.

@shreder75 5 күн бұрын

Dijak regularly put on the match of the night on nxt tv and nxt PLEs. Shame he's gone. Big fan.

@TheRealSykot1k 5 күн бұрын

Very unfortunate for Dijak. I really thought there were big plans for that man.

@dlcdnl 5 күн бұрын

They didn't even give Dijak a chance on the main roster smh

@jayjaybulldog9180 5 күн бұрын

Exactly Reminds me what happened to Cameron grimes on sd when he said that an executive had plans for him and then gets released from the company😤

@JRVanguard 5 күн бұрын

This one actually really hurts. Been my fav on NXT for a while. His match with Keith Lee is one of my all time favorites

@AceXyrder 5 күн бұрын

Man I DONT believe this, I hope dijak comes back to WWE better than ever so that they would actually think he's worth it. Never in a million years would I have thought he would be gone from WWE, I imagined him being a household name staying in the company after the draft, but hey, never say never, high hopes he comes back.

@Dr_1212 5 күн бұрын

Jail Vince Expose all involved still in WWE

@albundy831king 4 күн бұрын

WRONG I AM PRESIDENT TRUMP VINCE MCMAHON IS WITH US I AM COMEING I NEVER LOST I NEVER CONCEDED

@Dr_1212 4 күн бұрын

@@albundy831king Stop the stupidity Trump For Prison 2024

@treqrs 5 күн бұрын

This is the first release in a while where it genuinely baffles me, Dijak was literally a walking bag of money.

@moopert86 5 күн бұрын

He had everything Vince wanted a guy to have. I don't know how they screwed up his first call up so bad with that Retribution crap. And after the second run in NXT, I felt there was a huge run once they called him up. Someone has to see he is an absolute star in the making and give him that shot.

@DaleDanny 5 күн бұрын

THIS GUY IS GONBA BE A STAR IN AEW MARK MY WORDS BRO

@brad2881 5 күн бұрын

@@DaleDannyyall say that about everyone that leaves WWE. It almost never happens.

@mrcllz 5 күн бұрын

@@DaleDanny nobody is a star in AEW... in the first moments, maybe, then, everything go south

@Nitemerican 5 күн бұрын

@@mrcllzEVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

@diabeticman2194 5 күн бұрын

If you need any Dijak match recommendations following him leaving WWE, thoroughly recommend him vs Wes Lee at Vengeance Day 2023 and of course the NA triple threat at Stand and Deliver this year. He'll do well post-WWE!

@yenkocamaro6965 5 күн бұрын

Any match of his with Keith Lee is great as well

@ChaostheKid06 5 күн бұрын

I need Dijak to go to AEW. I either need Keith Lee and Dominick Dijakovic as a team or against each other, when Keith Returns.

@jayjaybulldog9180 5 күн бұрын

Why did they have Dijak get drafted up to the Raw roster on WWE’s twitter post only to leave him off tv with no plans for him🤦🏾‍♂️such a crime. He deserves better than this, I was a fan of his work and I thought that he would be a future WWE champion on the main roster. Reminds me what happened to Cameron grimes on sd when he said that an executive had plans for him and then gets released from the company😤

@Psymon718 5 күн бұрын

That's too bad about Dijak. He's so talented and shouldn't have any problem finding more work. I'll never forget his great matches against Keith Lee.

@Deadguy2322forreal 5 күн бұрын

Anyone shocked by the Dijak situation is clearly not familiar with how Endeavor runs things in UFC. Remember, UFC FIRED a reigning heavyweight champion and stripped him of the title because he wanted a raise.

@TyrannosavageRekt 4 күн бұрын

Man, I loved Dijak’s original run on NXT when he had the whole one-upmanship thing going with Keith Lee. I felt he was going places. The whole Retribution thing was a tragic waste of his talent, but I have to be honest… I haven’t really connected with him since he’s returned to NXT. Something about his character has felt off. It’s like they were trying to make him edgier, and cooler, but actually he felt far more threatening in his first run.

@boofdeltuh 5 күн бұрын

was hyped after for the dijak callup, crushed af hearing this in the morning

@Mia-Mendez 5 күн бұрын

Whojak??

@Nobody-we7kl 5 күн бұрын

Hater 🤡

@Warrioruk 5 күн бұрын

Don't ya watch NXT dude????

@brad2881 5 күн бұрын

@@Warriorukwho cares about developmental nonsense that doesn’t matter? Even without Vince around it does not matter how well you did in NXT once you hit the main roster. Theres 10-20 Dijaks and Grimes for every single success story.

@Warrioruk 4 күн бұрын

@@brad2881 The developmental stars are the Main Roster stars of the future. It hurts to see huge NXT talents being buried on the MR, just because creative doesn't give them enough time to showcase their skills. NXT is perfect for it. Shawn gives everyone enough time to prove himself. The brand is also amazing at developing storylines and characters, see the vid during which Ilja was dropped off by Tony on the side of the road. That was pure cinema. People seeing those NXT call-ups on the MR just don't get a real impression of them, as they just don't receive the chance and there's nothing the wrestlers can do about it. PS: Baron Corbin is a great example. He managed to rejuvenate his career down in NXT and has just been amazing, also with Breakker as his teammate as the "Wolf Dogs". On the MR there's no trace of that Corbin whatsoever. That's just one example. The MR is just horrible at giving NXT talents a chance and just burn most of 'em.

@brad2881 4 күн бұрын

@@Warrioruk as much as NXT is there to develop stars it is equally there to develop the forever midcard/jobbers of tomorrow. An extremely small portion of NXT will ever be the former. See NXT juggernauts turned forever stepping stones like Nakamura and Balor for reference. Bron Breakker already has the superstar focus. The rest are expendable just like T-jak

@johnny333X2 5 күн бұрын

Damn. Always liked him and thought he'd re-sign...bummer dude...he'll kill it elsewhere

@yenkocamaro6965 5 күн бұрын

Dijak is the shit. He deserved way better, but I'm excited to see where he goes

@Ariurotl 5 күн бұрын

Big Vito to NXT as the rival of Tony's family confirmed.

@dano_the_collector8421 5 күн бұрын

Yes WWE drops the ball at times & this is one of them 😞

@a.mirandahsr 5 күн бұрын

If he could stay out of trouble for a while I can see Riddle return someday

@Deltrottersvan 5 күн бұрын

He will be a huge signing for aew in a few weeks

@lilpoetat 5 күн бұрын

Thanks 🎉

@Gavin48 5 күн бұрын

Kinda a shame. He actually looks like a Wrestler and would have been a great foil for Guys like Seth, Cody, Roman and Gunther.

@r2deetox813 4 күн бұрын

Dijak has put on some of the best big man matches i have ever seen, someone missed the boat on this one.

@Kacchan-.- 4 күн бұрын

Dijak should have been given a chance to be champion. He had a great feud with Keith Lee a while back. Could have given him more of a push. I hope he does well wherever he goes.

@Bards.98 5 күн бұрын

We just got one step closer to a retribution comeback

@Drollpanther 5 күн бұрын

He should go to tna so he can work with wwe

@WaDarkPhoenix 4 күн бұрын

Dijak is one of those stories that make you realise that regardless of just how well they've done recently, there's still problems behind the scene that need significant sorting out. To call the man up, and then essentially ghost him, is just weird and plain wrong. Even if it turns out to be a work, I stand by the comment.

@sanaadeeb8142 4 күн бұрын

Yes. I am still thinking why would HHH and HBK fire dijak? HHH said he would keep Chad gable forever. Dijak has it. Losing Dijak is a big lost for himself and the WWE.

@razorramon7573 5 күн бұрын

Opinion is the lowest form of human knowledge. Cultaholic's KZfaq Comment Section is a good example!

@82gamerprincess31 5 күн бұрын

I honestly think Randy sees a bit of his young idiot self in Riddle and wants to help him get past that and show his talent. That said there is only so far you go when people refuse to help themselves.

@aaronhurst4379 5 күн бұрын

A stream or podcast featuring Dijak, Mace and Mansoor would be very tasty Edit: Called it, he was on their Twitch stream

@PamMartinez-vd1hr 5 күн бұрын

You do know Matt riddle is currently signed to Major League wrestling right.

@ImakittyLAWL 4 күн бұрын

Going to TNA is just basically going to WWE Jr. Now with the NXT Crossover stuff that we know was just WWE finding ways to contract tamper without actually doing it lol.

@kevinborders4387 5 күн бұрын

I liked riddle. I wanna see him do well, but he's gotta button up a bit in order to succeed if he comes back. His gimmick is fun, and he's more than capable in the ring. But yeah, wish the best for him, whatever that turns out to be

@DarkOperative 5 күн бұрын

This is wild.

@armaggon5920 5 күн бұрын

Remember when he was Dominic Dijakovic. Johnny Gargano once said "Dominic Dijagoofovic" 😂 "No cap"

@kamieyonce 5 күн бұрын

Oh thats RKOs boi fr, he loves him lmao (he is like the only one but okay) Im ngl im gonna miss Dijak, he couldve been big in wwe

@RageyRage82 4 күн бұрын

They should have put him in Final Testament, or Judgement Day. But I had a bad feeling when they did draft him, I dunno why. It's a surprise.

@CollegeBallYouknow 4 күн бұрын

I think he would’ve been a great as the insurance policy and straight man for A-Town Down Under. And then he could’ve conspired with Waller to replace Theory as the latter goes face.

@christopherdoroba8724 5 күн бұрын

Agreed TNA is the place for him or NJPW

@PlayDHDGaming 5 күн бұрын

I think its a work and hes headed to be the 6th man of the Wyatt group - being left aside, not used, etc it fits their criteria perfectly.

@MrMajesticMajesty 5 күн бұрын

The 6th person is Wyatt

@Imago900 5 күн бұрын

This sounds like a storyline like the one brooks jensen keeps saying his gone in a storyline. Because for wwe to never talk about your contract when your been there for years sounds very weird if it´s true.

@MatttPickklesss 4 күн бұрын

dam sucks dijak didn’t get resigned especially when they drafted him to raw but i’m not gonna miss him personally

@faceurhell 5 күн бұрын

Dijak was a huge reason to watch NXT. A can’t miss must have talent. A huge miss by WWE to let Dijak walk. Dijak is a proven all-around wrestling machine.

@GordonFreeman24 5 күн бұрын

Its a work! Dijak is going to be the last member of the Wyatt Sicks

@AdamLemdonLemon 5 күн бұрын

Dijak is so talented and could've been a top guy in the company they will regret it

@yolandaholleycarwell687 5 күн бұрын

Damn not dijak 1:10

@rocketman9448 5 күн бұрын

Could you imagine if this is a massive work. It isn’t but my god the story I could tell.

@byronkennedy7203 5 күн бұрын

Maybe Dijak can do what Drew McIntyre did. If Drew can overcome the 3 Man Band then he can overcome Retribution

@Rodderz1992 5 күн бұрын

Would love to see Big Vito make an apperance on NXT to meet The D'Angelo Family

@paulcraftda6537 3 күн бұрын

Let just hope Riddle will come back to WWE.

@BobBobBobBobBob 4 күн бұрын

What if this is a work for him to “sign” with TNA just to come back?

@mutts.nutts1 4 күн бұрын

AeW is like a black hole of former wwe and nxt guys, i think new japan and round on the indies and do a Cody hopefully - hes very strong and no doubt get bettee

@philippate2374 5 күн бұрын

Dijak should go to MLW to feud with Riddle after he wins the title

@vengeance9188 5 күн бұрын

The contract people need to change they need someone like J R

@MrOuest 4 күн бұрын

Where in the world is Jamie Hayter?!?!

@moisesfreire6408 5 күн бұрын

If Randy is pushing for Riddle's return so is just a matter of time. Let's just hope Randy put some sense in Matt Riddle's head and help him get it together because he's good but prone to self destruction.

@turtlehead2 5 күн бұрын

Dijak will do all he can to get back to WWE to be in the same spot.

@joshholding4458 5 күн бұрын

This sucks for dijak and I really hope where ever dijak goes he is in the main event picture

@sonicplys64 4 күн бұрын

Who?

@purgeutopia8696 5 күн бұрын

So I ain't sure if it's true. But according to the Dirtsheets he tried to book himself with the Rock.

@BetoMSea 5 күн бұрын

Nice

@grahamwebb1367 5 күн бұрын

never really took off for dijak tbf i can see the reasoning

@kingfwogger 5 күн бұрын

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

@michaelharris4450 4 күн бұрын

And new TNA Digital Media Championship

@Varg235 5 күн бұрын

RK-Bro4ever

@tonyxing453 4 күн бұрын

Dijak leaving WWE before GTA 6 is wild.

@traffylaw7125 5 күн бұрын

Poor Dijak, he has been defending WWE tirelessly online only for them to screw him at the end of his contract. tRipLe H iS cOokiN huh?

@Lane.Kiffin 5 күн бұрын

I’m disappointed honestly dijack is a good performer no matter who’s with him in the ring

@christineelrod6096 4 күн бұрын

I really liked Dijak and Dragonov’s feud last year. He was being wasted in WWE.

@bunyan4.20 5 күн бұрын

Sucks to see Dijak leaving graat wrestler that WWE could have pushed far he has the skills and talent to be a big star auch a waste maybe one day see him back in WWE killing it

@chaosdromanah8620 4 күн бұрын

I hope Dijak goes NJPW

@razorsitch9882 3 күн бұрын

Pretty obvious why they weren’t using him if he’s running with a final boss gimmick isn’t it ? - who else has started calling himself The Final Boss?

@RichWhiteUM 4 күн бұрын

woo fucking hoo, the hobbit riho is back... yay...

@Gyro096 5 күн бұрын

Santi is laughing or crying. It depends

@ABIT-cb1qh 5 күн бұрын

I want Riddle Back😢

@Venemofthe888 5 күн бұрын

I dont blame Dijak for going tbh and hopefully he can go elsewhere and take his talent elsewhere (maybe not AEW since its very overcrowded). Maybe a tour of companies will do himself well

@23lacross 5 күн бұрын

Well it doesn’t seem he has a choice. WWE didn’t even give him an offer.

@brad2881 5 күн бұрын

Poor T-Bar. I find it funny that internet nerds still consider any success on NXT as anything other than swimming really well in the kiddie pool. Trending on twitter also just means the nerds love are obsessed. He was a generic looking big guy and was boring.

@23lacross 5 күн бұрын

Dijak is someone special. Trips dropped the ball here for sure. Love Trips but he makes mistakes for sure.

@AceXyrder 5 күн бұрын

Bro you guys are acting like he's responsible like come on he is just the COO, nothing else

@23lacross 5 күн бұрын

@@AceXyrder He’s head of creative. Plus Talent Relations rolls up to him. So he definitely has a say.

@AceXyrder 5 күн бұрын

@@23lacross Paul books and produces the shows, he's not involved with any negotiations with talent because that's the head of talent relations' job. I'm pretty sure he likes Dijak because he booked him in the nxt black and gold days but it was not his choice to release him nor responsibility.

@23lacross 5 күн бұрын

@@AceXyrder He books the guy tho on shows. Booked him to be drafted to RAW and never used him.

@AceXyrder 5 күн бұрын

@@23lacross You should know how booking works. The writers make the story for wrestlers, triple h books the matches on where they will be held, when it is happening, and who will win. Not a single writer in the production team had any ideas for dijak, THAT was the problem, triple h had nothing to do with his release.

@arinleoczko1250 5 күн бұрын

If AEW can line up this signing and Keith Lee's return from injury, they will have the best thing on their hands. I still see Keith vs Swerve in the future but I'm thinking Dijak costs Keith in that match. Boom, you've got an immediate banger with a story that's gone across different promotions.

@JP-lw3bt 5 күн бұрын

WWE dropped the ball on Dijak

@IronClawGaming 5 күн бұрын

I knew as soon as the last round of layoffs hit that Dyjak was next. He was a good wrestler but didn’t fit in to modern WWE. I’m sure he’ll land on his feet and be very successful outside of it though.

@TheMTwinny 5 күн бұрын

WWE and Triple H drafted Dijak to unemployment.

@brad2881 5 күн бұрын

@@TheMTwinny they gave him a promotion to permanent work from home!

@MrOuest 4 күн бұрын

'We are a movie about a sport.' Let's not stretch it, they're more like a soap opera about a sport to be fair.

@irishcreamer123 4 күн бұрын

It's for the best, I didn't see him recovering on the main roster after the awful T-Bar Retribution fiasco. He should go to TNA he will be featured there, avoid AEW due to their huge roster bloat.