Report: Matt Riddle Was Originally Slated To Win 2022 Royal Rumble
Matt Riddle was originally planned to be the winner of the WWE Royal Rumble
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, Brock Lesnar was not the original planned winner of the 2022 men’s WWE Royal Rumble match. Johnson noted that it was actually Matt Riddle who was initially going to win the match.
PWInsider is reporting Matt Riddle was the original planned winner of the Men's Royal Rumble.
Johnson wrote the following…
“Plans were changed over the course of the week a ton of times with the final decision to have Brock Lesnar enter and win as a surprise. At one point, there was a pitch for Randy Orton to win as well, but Riddle was the frontrunner until the switch to Brock was made.”
The original plan for the winner of the men’s Royal Rumble match has reportedly been revealed.
Matt Riddle was reportedly planned to be the 2022 men's #RoyalRumble winner at first
In the main event of Saturday’s show, Brock Lesnar won the men’s Rumble, a surprise entrant in the match after losing his WWE Championship earlier in the night. Plans for the match had reportedly been changed a number of times in the day before the event.
PWInsider now reports that Raw star Riddle was originally set to win the men’s Royal Rumble match. There was reportedly a pitch for his tag team partner, Randy Orton, to win the bout in his hometown, but Riddle was the frontrunner up until Lesnar was chosen.
WrestleVotes has since reported that WWE originally had plans for Riddle vs Randy Orton for the WWE Title, tweeting:
Backstage morale following the show was reportedly low due to the number of changes made to both Rumbles. Reports have also claimed that Shane McMahon has significant backstage heat for booking the match around himself.WWE had plans since the pairing began last spring for Riddle vs Randy Orton @ SummerSlam, which didn’t happen. Plan was to hold off til Mania. I’m told now only a handful of creative members want to spilt them, w/ the idea that if the match happens, it should be for the WWE title
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) January 31, 2022
Brock Lesnar is set to choose his WrestleMania opponent on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Women’s Royal Rumble winner Ronda Rousey is also set to appear on the show.
SOURCE: wrestletalk.com
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