It was first reported by Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet that Matt Riddle and Brock Lesnar got into a verbal altercation at the Royal Rumble. This reportedly happened prior to the show in the backstage area.
Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT has now provided some more information about what happened during this backstage altercation. According to McCarthy, Lesnar grabbed Riddle’s shoulder and said the following:
“Kid, you might as well stop saying my name and tagging me in sh*t because you and I will never work together. Ever.”
On Twitter, Ryan Satin corroborated that this is what Brock said during the exchange. McCarthy also added the following about what happened:
Riddle is said to have tried talking to Brock when they first encountered but didn’t really get a chance to. Lesnar said what he had to say and kept it moving. Riddle was his usual, cool and composed self during the exchange, tensions never rose especially high.
UPDATE: Mike Johnson of PWInsider also reports that the incident was brought up at a recent media class at the WWE Performance Center:
In regard to stories that Brock Lesnar and Matt Riddle had a run-in at the Royal Rumble backstage, where Lesnar made it clear to Riddle (who constantly talks about retiring Lesnar on social media) that he will never work with Riddle, so he should knock it off, there’s absolutely truth to the story, to the point that earlier today, during a media class at the WWE Performance Center, there was a specific mention of not tweeting and calling out talents from Raw and Smackdown without their knowledge, which got a big laugh from the NXT talents in attendance.
On a related note, check out my predictions for Brock at the Elimination Chamber PPV.