Timothy Thatcher: Matt Riddle And I Have Different Personalities, But Our Wrestling Philosophy Is The Same

Timothy Thatcher talks upcoming match with Matt Riddle.

At MLW War Chamber on Friday, March 29, Timothy Thatcher will return to the company to face off against Matt Riddle in a singles bout. The duo have competed against one another in various singles matches over the year, with the latest contest occuring on the NXT brand in May 2020.

While speaking to Fightful Overbooked’s In The Weeds podcast for a new interview, Thatcher talked about his history with Riddle and how they share similar philosophies in wrestling. 

“NXT was the last time I saw Matt Riddle. Our history goes back long before. I’ve wrestled him in four different countries, all over many independent companies. When he first started becoming known, I was one of his first big matches in EVOLVE. We have quite the history. NXT is the most seen version of it that culminated, you want to talk about weird cage matches, it culminated in the Fight Pit where he broke my teeth, which is always a fun and exciting thing. I’m not going to get any uglier, so it wasn’t that big of a loss. Even though we have very different personalities, I think our view on pro wrestling is very similar in that it should be very straight forward, hard-hitting sports based. That’s what we tend to bring out of each other whenever we have these battles. Personally, we’re very different people, but the idea and philosophy of pro wrestling, I think we share.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Thatcher cleared up a misconception that he is from Europe. Fans can learn more here.

Fans can check out Fightful’s full interview with Thatcher in the video linked at the top of this article.