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On today's wrestling news, WWE release Matt Riddle.

The real reason LA Night didn't appear on SmackDown last night,

Elimination Chamber will be very early in the morning.

And which recently released WWE Star was Vince McMahon never high on.

Are you ready? Are you ready for the news time?

It's my name, it's Phil Chamber that I'm joined by Gareth Morgan to talk all things wrestling news.

But first up, WWE, I've released Matt Riddle. He announced this on Twitter and he just says,

I just want to inform everyone that I am no longer with WWE.

Thank you for the memories and opportunities, also thank you to the fans for the support

and love you give me every time I go out to the ring, see you all soon.

So WWE have released Matt Riddle, tagged onto the 20 or so other people that they released

on Friday. He joined WWE back in 2018. He spent two years down in NXT before being called up

to the main roster, but his run has definitely not been without its fair share of controversy.

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