In a recent episode of the “Barstool ‘Rasslin” podcast, pro-wrestler Matt Riddle shared a personal anecdote about not having any sensation in his toes due to nerve damage.
Despite the absence of feeling in his toes, Riddle asserted that he would still convincingly pretend to feel pain during a wrestling event should his character be attacked in this area.
Relating his experiences, Riddle said, “Funny story, the toes have no feeling. I got frostbite on them when I was a child, when I was visiting Wisconsin in the winter. I wore some Vans sneakers and played outside all day, and then got some frostbite on the toes and lost feeling on the skin surface. If I break my foot, I’ll feel it. But when I kick, or slap or whatever, nothing. So stomping on the foot, and I fought in the UFC, where people stomped on my foot all the time. I got numb feet, but if we’re in a match and that’s the story, I’ll sell it.”
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In another recent exchange with “Wrestle Radio Australia,” Kyle Fletcher spoke about making the most of his singles career in AEW while his tag team companion, Mark Davis, was on the mend from an injury.
Fletcher, who is scheduled to battle against Will Ospreay in the upcoming AEW Full Gear 2024 this weekend, expressed his views on the situation.
Sharing his perspective, Fletcher said, “With wrestling, you kind of have to roll with punches a lot of the time and think on your feet. ‘This is working right now, let’s go this way.’ I don’t think a lot of it is up to me. Davis being injured is obviously unfortunate, but I took that opportunity to showcase that I’m just as good on my own, if not better. With what’s happening with Davis now, and me and Will now, only time will kind of tell whether or not we get back on the same page and run the tag division again. I’m not saying I’m against it, we have to work out some of those issues. We would absolutely destroy the tag division, and likewise, I’ve always had big goals in professional wrestling and I want to be a multi-time world champion. If right now is the time to chase that, then now is the time to do it. I don’t think all of that is entirely up to me.”