In an update on Matt Riddle signing his WWE NXT contract, Riddle’s wife Lisa published a video yesterday on YouTube, which has since been pulled, detailing how Matt ended up as part of the NXT roster.

Lisa noted that New Japan Pro Wrestling President Harold Meij e-mailed Riddle expressing an interest in bringing him to Japan, which led to Matt then calling EVOLVE Wrestling’s Gabe Sapolsky, who also serves as a creative consultant for the NXT brand, telling him of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s interest.

Lisa went on to note that shortly after this, Triple H called Riddle, talking with him for around 30 minutes and offering him an NXT contract, with the deal finalized in July after Riddle passed his physical.

Riddle is expected to report to the WWE Performance on September 4th, which would indicate that WWE is scheduled to announce a new intake of talent soon.