The former UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier recently served as the Special Guest Referee for the Fight Pit match between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle at Extreme Rules 2022. It turns out he had forgotten about the finish to the match that saw Rollins tapping out to Riddle’s submission.
Daniel Cormier opens up on the matter
WWEÂ had announced that UFC great Daniel Cormier would be the guest referee in the Fight Pit Match between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle at Extreme Rules. This marked Cormier’s first appearance on WWE television. He did well in officiating the match but he was nervous prior to the match.
While speaking on the ESPN MMA’s DC&RC Show, Cormier admitted that he was really nervous ahead of his WWE appearance and forgot the finish of the match:
‘I was in the back and I was nervous, because obviously you know the outcome, I started forgetting the match, I was like oh my goodness. I forgot the (ending), I was so nervous bro, but once I walked out there bro, it was so fun! The energy of the crowd, is like second to none.’
Though plans did not pan out the way Rollins had wished, he went on to become the WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley on the latest edition of Monday Night RAW.
