Opie Desperately Invites Matt Rife On Livestream, Gets Ghosted
Opie reached out to Matt Rife on social media, got a polite reply, then immediately asked him to appear on his livestream — and was met with silence.
Opie discovered that comedian Matt Rife followed him on social media and reached out with a message: "Matt, I see you follow me. That's badass. Congrats on your career. Been watching from afar." Rife graciously responded, "Thank you so much, man. Been following for a long time." The hosts immediately roasted Opie, with one noting, "It's not the flex that you think it is — before Matt Rife was famous. Back when you were OP from Opie and Anthony." Rather than leaving the pleasant exchange alone, Opie pushed his luck by inviting Rife onto his livestream: "Jump on my live stream tomorrow and say hi." Rife never responded. Opie then brought the entire exchange to his show to prove it happened, which the hosts found even more embarrassing. One co-host observed, "He hasn't even crossed the bridge and he burned it." The hosts criticized Opie's social media instincts, noting that Rife — "a very famous guy who's usually texting with hot chicks" — didn't owe him anything and that the initial reply was already the favor. One host pointed out the pattern: "You still asked him for something. It was one sentence and you took his kindness and you said, 'Do something for me.'" The segment ended with a contrast to Anthony Cumia's approach: "I would never ask anyone to come on my show. If they wanted to, they'd ask me."