Former WWE Superstar Samoa Joe recently took a huge shot at the company regarding his release from the company last year.
Speaking on The Sessions with Renee Paquette, Joe claimed that the release came as part of a “war” between the upper echelons of the company.
“As I understand it (and this is) unconfirmed, there are issues between the two upper echelons of management, and they were playing out their war with the careers and the contracts of the people underneath them”, Joe began.
“So after the initial [release], I didn’t have much of a chance to grieve because, essentially, I was hired back within hours”, the former NXT Champion continued.
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“The second time, I just kind of chuckled because I realized it was very much the same situation. At the same time, I mean, I wasn’t bitter or mad. The truth of it is, and really this is to give WWE some credence, was that I was expensive,” Joe claimed.
“I was expensive to keep around, and by cutting my contract, they said saved the company money; trust me, I believe they did. So I wasn’t hot about that. It was more just the silliness of the situation and what they were doing and the reasoning why they were doing it, which I can’t officially confirm. Still, I’ve heard from enough people that have a pretty good idea, including many of the people involved,” he noted.
“After that, I think I spent a day kind of pissed, like I said, more of the situation than the actual firing, and then all these super awesome opportunities literally materialised out of nowhere” Samoa Joe concluded.
