Giving WWE my Resignation TWICE

For years, people have had theories about what really happened during a strange stretch of my time in WWE. In this video, I finally talk about it. Not with rumors. Not with hindsight. With dates, decisions, and context that most people never had.

In 2013, I was put in a position I never expected to be in. As I say in the video, “I was made to choose between my family and my dream.” That choice did not come quietly, and it did not come without consequences. What happened next changed the direction of my career in ways fans still debate today.

I read emails aloud in this video that I have never shared publicly. I do not put them on screen, but I do read them verbatim so you can understand the timing and the stakes. As I say early on, “If you don’t believe me, I have receipts.” Those receipts explain why certain assumptions about my WWE run are incomplete at best.

There is also a moment from that period I have never spoken about publicly before, involving coming home and realizing how serious things had become. I do not spell everything out, but if you listen closely, you will understand why I say some situations require you to read between the lines.

Every Friday, I tell stories from my career that have followed me for years without context. This is one of those stories. Not a recap. Not a hit piece. Just me explaining, in my own words, what was really happening at a time when the outside world thought it already knew the answer.


00:00 Giving WWE my resignation TWICE
00:10 Losing to Ryback (again) while being in the #1 movie in America
00:50 03/21/2013 Given an ultimatum by my now Ex GF that “if you go to work, you won’t have a family to come back to, so I went back home.
02:26 Cousin Brian on the road
03:45 The Ultimatum
05:19 Called and said you need time off the road
06:15 Taking my bags OFF the plane
07:18 Someone said a prayer for me
07:54 She changed the locks
08:43 Monday 03/24/2013 Email WWE and confirm my time off
09:21 Sunday 04/07/2013 (my birthday) WM29
11:09 We Didn’t WATCH WM29
12:21 Reality TV pilot/HLN
13:12 The opportunity for HLN
14:51 04/10/2013 WWE reacts to appearing on HLN
15:50 This was NOT my dream
17:37 Asked for my release
19:32 WWE’s response
19:52 “WWE sees value in me,” and I was not granted my release
20:54 Mom’s Kitchen table
22:17 “My character needs a creative direction.”
23:20 06/13/2013 Tender Resignation after being booked on PPV (Payback 06/16/13)
28:42 06/13/2013 Phone call with Mark Carrano
29:52 Learning from John Cena to “Advocate for yourself”
31:45 How much I was worth (200 dates a year for MAYBE 3x my guarantee vs Fix my family life and make my guarantee)
34:02 10/09 WWE TRIED TO TAKE AWAY my Muscle & Fitness cover
37:53 10/17/2013 “Hey, I’m booked. What’s the creative?”
39:45 04/06/2014 WrestleMania XXX: My last televised match.
42:07 Telling Hunter I want to go down to the PC
42:44 OUTRO