For the past 16 years, WWE has been my home. It’s where I grew up, found myself, failed, learned, and got to live out things the younger version of me could only dream about.
When I first walked into FCW, I just wanted a chance to prove I belonged and to bring something different to professional wrestling. That chance became a life full of moments I’ll carry with me forever — WrestleMania, championships, King of the Ring, arenas around the world, and the gift of connecting with all of you by being myself.
The New Day gave me a bond with @TrueKofi and @WWEBigE that I’ll cherish for life. You believed in us, even when our ideas were wild, and because of that, we got to show people that being unapologetically yourself is a strength.
UpUpDownDown became another piece of that same mission: a place for joy, friendship, and humanity. I’m so thankful to everyone, past and present, who helped build it brick by brick.
To the locker room, producers, trainers, crew, camera teams, ring crew, everyone behind the scenes, and the props department - thank you. WWE has the most special and hardest working props department that youll ever find. Love you guys and none of this happens without you.
And to everyone who has been part of this ride: thank you for believing in me. Thank you for letting me be Xavier Woods. Thank you for giving me the confidence… to walk away as Austin Creed.
@WrestlingNewsCo Please anybody that’s ever been involved with Chad Gable. Everyone that’s involved in the El grande Americano. Logan Paul, Grayson Waller. Truth miz
@Thecoachrules@SIRIUSXM You should come back under ESPN to do WWE panels. I know you’re not on the best relationship WWE but maybe you can go through Disney
My emergency wrestling take: why asking talent to renegotiate is just the start of a slippery slope that feels like an absolute power struggle backstage.
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Nick Hogan says he's open to getting in the ring 👀
Bischoff reveals Nick trained at Rikishi's wrestling school for 6 months. Also teases a call about a Hulk Hogan biopic.
Michael Cole gave updates during Jerry Lawler’s legitimate on-air heart attack, earning praise from fans and WWE for how professionally and respectfully he handled the situation, which helped turn him back into a face commentator.
@theStephenJKD I don’t know if it was bad. It was just her being her real self. It was real talk. It wasn’t a promo or nothing like that. She has been horrible though wrestling Becky Lynch if she retired today, it wouldn’t hurt my feelings. I agreed that she has nothing left. I don’t
AJ Lee's "Therapy" promo will go down as potentially the worst promo of all time.
AJ had a decade's worth of mystique built up and demolished it all in 15 minutes.
There was nothing left of her character after that and the run needed to end asap.
@GoonerEver0 I know this is gotta be an awkward situation for him at first, but now he’s probably used to it. He probably likes having her around plus thongs are not a big deal in some countries