Baron Corbin has revealed his issue with the way his WWE release came about.
The former US Champion was one of the surprise departures from the company in recent months. He was considered the ultimate utility player so people were shocked when the officials decided not to renew his deal at the end of 2024.
The 40-year-old opened up about the end of his 13-year run with the company during a recent appearance on Busted Open Radio. Revealing his immediate reaction to the release, Baron Corbin said that he did not panic:
“I was always smart with my money, so I didn’t hit the panic button of like, ‘Oh no, how am I gonna pay my bills?’ It was like, I clicked right into, I think in November is when they told me, ‘Hey, we’re not gonna renew.’
And I was like, ‘All right, let’s go. Next step. Let’s see what I got.’ I’ve been trying to create other stuff whether it be in the food world, I want to get in horror movies. I want to do some fun stuff with that. So I was excited, like right out the gate. I didn’t have the panic.”
My Feelings Were Hurt: Baron Corbin
This is not to say that Baron Corbin was not upset with his release. He has previously implied that there is a particular person behind the scenes who wanted him gone. During the interview, Corbin confirmed that the person in question was not Triple H. Though he was bummed that the news was given to him by Talent Relations, instead of it coming from the current creative head:
“I was bummed. I think my feelings were hurt a little bit sadly enough because of everything I’ve given to the company for 13 years. Getting called on a Thursday, ‘Hey, we need you here tomorrow. We know you were supposed to be off this weekend.’ or leaving for my family vacation, eight months ago when we were in Spain on a family vacation, to fly to Scotland to do a match.
I was always a company guy and put them first. Then to get a call from TR that we’re not gonna do it. I think it would have hurt my feelings less maybe if Hunter had called and been like, ‘Hey man, this is where we’re at’ or whatever. But again, I don’t think he played that much of a role in it. So I don’t know. I think that was my issue.”