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  • CazXL/Big Cass Talks Return To Wrestling and Rehab

    CazXL/Big Cass Talks Return To Wrestling and Rehab

    Former WWE Superstar CazXL/Big Cass recently spoke to WrestleTalk. The tag team partner of Enzo Amore discussed a number of topics during the interview, including his time in rehab and return to professional wrestling.

    CazXL appeared recently at Doc Gallows’ independent promotion and joined the aforementioned Enzo in-ring.

    “It was just a long, long journey man” CazXL began in the interview with Louis Dangoor. “I had been in and out of rehab a few times and it just wasn’t clicking. Then I went back to rehab last January and everything started clicking at that point.”

    “!I embraced the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous” the former Big Cass continued. “Which I beforehand thought was silly, and I really, really started focusing on my recovery and myself. Magically when you do that you just start to get happier. It’s as if it’s this thing that millions of people had done successfully all over the world; but for me, I was like, ‘No that’s not for me’, but when I finally embraced the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, everything started going good mentally, I was a happy person for the first time in a really long time.”

    CazXL on Wrestling Return

    “I wasn’t sure about wrestling” CazXL stated. “I kinda thought maybe that wasn’t for me anymore. About four months ago, I woke up with a clear head and was like, I really love wrestling, it is like my first love and my passion. I was like, ‘I gotta go back’.”

    CazXL finished by saying that coming back to professional wrestling was what he ‘really wanted to do,’ and it helped him in his battle with addiction. “I could have let my addiction stop me from doing what I really want to do, I could’ve taken the easy road and done something a lot easier and less fulfilling, but instead I decided I was gonna come back to wrestling.”

    Do you want to see Enzo and CazXL appear in a major wrestling promotion? Let us know in the comments

  • Joey Janela Details His Altercation With Big Cass

    Joey Janela Details His Altercation With Big Cass

    All Elite Wrestling’s Joey Janela has opened up about his recent altercation with Big Cass at a WrestlePro event. He shared his story during a recent episode of Wrestlers On The Road Ordering Room Service on the Being the Elite YouTube channel. 

    ‘The Bad Boy’ explained how he went outside for a smoke only to have Big Cass corner him and strike him in the head.

    “I went outside for a smoke and I had said ‘Hello’ to the dude earlier and he was like, ‘Hey, what’s up?’ I go out for a smoke and he corners me and then smacks me in the head,” Janela said of Cass. “It wasn’t like a hard smack but it just caught me off guard. I’m like, ‘What the f*ck is going on here?’ Then he starts chasing me, ‘Joey, I’m’ coming to kill you!’”

    He recalls how he ran through the locker room in an attempt to get away, comparing their chase to an episode of Tom & Jerry, as Cass allegedly threatened to shoot and kill him. 

    “It Was Like A Horror Movie”

    Promoters of the show eventually put Janela into a separate locker room, locking the doors in an attempt to protect him. Janela remembers being terrified saying, “It was like a horror movie,” as Cass attempted to open every door in his attempt to find him.

    When Janela prepared for his match at WrestlePro’s equivalent to the Gorilla Position, Cass would try to attack him once again. He ended up being tackled to the ground by other wrestlers.

    Despite this scary exchange, however, Janela doesn’t hold it against Big Cass. He explained how he had lost a friend because of substance abuse problems, and because of this he empathizes with Cass’ struggles. 

    Despite Big Cass’ repeated attempts to get at him, Janela refused to press charges, explaining that “He just didn’t know what he was doing and I felt bad…. Get him to a hospital because you know he’s dealing with something crazy.”

    Big Cass’ tag team partner, Enzo Amore, recently thanked both WWE and Diamond Dallas Page for helping his friend during this difficult time. 

    H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription. 

  • Enzo Amore Thanks WWE And DDP For Supporting Big Cass

    Enzo Amore Thanks WWE And DDP For Supporting Big Cass

    Former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore has publicly thanked WWE and Diamond Dallas Page for helping his friend Big Cass following an unfortunate incident at a WrestlePro event. 

    Speaking on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio, Amore addressed Cass’ issues. He stressed how depression and anxiety are diseases that can be triggered by a multitude of factors. 

    “I would like to extend a thank you to WWE,” Enzo said. “DDP has gotten in touch with WWE on our behalf and let them know that he’s been helping Big Cass and that there’s an issue here that needs to be remedied. Anxiety and depression is a disease and that disease is on-set by a multitude of things. There’s a company in the WWE that took some responsibility here and did the right thing and sent Big Cass to the best doctors that they could. We’re hoping that this is the solution.”

    He also shared information on how fans can show support for Cass during this difficult time. Amore intends to set up a specific social media account so fans can send letters and positive messages to Big Cass.

    “I will set up a place on social media [for fans] to get their letters over to Big Cass and let him know that you’re going through something similar or you understand what he’s going through because depression and anxiety is a serious battle.”

    He continued, “When someone goes through it, it doesn’t matter how much money they have or what they’ve achieved or how great life may seem. It’s a disease. I do believe there is a remedy to it, and I think it’s prayer. I’m a naysayer of people who say the manifestation of words isn’t all-powerful. I know it is.”

    H/T to Fightful for the transcription. 

  • Big Cass Discusses Feuding With Daniel Bryan, Admits He Is Closely Watching AEW

    Big Cass Discusses Feuding With Daniel Bryan, Admits He Is Closely Watching AEW

    Before the incident that took place at WrestlePro last Saturday night, Big Cass sat down for an interview with Wrestling Inc., where he spoke about feuding with Daniel Bryan, wanting a dream match against Roman Reigns, and All Elite Wrestling’s forthcoming debut on TNT.

    “Working with him was absolutely amazing,” Cass said about working with Daniel Bryan. “We would call barely anything in the back, and we’d go out for house shows in the main event, and I was really nervous, and he was really calm, and he was like, ‘No, we’re gonna call [the match] out there.’ We would go like 25 to 30 minutes of nothing called except the finishing sequence. He would just walk me through and guide me through the entire match. While it was happening, I was like, ‘This guy is the best in the world. No one can touch him.’ He made me comfortable out there to the point where I could walk through a match with him, twenty minutes without anything called, and just be confident in what I was doing. He is the man.”

    Dream Match & Keeping Up With AEW

    Cass once said his ultimate dream match would be a WrestleMania clash against Roman Reigns. Given that he is no longer a part of WWE, however, he’s unsure if he’ll ever get another chance against the Big Dog.

    “It’s definitely a dream match [to go against Roman Reigns],” Cass explained. “I just don’t know if it’s feasible depending on where I go or what he does; I don’t know what his situation is. I don’t know if it’s feasible, but we shall see.”

    He then explained how he has been watching everything AEW has done so far. Cass added he is excited for AEW’s debut on October 2nd, saying that the promotion has put out an amazing product so far.

  • CaZXL Issues Statement About Incident At Live Event, Enzo & Promoter React

    CaZXL Issues Statement About Incident At Live Event, Enzo & Promoter React

    CaZXL, formerly known as Big Cass, has issued a statement addressing the incident he was involved in at the WrestlePro live event this past weekend from Rahway, New Jersey. You can read our initial report bout the situation here, which involved a physical altercation with WWE producer Pat Buck and police involvement.

    The statement, posted on Twitter by Cass’ former tag team partner Enzo Amore, reads:

    To my fans and all concerned,

    I have been very honest with my past struggles, and it has been an ongoing battle. On Saturday night, I obviously let my demons get the better of me and I ruined an important night for a really great guy in an unfortunate series of events. I have worked incredibly hard to get where I am, and even harder to overcome my ongoing battle with depression.

    But I will work my absolute hardest to right the wrongs of Saturday night and apologize to Kevin Mathews, Pat Buck, Joey Janela, and the entire WrestlePro locker room and all parties involved from the bottom of my heart.

    I’m getting help from family and friends as we speak and will be getting professional help in the near future and ask all to please respect my privacy in the meantime.

    When & if I reemerge as a public figure it will be in good faith and I hope to inspire those who struggle with the same mental health issues I do to seek the help they need. If Tyson Fury can do it….so can I.

    Remember…I ain’t dead yet. And neither are you.

    Peace and love,
    William Patrick Morrissey III —

    He later followed up with this message on social media:

    Reactions to CaZ’s statement

    CaZ’s longtime friend and tag team partner nZo (formerly Enzo Amore) gave the following show of support:

    WrestlePro promoter Kevin Matthews also responded to CaZXL’s statement:

    https://twitter.com/Superstar_KM/status/1173983962789744640

  • CaZXL Talks About Jon Moxley, The Difference Between WWE And Indie Wrestling

    CaZXL Talks About Jon Moxley, The Difference Between WWE And Indie Wrestling

    CaZXL, formerly known as WWE Superstar Big Cass, has spoken about his relationship with All Elite Wrestling’s Jon Moxley, and the differences between WWE and the independent wrestling scene.

    Speaking with WrestleZone, CaZXL recalled meeting Moxley, previously known as WWE’s Dean Ambrose, during their time together in developmental. 

    He explained the two would ride to shows together for approximately two years when they were a part of FCW, admitting that Moxley “educated” him early on about how the indie wrestling scene works. 

    At the time, he didn’t feel he would need any of that information. Now, however, it’s a different story. 

    The two recently faced off in a match for Northeast Wrestling. This was actually the first time the two have wrestled one another as opponents.

    “I’ve never been across the ring from him which is crazy that we were in the same company for that long and had never faced each other, not even in a practice match in FCW.”

    Difference Between WWE And The Indies

    Although the journeys between shows are similar between the indie and WWE life, CaZXL is quick to pinpoint a defining difference: freedom. 

    “You have a lot more freedom, so you can experiment a little bit more on the indies. And you don’t have time constraints, and you don’t have character constraints, so you can try something out and it sucked, and you’re like, ‘Well, not doing that again.’ Or you can try something out and it gets over, and you’re like, ‘Alright, I’m going to try that again tomorrow and see if it works,’ and if it keeps working, then you stick with it,” he explained.

    “So there’s a lot more experimentation you can deal with on the indies which is really cool ’cause it can help you develop further as character and as a performer.”

  • Enzo Amore: “I’m Going to Show People What I Can Do in the Ring”

    Enzo Amore: “I’m Going to Show People What I Can Do in the Ring”

    nZo (FKA Enzo Amore) will make his in-ring return tonight for the first time in 572 days. His last match was on a 205 Live house show event when he defeated Cedric Alexander in a match where Nia Jax was the special referee.

    When he returns to the ring tonight, however, nZo plans to do something different than what he did during his WWE run. He spoke to SI.com recently in regards to his in-ring return.

    “You’re going to see a wrestling match this Friday, unlike the Enzo you were used to seeing,” he said. “I am reinventing myself, I’m rising from the ashes, and you’ll start to find out this Friday that the only thing real in this business are the money, the miles, and me.”

    Enzo will face MLW’s Brian Pillman Jr. on the card.

    “I won’t have any entrance music and I won’t have a microphone,” he continued. “I’ve been training in boxing gyms and in MMA. You’re going to see ‘The Real 1.’ I’m reinventing myself as a formidable pro wrestler.”

    nZo vs the character he played in WWE

    https://twitter.com/newwrestling1/status/1161964615229739008

    Enzo noted that he will not be playing a character tonight in Poughkeepsie, New York. He’ll just be himself.

    “The guy getting back into the ring at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center this Friday is me. I played a character on a television show that elicited a greater reaction than the guys hitting high spots, but now I’m going to show people what I can do in the ring.”

    He continued to talk about the difficult year he experienced in 2018.

    “Over the past year, I realized that I will never let anyone else dictate my happiness,” he continued. “2018 was the year that defined me. I got fired, then I found out my grandmother had congestive heart failure. So I took off from LA and drove back to New Jersey so I could live with my grandmother.

    “It was so painful watching my grandmother, the woman who raised me, struggle and die. That was the year that taught me to handle pressure and adversity.”

    The full interview can be read here.

  • Big Cass Looking Shredded, Talks Facing Anxiety & Depression

    Big Cass Looking Shredded, Talks Facing Anxiety & Depression

    Fans who have seen Big Cass, now known as CaZXL, live at independent shows as of late have commented on what good shape the 7-footer appears to be in lately. His former tag-team partner Enzo posted a side-by-side set of photos to illustrate the progress Cass has made.

    CaZXL is crediting DDP Yoga and Doug Lawson for his transformation:

    CaZXL Opens Up About Depression and Anxiety

    CaZXL has been open about his struggles with depression and anxiety, most notably after being let go from WWE. He published a video on DDP Yoga’s YouTube channel in regards to his battle with depression and anxiety.

    “If anybody out there suffers with depression or anxiety and you’re hiding it because there’s a stigma out there that you’re weak, you’re not weak,” he says in the video. “Whatever it is, you need to go seek help. Whether it’s medication or talk therapy or whatever it is that you need, you need to get it, because hiding it deep down isn’t going to work.”

    “That’s what I did for a long time and eventually, ‘Pop!’ It’s just an explosion. Whatever you need to do fix it, make sure you do that, because keeping that sh*t bottled up deep down, it ain’t worth it. From someone that lived it, seek help.”