nZo, the former Enzo Amore in WWE, is being teased as a new addition to the MLW roster. In MLW storyline, Cesar Duran (the former Dario Cueto from Lucha Underground) is the match-maker for the show. Duran stated this week that he is in talks with the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion.

The 34-year-old has been wrestling with the NEW (Northeast Wrestling) promotion as of late. The promotion regularly draws over a 1000 fans to its shows. Content from Northeast Wrestling’s shows are available on their YouTube channel here.

nZo was released from WWE in early 2018 after he was accused of sexual assault in Phoenix in October 2017. It was announced in May 2018 that the Phoenix Police Department had ceased their investigation due to insufficient evidence, however.

Along with his often partner William Morrissey, a.k.a. Big Cass, the two appeared at the G1 SuperCard in Madison Square Garden in 2019. It’s was played up as a worked shoot invasion angle, however Ring of Honor never followed up on the segment and the two never appeared in promotion again.

He debuted for Northeast Wrestling in June of 2019 and has been a regular for the promotion ever since.

The former Enzo Amore (now nZo) was knocked out over the weekend during an SWE Fury television taping. nZo took a DDT on the outside of the ring and was stretchered off. He returned to social media recently to provide a rather unique update on his condition.

Appearing in a neck brace and dressed as Andy Kaufman for some reason, Enzo had the following to say:

“I’m out of the hospital now,” nZo begins in the video. “But I’m sure you read the headlines. Enzo Amore DDT’ed on concrete at SWE Fury show by Ivan Warsaw. Well, I’d like to thank all the fans for the prayers. Pennies from heaven is what I call them. But if we’re talking change let me tell you something, if I had a dime for every time I got knocked out and didn’t get back up I would have….what do we have over here? Zero Dimes!”

nZo then bashed a piggy bank with a hammer at the end of the video, to further emphasize that he would not have any dimes in the scenario he mentioned above.

nZo also really wanted to make sure the wrestling media got the Andy Kaufman reference:

The latest episode of SWE Fury can be viewed in the player below:

Enzo Amore returned to the ring this weekend for a big SWE show in Texas. Unfortunately, fans in attendance are reporting that Enzo was knocked unconscious and stretchered off during the show.

According to fan reports, he took a DDT on the outside of the ring and was knocked out. He was taken away on a stretcher just before the show went to intermission.

No further updates on Enzo’s condition are available at this time. He did return to Twitter this morning, however, to pay homage to the anniversary of the tragic death of Owen Hart.

nZo, W. Morrissey, & SWE Fury

The SWE promotion out of Texas has been bringing in big names for shows as of late. In addition to nZo, W. Morrissey (FKA Big Cass), Melina, Teddy Long, Charlie Haas, the Boogeyman, Rodney Mack, Christi Jaynes, Ivelisse Velez, Rosemary, and Salina De La Renta were booked on this show. The event was a scheduled TV taping for the show “SWE Fury.”

Where can I watch SWE Fury?

Episodes of SWE Fury are posted every week to YouTube for free. The most recent episode of the promotion’s television show featuring Cazz XL in action is available in the player below:

Lio Rush and nZo (FKA Enzo Amore) will kick off WrestleMania week this year by facing off against each other in a match to air on YouTube. Rush took to Twitter recently to announce the match between the two former WWE Cruiserweight Champions will take place on April 5th.

Rush has been wrestling for NJPW and MLW since being released from WWE last spring at the onset of the pandemic. He is currently both the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion and the MLW World Middleweight Champion. Rush has been performing on episodes of New Japan Strong from NJPW’s Los Angeles dojo as of late as well.

nZo hasn’t kept as active a wrestling schedule in recent years. He was in attendance for Big Cass (CazXL) making his return to pro wrestling recently, however.

Rush will also be at The Collective over Mania week. He released the following promo for the event:

GCW will be running shows on April 8th, 9th, and 10th in Florida during Mania week.

The 6th edition of Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport will take place the night of the 8th. Joey Janela’s Spring Break Spring Break 5 will take place the following night, as will Allie Kat’s “Real Hot Girl S**t” show. Social distancing measures will be in effect, masks will be mandatory, and all events will take place outside.

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.”

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Former WWE Superstar and 205 Live Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore/nZo recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio to discuss a number of topics from his recent career in and out of a pro wrestling ring.

Enzo Amore would bring up the fact that it has been a while since he has had a ‘major’ run in a wrestling company. The former WWE Superstar did appear at the ‘Talk n Shop-a-Mania’ show this past weekend, but his appearances in general have thus far been sparse.

Enzo Amore on ‘monumental plans’

“You know Big Cass’ trials and tribulations? You know like they…they way down, you know?” Enzo Amore began on the show. “A lot of what it is that I wanted to achieve in pro wrestling at that time and where my head was at? We were planning on doing together, as opposed to now ‘okay Eric you’re on your own again. What are you going to do? how do you see yourself getting involved in the forefront?'”

Amore would then reveal that he has ‘monumental’ plans in the pipeline for when he does return to pro wrestling. “I can say like as far as pro wrestling goes? I’m working out some things right now that are f*cking monumental. Things that the world is not gonna see coming from a million miles away. Something that I’m working on that’s going to be very unique, that I just can’t give any details about.”

“And I don’t want to blow any smoke up anybody’s a**” Enzo continued. “But we’ll see what happens…when it happens. Bottom line is, wrestling is a part of me. But, I couldn’t bring myself in this present climate to get out there in front of no fans. I don’t want to say rest assured, but I can almost guarantee to you that you won’t see me pop up unless there’s a big ass crowd there, because I’m out.”

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Former WWE Superstar and 205 Live Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore/nZo recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio to discuss a number of topics from his recent career in and out of a pro wrestling ring.

One of the topics discussed was the now infamous Madison Square Garden incident from WrestleMania weekend in 2019. Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling were hosting the co-brand G1 Supercard event from MSG when Enzo and Big Cass jumped the rail and attacked Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and The Briscoes.

Co-host of Busted Open Bully Ray was also part of the ‘angle,’ although Enzo would claim that it was a “real fight.” Only a select number of people within ROH knew about the angle, with the company trying to ‘work the boys’ and create some buzz for the promotion.

Enzo Amore on Canned Angle

“No one got on the phone after and said ‘that was a great job'” Enzo would reveal on Busted Open. Enzo would then also discuss how a small minority of fans ‘scared’ ROH online, leading the angle to be ixnayed. “They [ROH] just said, ‘oh sh*t, we f*cked up. No, you didn’t you idiots.”

Enzo would then launch straight into ROH management, saying how they completely ruined what could’ve been a hugely lucrative angle for the promotion. “This was the biggest f*cking…you (ROH) have never in your entire wrestling existence as a promotion been spoken about more! You just dropped the ball like, I had never seen anything like it in my life. I have never seen such sh*t. I could have talked Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and the f*cking Briscoes…TWO PROMOTIONS INTO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. AGAIN!”

“When you do that? And you don’t follow through with it? You leave such a sour taste in my mouth” Enzo would finish. “And when I walk away? I go, ‘this is what the f*cking indie promotions are like? This is what wrestling IS outside of WWE? People can’t take a joke, you know!? I hope you take d*ck better than you take a joke.”

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Enzo Amore was with WWE from 2012 until 2018. He made his main roster debut in 2016 along with his tag partner, Big Cass. During that time, Arn Anderson was working backstage in WWE. Recently on the Arn Show, Double-A gave his thoughts on Enzo.

“Enzo was a guy that put a long time in down at NXT with his partner, Big Cass, and they had a pretty schtick going down there,” Anderson began. “Once they came up to the main roster, though, you go into a whole different learning phase, or you’re supposed to. If you’re going to be hanging around, you’re going to go through a whole new ‘let’s start over, here’s the way we do things on RAW, here’s the way we do things on Smackdown.'”

Big Cass and Enzo Amore arrived on the main roster with a great deal of fan fare. WWE fans knew who they were and knew to chant along with their catch phrases. Unfortunately, according to Arn Anderson, Enzo in particular might have had some issues with maturity that hindered their success.

“You can’t be too hardheaded about that because there are people trying to help you. If you don’t listen to those people and you fail, it’s on you. If you do listen to those people and do everything you can possibly do to pull off what they are telling you to pull off, then you got a shot at it. I just think Enzo might have been a little too headstrong about how he felt things should go.”

• Enzo Amore Talks Big Cass’ Ongoing Battle With Depression

Arn Anderson’s comments about Enzo can be heard in the player below:

During his time away from pro wrestling, Enzo Amore has crossed over to the world of hip-hop music. He performs under the name real1. You can listen to his latest song, COVID19 ANTHEM, below:

Former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore recently appeared on Ryback’s Conversation With The Big Guy podcast. The former Cruiserweight Champion discussed a litany of topics from his career in wrestling, including the ‘failed’ deal between he, Big Cass and NJPW/ROH when they ‘invaded’ the Madison Square Garden event over WrestleMania weekend.

Enzo Amore on Big Cass’ ‘bumps in the road’

“Well Cass hit some bumps in the road” Enzo Amore began. “Bumps that would have made it an impossibility. At that point when I piqued my interest in getting back into pro wrestling? I wanted to do it with Big Cass. It was the endeavour that I took on, to see my best friend back on his feet doing well and doing what he loved.”

Big Cass’ ongoing battle with depression

Big Cass went public back in 2019 about his ongoing battles with depression. The former WWE Superstar spoke with DDPYoga’s YouTube channel back in July, saying “Being depressed is one thing, having depression on a daily basis is something different” Cass revealed. “Anyone that looks at them like they’re weak or a crybaby or whatever? That person is ignorant. ‘He has money and everything he dreamed of.’ That don’t mean f—-all when you’re not well mentally.”

NJPW/ROH deal falling through

Enzo Amore would finish by clarifying that the deal with NJPW/ROH did fall through. He also questioned how exactly he could get back into the pro wrestling industry as the deal he and Cass were hoping for fell through. “Ultimately? You know when he [Cass] had a hiccup here and there? I was now kind of finessing the idea of potentially getting back in the ring. But I didn’t want to do it for anybody. Like I love Mike and NEW (North East Wrestling), but was I going to do that every weekend? F*ck no. What am I gotta do? You know? Ring of Honor, New Japan, you know that deal fell through.”

If you use any of the quotes from this article please credit Conversation With The Big Guy podcast with a h/t to SEScoops.com for the transcription.

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Former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore recently appeared on Ryback’s Conversation With The Big Guy podcast. The former Cruiserweight Champion discussed a litany of topics from his career in wrestling, including when he was fired following allegations of sexual assault.

Enzo Amore Accused of Assault

Amore was alleged at the time to have assaulted a woman on October 19th of 2017. Enzo was subsequently fired by the company on January 23rd following a suspension the day before. The charges were then dropped by law officials in May of 2018 due to insufficient evidence.

Main Event of RAW

When asked about the situation in January 2018, Enzo (now nZo) replied it was “crazy. Nothing can prepare you for it. But I think that the crazy thing about it is, for me? Is people forget, because of the perception of me on the way out. Yeah, I was in the main event and I was on a three hour thread on the 25th anniversary of Monday Night RAW that had to get rewritten at 4pm.”

It was a somewhat unprecedented situation for the company at the time. Enzo Amore was the Cruiserweight Champion, and the 205 Live division had been ‘main eventing’ episodes of Monday Night RAW in fits and starts. So essentially, a ‘main event player’ was ejected from the company when the situation unfolded.

RAW 25th Anniversary

Enzo Amore would then discuss the situation further, saying “when I got sent home on the 25th anniversary I had a title around my waist. I was maintaining my job at the highest level in the world. Coming out in the main event of matches, and somehow through getting falsely accused, getting my livelihood ripped out of my hands? People think that I’m a bad guy.”

“Yeah, cuz I’m playing one on TV. It’s my job, but as I’m playing a heel it’s easy to say [that’s] who I am. I just did a Make A Wish with a kid named Enzo, and they never aired it! Because I got f*cking fired. And you don’t see that side of me, you just hear the stories. I go off the grid for five months take a self induced social media hiatus. [It was a] brilliant plan, because when I do come back out? I show up to 5000 people in Times Square.”

If you use any of the quotes from this article please credit Conversation With The Big Guy podcast with a h/t to SEScoops.com for the transcription.

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Former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore/nZo recently appeared on the Chris Van Vliet podcast. The former Cruiserweight Champion would appear to answer a litany of questions from fans about his time in WWE, the independent scene and his religious beliefs.

During the interview Enzo was asked about his tag team partner Big Cass/Caz XL. Cass has had battles with depression over the past couple of years and Enzo has been with the former WWE Superstar throughout.

“We live in a world where you’re manipulated by a feeling”

Enzo Amore

Enzo Amore on Big Cass

“Oh, he’s been doing better. He’s doing so good” Enzo Amore began. “He’s killing it, he’s killing it. He just, he’s smart. Listen, Moses needed to walk away from the pharaohs of Egypt for 40 days before he came back. All right? To get the pharaoh out of his brain. And what do I mean by the ‘pharaoh out of his brain?’ We live in a world where you’re manipulated by a feeling. You know? Where people are literally subscribing to the notion that they need to feel some type of way, based on their environment, and their environment is constantly thrown in their face.”

New Podcast

Enzo Amore then revealed that he will be launching a new podcast soon via the Triller platform. “If you want to hear real? You can tune into my podcasts, which we’ll be launching very soon. I’ll take the free opportunity to advertise on your platform Chris!”

Amore confirmed that the new Triller based podcast will be called ‘How You Doin?’ A play off of his and Big Cass’ biggest catchphrase whilst in WWE. Amore has not confirmed any of the logistics of the podcast, although it is likely that he will be commenting on current events in professional wrestling. Enzo did also speak about the NWA brand during the Chris Van Vliet podcast; however, it is not confirmed if he has any official affiliation with the promotion.

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Tama Tonga says that his online feud with Enzo Amore is done for, even though he isn’t sure how it began in the first place.

Last year at the G1 Supercard event held at Madison Square Garden, Enzo Amore and Big Cass jumped the guardrail after a tag team match between Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling talents. Enzo was taken out by Bully Ray and then both were pinned down soon. It seemed all too real and fans wondered if it was a work or if Enzo really tried to invade the event.

Tonga was asked about this in an interview with Wrestling Inc and he said that he was as confused as everyone else was.

“I was just as confused as you. The only difference was that I showed just how confused I was backstage to everybody and my frustrations. But I think we’re good now and we’ve all smoothed it out. We’re in a better place now,” said Tonga.

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Tonga was not happy with ROH’s decision to bring in Enzo and Cass for the angle and chastised the company online. “I love the fact that Enzo and Cass came and jumped the losers of our match. @ringofhonor booking at its finest,” he wrote on Twitter.

Enzo then cut a scathing, profanity-filled promo on ROH and NJPW for not letting him in their locker room. Tonga replied to this and called Enzo “cancer”.

The two went back and forth like this on Twitter throughout the rest of the year.

Speaking on their feud, Tonga said that he had his fun with it but now it’s time to get serious and move on from it.

“It was fun, I’m not gonna lie. I love going on social media and having some fun with it,” admitted Tonga. “But now it’s that time that I’ve got to take myself serious and move on.”

Enzo Amore is one of the key figures in the story of Neville’s WWE departure and many believe that it was his feud with the Realest Guy In The Room that led to the former Cruiserweight Champion quitting the company.

However during his recent appearance on Talk Is Jericho, Amore talked about Neville’s departure from the promotion, He said that backstage, he was best friends with the former NXT Champion and indicated that their feud wasn’t the reason why he left.

Enzo explained that the star now known as Pac was burnt out and he didn’t want to be moved to the main roster. He then went on to claim that he actually talked to Neville, the day he walked out of the company:

“That day Neville didn’t show up to work, so he called me. When he wasn’t going to the main roster, he just didn’t show up to RAW. And I was the only one talking to him that day, so I knew he wasn’t there and I get the script handed to me. Enzo and Neville in the main event of Monday Night RAW. Neville’s not even there.”

Neville dropped the Cruiserweight title to Enzo Amore in September 2017 and he walked out of WWE before the October 9th episode of Raw a few days later. The company froze his contract afterward and he was finally released in August the next year.

It was said that the former Champion had been unhappy with his position in the promotion for some time. He walked out of Raw after learning that he was scheduled to lose to Enzo Amore once again in a singles match during the show.

Quotes via WrestlingInc

nZo (formerly known as Enzo Amore) was fired from WWE when he was accused of sexual assault back in January 2018. He was under investigation by the police and he hadn’t informed WWE of the matter, and thus was fired.

After getting fired from the company, Enzo made an unwelcome appearance over a year ago on Survivor Series 2018 where he attended the event and stood on his seat and caused a disruption. He was removed from the venue by security and Staples Center banned him from future events at the venue.

Amore talked about this matter while appearing on Talk Is Jericho and also revealed that he had actually been offered a return to the company. He denied the offer and said that he was in a different “headspace” at the time.

“So, they had called me a week before, bro … somebody called me from WWE, and it might have been Vince. It was the office’s number plus one. So that’s the first number outside the generic office’s number, I don’t know who it is. Maybe they’re calling me to tell me, ‘Hey, we’ve got some copyright issues’ or something. Or maybe they’re calling me to bring me back or something. But I had a few people in the office contact me about a month prior about coming back. Would I interested, or where my head [was] at. [I was] like, ‘Hell no, I’m in a different headspace, I’m not trying to come back.’ I had bought Survivor Series tickets, that second-row seat about a month and a half prior, so I knew I was doing it. So by the time they called me, it was, ‘Do I answer this call, or do I show up at their PPV?’ And I knew, like I said, I wanted to book myself back into pro wrestling, and I wanted to be the nWo. But how do you do that in 2019 and make it real, and make it interesting, and make the world buzz? Well, let’s throw a wig on. [laughs]”

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Enzo also added that the next day after the Survivor Series incident, WWE sent a company-wide memo to everybody in the office to tell them to not talk to him or do any business with him.

While Enzo initially alluded that he was done with wrestling altogether and started pursuing a career as a rapper with the stage name Real1, he has returned to independent wrestling and wrestled his first match since January 2018 on 16 August this year at Northeast Wrestling’s Prison Break event. He defeated Brian Pillman Jr. under the nZo ring name.

Thanks to 411Mania for the above quotes

Former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore has revealed the advice he would impart to young talent competing on the independent scene.

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Amore stressed that talent shouldn’t make assumptions. “[…] the number one thing that I have to say here is, if you’re a young pro wrestler that’s in this world, don’t assume that everybody knows you every time you walk into an arena.”

He continued, “Don’t assume you’re over. Don’t pretend that you’re over. Go out there like it’s the first time they’re ever gonna see you. And, you know, I did that the same way Paul Heyman did, introduce yourself.”

Cena Opportunity

Amore credited John Cena as being one of the first people to provide him with a real opportunity in WWE. He recalled how Cena was in attendance for an NXT show long before the black-and-gold brand was on USA Network. Cena was there to feature in a dark segment in an effort to get people to attend the event.

“The day I debuted, Dusty Rhodes gave me the microphone and put me out there, gave me my first opportunity. And then John Cena gave me my second opportunity that very night when in the dark segment, when the show was over, John Cena was meant to come out because we keep the crowd there. At that time, we couldn’t keep NXT fans in the house. We needed John Cena to be in the dark segment so that people would stick around for four hours of tape. Right. Well, John Cena came up to me and he said, ‘hey, listen, I’ve been here for four hours, at tapings, and you’re the only thing that has caught my attention today. Good job.’ And I walked away and I was like, what just happened? Wow.”

Turns out that this interaction would lead to Amore creating one of the popular catchphrases he had in WWE. He recalled sharing the ring with Cena and Damien Sandow during that dark segment. Amore would eventually turn to insulting Sandow, calling him “sawft,” much to the delight of Cena and the NXT crowd.

“John Cena and the crowd are like what the hell? So John Cena said out loud, what did you call him? And I went, ‘sawft.’ And then John Cena went, ‘sawft’, and the whole crowd goes, ‘sawft.'”

Amore would eventually leverage his skills on the mic into a successful run in NXT with his tag team partner, Big Cass. They made their main roster debut in April 2016 following WrestleMania 32 before both eventually leaving the company.

H/T to Fightful for the transcription.

It turns out that former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore appears to have genuine issues with New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Tama Tonga.

In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Amore opened up about his problems with Bullet Club’s “Bad Boy.” He stated how it all stems from Tonga figuratively taking food off his plate.

Tonga was one of the men involved during Amore and Big Cass’ run-in during the ROH/NJPW co-promoted G1 Supercard show back in April. Amore and Cass would jump the barrier following a tag team match involving The Guerrillas of Destiny. The teams were allegedly not aware that they would do this, causing confusion amongst wrestlers and fans worldwide.

“I’m Going To Walk Up To You And Put My Hands Up”

“There’s a guy, Tama Tonga, who took food off my plate, so if I ever saw him out in public, same thing with Joey [Janela],” Amore said, referring to his altercation with Janela at a blink-182 concert.

He continued, “I’m going to walk up to you and put my hands up. The difference is I don’t think Tama’s going to walk away and I don’t give a damn because if you book him on the same thing as me, you ain’t getting me because that’s his doing. If you’re going to blackball me, Tama Tonga, the ‘gatekeeper’ of New Japan [Pro-Wrestling], throw a hissy fit, got upset, he got worked just like everybody else did that day, that’s what we love about pro wrestling.”

“Now, if you’re not in on it and you get upset about it, and you have the nerve to throw shade at my name, who didn’t do anything to you, except take spotlight from you, alright, that’s all I did. If you have a problem with getting over, that ain’t my problem. That ain’t my problem.”

Amore confessed that, although he isn’t completely tuned into the pro wrestling business at the moment, he has watched a few AEW matches. He also made sure to watch Finn Balor vs Brock Lesnar. He noted that he still has a foot in the industry, teasing he could have something planned for the future.

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

nZo (formerly known as Enzo Amore) was interviewed by Chris Van Vliet recently and spoke about his appearance at Survivor Series last year, gave an update on Big Cass, and also had something to say to Joey Janela, Simon Gotch, and Tama Tonga.

“I spoke to him yesterday,” Enzo said of Big Cass. “He’s doing everything he possibly can to be the best version of himself. Will we ever see him in tights again? Honestly, I can’t tell you, I have no idea. I just know one thing, that the best friend that I had is not the same guy that’s been walking around the past couple of years.”

Enzo then continued to say he hopes Cass can inspire other people going through mental health issues once he’s in a good place.

“The things he’s been dealing with mentally, I can’t relate to,” Enzo continued. “Just because I can’t relate, I’ve had to learn that it doesn’t mean I can’t understand because it’s real. Mental health is real and I saw it first-hand, it’s real and this guy is going through something that I would consider a disease and other people are going through that. If he can come out of this thing and inspire people in ways that Tyson Fury has, that’s a new purpose for him.”

nZo Sends Message To His Haters

Also during the interview, nZo commented on some of his detractors including Simon Gotch, Joey Janela, and Tama Tonga.

“Simon Botch? Simon Botch who nearly killed me? Listen, here’s the way I feel about it. I have no breath in my lungs to say that name ever again. You get nothing from me, kid, you get nothing, learn how to work,” Enzo said. “Then, the other one, Joey (Janela), you’re never going to hear me say his name either and I have my reasons.”

He would continue to talk about Tama Tonga and the worked-invasion angle at the Madison Square Garden show this spring.

“If you’re going to blackball me Tama Tonga, the gatekeeper of New Japan, throw a hissy fit, got upset that he got worked just like everybody else did that day. That’s what we love about pro-wrestling. Now, if you’re not in on it and you get upset about it and you have the nerve to throw shade at my name who did nothing to you aside take spotlight from you, that’s all I did. If you have a problem with getting over, that ain’t my problem.”

The full interview can be viewed in the player below:

Former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore has addressed rumors that he may be returning to WWE. Speaking with Hannibal TV, Amore explained that the initial reports “definitely came from them [WWE].” He added that he didn’t start any rumors to generate interest in a return, even stating that he has proof that it all started because of someone within WWE.

“I do have confirmation that it was not obviously me, it was somebody in their organization. My phone has been ringing,” Amore said. “I’m not saying it’s WWE. I’m not saying it’s the other organizations. I’m just saying, I’m a free agent in the pro wrestling world.”

He continued, “You can have to understand the gratitude for the opportunity I was given. When you join the mob, you don’t talk about the mob. You continue to appreciate the time you had, but at the same time, move on. Know exactly what it is that you brought to the table, believe in yourself, stay confident, stay inspired, and take the opportunities they give you and create your own platform.”

“It’s Pro Wrestling. It’s A Work”

Amore expressed his gratitude at being able to meet with fans but stressed that he is ultimately his own brand. He claimed that his name, fanbase and social media following gives him the ability to book himself and get endorsement deals.

“You should treat yourself as a brand. I’m my own brand. If I show up to your pay-per-view and I trend number one in the world and all I had to do was pay $2,500 to buy a ticket and parlay that into an opportunity at Madison Square Garden, where I jump a guardrail and we trend again number one in the world, that’s just taking advantage of opportunity.”

He added, “At the same time, while being gracious, also saying ‘I’m not gonna be bullied.’ I’m not gonna stand here and let you throw dirt on my name or make it so you can’t type my name in on WWE Network and I don’t pop up anymore. I did nothing wrong. The world knows it. Police report says it. You fired me based on a tweet. Here’s me firing back. I’m not gonna sit down and be no bitch about my brand and what it is I bring to the table as a pro wrestler. At the same time, I’ll play the game. It’s pro wrestling. It’s a work.”

Amore has previously thanked his former employer for the support they and Diamond Dallas Page have bestowed on his tag team partner, Big Cass.

H/T to Fightful for the transcription.

Joey Janela recently recounted his experience with Big Cass during a WrestlePro event. He shared his story during an episode of Wrestlers On The Road Ordering Room Service. The end result of his altercation saw Cass removed from the event in an ambulance.

Now, Cass’ tag team partner, Enzo Amore, has addressed Janela’s side of the story. He also suggested that the AEW wrestler is using the incident for attention. Amore stated that Janela has zero class or credibility because of it. 

Taking to Twitter, Amore wrote:

“I addressed the drunk fantasy portrayal of an atercation already, no one laid a hand on anyone. We saw the tape, but when you speak about a man who’s currently in a rehab in an effort to gain more views, notoriety, & attention. You have 0 class or credibility. I’m disgusted.”

Janela explained how the whole exchange with Cass was like a “horror movie.” He added that he did not press charges as “He [Big Cass] 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.”

Amore recently thanked both WWE and Diamond Dallas Page for helping his friend during this difficult time. 

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 was recently involved in a backstage incident at a WrestlePro event and soon after the incident took place, he sent out a statement revealing that he was getting help.

During the latest episode of Busted Open Radio, Cass’ partner and best friend Enzo Amore talked about a number of things and he also revealed his thoughts on the matter.

The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion first said that he has got a friend for life in Big Cass. According to him, there is a bond when you have seen someone on their highest and lowest and getting him help is the priority:

“He [is seeking] help, and that to me is the number one thing that needs to happen. I know there was an incident that occurred most recently and it was because he didn’t reach out to somebody. Depression is a serious battle and people who are fighting it are just like me and you, and some are hiding it. “

Amore went on to say that Cass is a big tough guy but he is also vulnerable right now. He is sharing his story to let the world know that if he can struggle with it then it’s ok for you to do so too and the number one thing you can do is be there for each other.

For those who don’t know, Big Cass was threatening to beat up people backstage at the show and not behaving well. The whole incident ended with police being called and the former WWE Star being taken to hospital. You can check out a detailed report on the matter here.

All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) “Bad Boy” Joey Janela has revealed that he didn’t think his altercation with former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore would “blow up” the way it did.

Speaking with NJ.com, Janela opened up about the incident that took place at a blink-182 concert in New Jersey. 

“I didn’t think something like that would blow up the way it did,” Janela confessed. “But it was a little embarrassed coming out of it. But you live in you learn. I feel bad that I did it. The guy was trying to have a night out, enjoy himself, just like I was enjoying myself.”

AEW would try to capitalize on the confrontation, filming a brawl breaking out between Janela, Darby Allin, and Jimmy Havoc before revealing blink-182 were present. Mark Hoppus, bassist and one of the singers of the band, then quipped “Again, Janela…what the f***?”

Janela and Amore had previously traded insults prior to their confrontation at the concert. They continued their back and forth after news had broken that they had found themselves in a fight. Eventually, video evidence of the fight found its way online. 

Joey Janela competed this weekend at AEW’s All Out event. He took part in the Cracker Barrel Clash matchup facing off against Jimmy Havoc and Darby Allin. Jimmy Havoc would emerge victorious. 

WWE is reportedly interested in bringing Enzo and Cass back into the fold. According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE has been in contact with the pair about possibly returning to NXT.

“WWE has been in contact with Enzo and Cass about a surprise return to be top stars on the NXT brand,” wrote Dave Meltzer. He would continue to say it is not clear whether Enzo and Cass have accepted or not, however.

*Update* – In an update to this story, the Wrestling Observer posted the following yesterday evening:

“Those at WWE also say that they have no interest in Enzo & Cass coming in. The current issue talked of an idea to bring them in as a big surprise on NXT TV.”

Enzo recently returned to the ring for the first time in 572 days at a NEW Wrestling show in Poughkeepsie, New York. It was in the same building as his last WWE match on a 205 Live house show tour in early 2018.

• NEW Wrestling Prison Break Results Featuring Jon Moxley, Jerry Lawler & nZo

Enzo Amore On In-Ring Return

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

Leading up to his in-ring return, Enzo spoke to SI.com about what fans can expect from his match.

“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.”

Big Cass on What Vince McMahon Said To Him Before Being Released

• Big Cass Reveals What Vince McMahon Told Him Before His WWE Release

In an interview with Fox News, Cass had the following to say regarding a meeting he had with Vince McMahon before his release.

“We chatted for about an hour. It was a really good talk. And that was the end of my tenure with WWE, Before I left the room Vince looked me in the eye and he said, ‘You walk out of this building with your head held high. You did nothing wrong.’ 

So it’s exactly what I did. It was unfortunate but I was just not in a good place and I had changed as a human being.”

Enzo Amore, now known as nZo, will be returning to the ring on August 16th, 2019. He’ll face Brian Pillman Jr. on a stacked card for NEW Wrestling in Poughkeepsie, New York. Als appearing are Darby Allin, Dustin Rhodes, Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy, Jerry Lawler, David Arquette and Big Cass.

The show will be headlined by AEW stars Jon Moxley and Pentagon Jr., as Moxley returns to the United States after 5-weeks of competing in the G1 Climax 29.

Enzo sent out the following to his social media followers in regards to his in-ring return:

Enzo and Big Cass were involved in a segment with Jon Moxley at a previous NEW Show held earlier this summer as well.

• Jon Moxley Wrestles Big Cass w/Enzo At Independent Event (Video)

Enzo Hypes In-Ring Return

“August 16th, it’ll mark 572 days since the last time I stepped foot in a wrestling ring,” Enzo says in the video. “Coincidentally, it’ll be at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, the same location as my last wrestling match I had which was the main event marquee headline of the first and only ever 205 Live cruiserweight tour.”

Enzo Visits Boy Battling Brain Cancer

Enzo also visited John Hoague-Rivette, a young boy battling brain cancer, in hospital recently. His visit was help coordinated by the World of Hurt wrestling promotion.

“John has been looking forward to it all day, he had all of his Enzo merch lined out,” said Kelly Slingerland, co-owner of World of Hurt. “It means everything to me to make somebody happy and put a smile on somebody’s face.”

Jon Moxley is currently wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) in the G1 Climax 29 tournament, but his schedule is filled with bookings for other promotions.

It was recently announced he would be wrestling against Josh Barnett at GCW’s Bloodsport II show.

Now it’s been confirmed that Moxley will be facing former WWE Superstar Big Cass, now known as Caz XL.

Northeast Wrestling announced Moxley versus Caz XL will be the main event for their Wrestling Under The Stars show in August.

nZo (fka WWE’s Enzo Amore) will be in Caz XL’s corner.

This announcement actually sees the payoff for a feud established last month in NEW.

nZo and Caz XL issued an open challenge—one that Moxley answered.

The Norwich Wrestling Under The Stars event features a number of names including Dustin Rhodes, Rhyno, Teddy Long, and Jerry Lawler, as well as WWE Japanese announcers Funaki and Shun Yamaguchi. Renee Young, who is married to Jon Moxley, will also be in attendance for an autograph session.

NEW’s Wrestling Under The Stars takes place on August 17th from Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT.

It is part of a long weekend’s worth of NEW shows beginning on Friday 16th with their Prison Break event. Prison Break will see Jon Moxley face off against fellow AEW wrestler Pentagon Jr.