James Ellsworth was recently a guest on Talk Is Jericho. Ellsworth spoke on a wide variety of topics about his recent run with WWE during the podcast. Here are some of the highlights (h/t to Wrestling INC):
On how he feels about his run with WWE:
“I’m appreciative of all the opportunities I got. I had a blast. I loved it. I loved every moment of it. The glass is kind of half full because I’m not content. It was great. I got to do a lot of cool stuff while I was there, but am I content with the run? No. I would have liked to have done more. I still would like to do more, but I had fun.”
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On Bray Wyatt inviting him to dress in the WWE locker room instead of with the extras:
“Bray Wyatt’s like, ‘yeah, Ellsworth, stop dressing in that extra talent dressing room. I was wrestling AJ [Styles] for the world title and I was still dressing in the extra talent dressing room! I didn’t want to make anyone mad about walking into the WWE locker room. So Bray Wyatt was the one to say, ‘no, you’re with us now.’ He was the one. And I think when I got released, I texted him, ‘hey man, you’re the one who did this for me and I won’t forget that.'”
On Mark Carrano giving him the news that he was released by WWE:
“He’s like, ‘hey, I’ve got some news for you’ and as soon as he said that, my heart dropped and I’m like, ‘is it what I think it is?’ When he says that… And I like Mark. He was great to me while I was there and that [has] got to be a hard job. And it’s just like, ‘they’ve decided to let you go for now.’ And I’m like, ‘huh? Well, why?’ And he’s just like, ‘I think they felt like it ran its course.’ And to me, I’m like, ‘well..’ and I start spitting out ideas. I’m like, ‘well, can’t I go to 205 Live? And like, [Carmella] still has the [Money In The Bank] briefcase!’ Well, that’s my first, initial reaction, like, ‘no, there’s so much more left I can do’ and I still feel that way.”
Discussion: What do you think of Ellsworth’s run in WWE?