You have likely heard the rumblings by now, Neville is rumored to have asked for his release from WWE. This has been a big story in the wrestling world over the past week, with still no clear answer to the rumors.
Chris Jericho was recently a guest on SiriusXM Rush Channel 93’s: Busted Open where he spoke on the rumors about Neville potentially leaving WWE. Here is what Jericho said:
“It doesn’t surprise me because I think a guy like Neville, whenever I worked with him we had great matches. He reminds me a lot, actually, of working with Chris Benoit in that he’s very hard-hitting, he’s very solid, very graceful and not stiff in the least, just a really innovative, smart worker. I think he wasn’t really getting his shot in the WWE, and the cruiserweight thing is fine but let’s be honest, it is what it is. I think there’s a lot higher potential for a guy like Neville in the ring and also the character.”
Jericho referenced other wrestler’s that have chosen to make their names outside of WWE. He thinks that Neville would be a bigger star if he does end up leaving:
“If he left you know that he’s gonna be one of those guys like Cody Rhodes, guys like the Young Bucks and Will Ospreay and Marty Scurll that are making a choice not to be in WWE and proving that it’s not the be-all, end-all if you’re not there,. Look at Tommy (Dreamer) with House Of Hardcore, very successful outside of the reigns of the WWE. It’s a big step, it’s like walking off the side of a building and being told that there’s a net at the bottom, but you can’t see it. So you don’t know for sure if he’s making the right decision as of right now. But talent-wise, character-wise and intelligence-wise, he’s got all three of those things. So he’s not making this decision lightly, and I think wherever he ends up he’ll be probably a bigger star than he was before just by getting a bigger opportunity.”
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