1) Backstage Note On WWE Releasing Drake Wuertz (Part 2)
On Fightful Select (subscribe here), Sean Ross Sapp provided some additional details about WWE releasing Drake Wuertz. This included some backstage incidents with other talent.
Here is what Sapp wrote:
There were a couple of instances where we’re told that minorities within NXT took exception to the way things were worded by Wuertz. One situation we’ve heard of involved EJ Nduka (Ezra Judge) almost feeling the need to get physical with Drake. There were numerous times when talent, specifically people of color, went to NXT higher ups about situations like this.
Last year’s NXT In Your House gained Drake Wuertz significant heat after the show, as story of his behavior circulated. Triple H gave a speech in the middle of the Black Lives Matter movement, which saw him say (paraphrasing) that all people, races, genders, and religions were welcomed. We were told that when “religions” were mentioned, Wuertz’s attitude immediately changed, and he aggressively gathered his belongings and left.
My Take:
- I think if someone is making that many enemies backstage, they made the right call.
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