1) Backstage News On Lars Sullivan’s WWE Release
On Fightful Select (subscribe here), Sean Ross Sapp spoke with Lars Sullivan. This comes after the news that Lars was quietly released by WWE this week.
Lars praised WWE for how they handled his departure from the company. He also spoke about the issues that he faced while working for WWE:
Sullivan informed us that he told WWE he was done with wrestling after battling crippling anxiety issues to the point of struggling to eat during days of TV filming, and was having trouble sleeping. He also lost his father last year, which compounded a rollercoaster year for him. Sullivan called himself his own worst enemy, and owned up to multiple issues that prevented him from gaining traction in what he called his dream job.
Sullivan told us that he’s likely done with wrestling, and again took responsibility for the issues that led to that, calling some actions “idiocy” and “his own selfish behavior.”
It was also made clear that Sullivan was treated well by WWE management and by those in the WWE locker room:
A point that was hammered home was that he was treated well by both the WWE office and a locker room, and it wasn’t a case of bullying.
My Take:
- Nice to see Lars owning up to some of his mistakes. I wish him the best of luck and it will be interesting to see if he comes back to wrestling in the future.
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