“Obviously, at the time, dealing with injuries, coming back, getting ready to get my rehabilitation going and all that stuff, we’re in a pandemic, all this other stuff, so I got it.
That’s really all there is to it when it comes to life in general.
Just some general thanks, and I’m sure we’ll talk down the road at some point, or something like that.
“I got a text back , like, ‘Hey, give me a minute.
JOE: “I didn’t.
“Which I know sounds kind of dismissive.
This was kind of the funny side effect, and I’m thankful for this, is that so many people reached out to me immediately.
“But at the same time, it’s hard for me to genuinely accept their grief because it’s like, well, maybe it’s not that bad of a deal.
“It’s a little a bit of a transition for me, too, into some of the other aspects of the business of WWE.
“It was a really great, cool opportunity that Hunter offered me, and you know, still a performer here within the bounds of WWE.
Whether it just be through me looking or just kinda, my network of contacts, and just people I know.
“I keep really abreast of things and, not only that, outside of the indie wrestling world in the combat sports world and a lot of the athletic world.
I think a guy like WALTER – hey, people have been asking for it.