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He knew he wanted to leave the company in July 2018 when he was out with an injury
Refused to read a scripted promo because he believed it was idiotic/ridiculous whilst Vince believed it was great
Talks about the promos he read whilst feuding with Seth late last/early this year, and how they made no sense, tried to rewrite them and got frustrated when he couldn't
He talked about enjoying the Make-A-Wish stuff and how he became an adult in WWE
Says he thought him cutting the promo talking about Romans cancer was distasteful
Says he felt like walking out on the Raw where he got shots/vaccinated during a promo, and that was the day he 100% knew he was leaving and not coming back
Vince tried to talk him into saying another cancer remark about Roman, says it was so bad they could have lost sponsors, refused to say it (34 minutes into the podcast)
Says he was excited to return to wrestling when he was injured, but not excited to return to WWE
Says if there was no other promotion other than WWE, he still would have left
Vince "didn't know" he was unhappy, even with Jon/dean being open with his frustrations to Vince about scripts
Was happy to take bumps from Nia, but felt like it was them punishing him for leaving
They offered him a new contract, he didnt look at it
His goal in AEW is to be the best version of himself, looking forward to creative freedom
Says Tony Kahn is the exact opposite of Vince, likes him and the fact hes a huge wrestling fan
Talks about using social media now that hes out of WWE
He told Seth hes a wild animal thats been domesticated for too long when Seth was upset about him leaving (to clarify, he was referring to himself as the wild animal, not Seth) he explained it to Seth as it being the end of Harry and the Hendersons where Harry is set free
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