Sean Waltman on Recent WWE Releases, Lio Rush Incident, Bryan Wrestling

Recent episode of the X-Pac 12360 podcast show with Sean Waltman as the host had Waltman discusses a variety of topics including WWE’s recent releases, the backlash from Lio Rush’s Twitter incident, and thought on Dniel Bryan wanting to resume an in-ring career.

On the topic of WWE’s recent batch of talent releases, Waltman stated he could understand why WWE released Summer Rae but felt Darren Young should have had at least one more chance. He also stated he was upset the most with Emma’s release since he was a fan of her work and someone he wanted to see succeed in the WWE.

“I understand a lot more with Summer Rae but I would have given an opportunity for Darren to come back and actually have some matches. I am going to go out on a limb and say he’s not gonna have a hard time getting work in the independent scene, if he chooses. And Emma, I’m bummed out by that , I was kinda rooting for her because there are a ton of girls that are more gifted athletically and what not, but she really goes out there and works her butt off. Here’s the thing, these things are bumps in the road or roadblocks we run into in life or in your career. They are most often timed opportunities in disguise and I believe Emma will do just fine, I believe Darren will be just as fine as well.”

On the topic of the backlash from Lio Rush’s tweet, Waltman felt the incident was something that got blown way out of proportion but was also disappointed at Lio for his poor choice of timing for the tweet.

“I did see the Lio Rush thing , it was a bummer … but it got blown way out of proportion… And I didn’t realize everyone had piled on him when I commented on it. I quoted his tweet, I just said ‘sad to see this from you,’ because I was one of the guys that put in a word for him. All this backlash should be the end of it, that should be the consequence and that’s it. ”

On the topic of Daniel Bryan wanting to resume an in-ring ring career, Waltman stated while he doesn’t want Bryan to suffer from any future health problems, he has no issue with Bryan wanting to wrestling again if it makes him happy. He just hopes Bryan is very mindful of the risks before he wrestles again in the near future.

“I just think that a person should do the things that make them happy. I’d hate to see somebody go and cause any more long-term damage health wise. But we have our journeys and he has to take his wherever he feels like taking it. It is more of a risk but here’s the thing, we’re all every single one of us, even the most healthy one of us are one bad bump away from being paralyzed for life, so there’s that way to look at it too. We can adjust and most of us do adjust our styles (In ring) over the years, as our bodies get more beat up. I would assume that Daniel (Bryan) would be mindful of these things before he steps in the ring.”