WWE: Toni Storm on Main Roster Run Issues, B-Fab on WWE Contracts Issues, Drew McIntyre on Career Future

WWE

Jan 1, 2022

Toni Storm Comments on Her WWE Main Roster Run Issues

A recent episode of the Out of Character with Ryan Satin podcast had Toni Storm as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Storm’s thoughts about her her main roster run in WWE and her issues with the start and stop push on the main roster. This interview was held shortly before Storm’s release from the company this past Wednesday.

On the topic of her call-up to WWE’s main roster, Storm stated:

“I was cruising along in NXT, minding my own business, I got called for a few dark matches and I didn’t think too much of it or get too excited. I just went along with it. Did a few dark matches, did my best, and next thing I know, I’m on SmackDown. It’s been a crazy ride ever since. I’m a different person, a different being, a whole different thing.
The entirety. It’s a whole new set of changes and a whole new learning curve. I have a newfound appreciation…obviously, I have an undying respect for this industry, it’s what I’ve been doing my whole life, but now I have so much respect for what people do up here. It really is top-notch quality. I’m putting everything into bettering myself and showing I can hang here. Mentally, I’m in a whole different ballgame. I have to get my A-Game, not that I haven’t been on my A-Game, but it’s new, fresh, exciting.”

On the topic of her issues with her main roster run, Storm stated:

“It’s the worst because you don’t know. Obviously, wrestling is so unpredictable. Next week, you could be main eventing and winning a title and everything could be happening…or, nothing. You don’t know. It’s show business. When you’re stuck in catering, it’s not a good feeling, sitting there and waiting for your shot or your big break. ‘When am I next? What’s happening’ then when stuff starts happening, I’m still like [deep breath].”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

B-Fab Comments on Her Issues with WWE Contracts

A recent K & S WrestleFest virtual signing event had former WWE talent B-Fab as the guest. One of the topics discussed included B-Fab’s thoughts about her issues with how WWE contracts are currently structured.

“It’s a sad situation because I don’t even know if you can even call it a contract [WWE deals] because most contracts have to be like, worked through to the entire — ‘till they are finished, you know? So with them being able to terminate whenever, it’s kind of more so along the lines of an agreement more than a contract these days and if you wanna live your life, you can’t put your [life on hold] to this agreement because they can change it whenever they want so it’s kind of hard to make decisions for your life and plan for you when you don’t really know what’s gonna happen day-to-day so, I just feel like it’s not as secure. It’s a very scary situation to put yourself in if, you know, you’re putting your all into that and you really want that just like all of us, me included. It’s very difficult to say if it’s even worth it, you know?
Yeah, you have to take a chance, but it’s definitely a scary situation. I mean because now, a lot of people are moving, you know, from across the country, from different countries to do this job and I mean you can get cut in six months and you’ve moved your entire life and family included all the way over here so it’s a very weird situation honestly. It’s very weird.”

B-Fab also gave her thoughts on why WWE decided to split her from Hit Row and release her from the company.

“I have no clue at all [why WWE released me solo]. They released me along with 18 other people too so, I mean the thing that they said was budget cuts. I mean that’s the most detail that I even know or wanna go into with that but, yeah, it was just budget cuts. There was really no reason. They were saying that, you know, it was the boys [AJ Francis, Isaiah ‘Swerve’ Scott & Tehuti Miles] were deemed to be okay without me because they could all talk and normally whenever people have managers and I really wasn’t a manager because I was going to be wrestling. You know, so just hadn’t been doing it yet but, yeah. They all could talk so I guess they felt like, okay, why do they need me? Because they can talk. So — and you know they’ve had The Shield, they’ve had New Day. Most, you know — most guys groups do really well with them so they probably felt like, ‘Okay, well maybe the guys will be fine without her too because other guys groups have survived’ but, I don’t know.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

Drew McIntyre Comments on Future of His Wrestling Career

FanSided.com held a recent interview with Drew McIntyre. One of the topics discussed included McIntyre’s thoughts about the future of his wrestling career and potential retirement plans.

“I ain’t going anywhere. I’ll be here as long as I possibly can. I’m 36 years old, everybody thinks I am in my mid-40’s because I debuted when I was so young. I still have at least 10 years in me. Don’t count me out yet.”