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Aleister Black Breaks His Silence Following WWE Release
On Wednesday, WWE made another round of cuts, releasing 6 wrestlers from the company, including Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Santana Garrett, Ruby Riott, Buddy Murphy, and Lana.
Aleister Black went live on Twitch, speaking on his WWE release, his relationship with Vince McMahon, and how thankful he was being in the company these last several years.
Black says WWE told him budget cuts were the reason for his release, and whether that really is the case, he had a great time with the Aleister Black character.
“I’m not sad. I’m not depressed. I’m sure there will be dark days and bad days. It’s all up and down. I got told it was budget cuts. Whether it is or not, it doesn’t matter. I had a great time and had a phenomenal four or five years. I’m really thankful WWE has done for me. I was given a platform, even in a limited amount, I was able to give you parts of my character.”
He revealed his relationship with Vince McMahon, which he believes was positive. He also praised Paul Heyman for fighting “tooth and nail” for him.
“I was excited about the Dark Father stuff. It was mostly created by myself. I wrote a lot of the content. Slowly but surely it would unfold into more understanding of what I was talking about. It wasn’t as cryptic as it was before, which was not my choice. Being on the main roster, in all my conversations with Vince, he was always positive. I had a good relationship with Vince. I always told him how I felt and he respected that about me. He praised me on my creativity and manners of respect while being honest about how they felt. You don’t need to know why things ended why they did, but Vince was always high on me. We just couldn’t nail down what Aleister was on the main roster compared to NXT. Where that problem lied, I don’t know. When I was under Heyman’s wing, he fought tooth and nail for me. When a decision is made, it’s made. Heyman and I tried our best. With the room promos, I didn’t have control over those and I tried my best,”
Black also spoke on what plans they had for him in the future, revealing he and Big E were going to finally begin their feud this Friday. Black attacked E during a recent episode of SmackDown.
He also mentioned plans to have a new entrance theme, which he believed was the best one he’s had in WWE.
Black thanked a number of WWE talent and management including Vince McMahon, Bruce Prichard, Bray Wyatt, Paul Heyman, Randy Orton, Erick Rowan, Brodie Lee, and Roman Reigns. He spoke very highly of Roman Reigns, stating he is “one of the best locker room leaders”
You can watch a clip from the Twitch stream below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vim1uhvMJLQ
Special thanks to Fightful for the transcription.