The past few weeks have been a crazy time for the WWE roster. Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns were pulled from upcoming events due to health reasons, Kurt Angle returned to the ring, Nia Jax took some time off, and Neville reportedly walked out of Raw a few weeks ago.
Steve Austin is a man who knows a thing or two about being unhappy while working for WWE, as he notoriously walked out on the company in 2002. At the time Steve Austin had problems with the creative direction that WWE wanted to take his character, so he decided to go home.
Austin has since said that he regrets the way he handled the situation, but regardless he’s put it behind him.
The WWE Hall of Famer recently spoke with Ring Rust Radio about Neville’s status, and he said that he wishes the former Cruiserweight Champion all the best.
“Well, my situation when I walked out, I wasn’t on board with the direction creative wanted to go. I was working my ass off and I just was not happy with that decision. So, I could have made a better decision with how I handled it. Just walking away like I did was a bad idea. I don’t know specifically what Neville’s business deal is or what his contract is or the circumstances under which he left. I know that any time you walk away from something and you don’t have that meeting or that one-on-one time with Vince or Paul or whoever it may be, but that’s the most prudent decision to make. By the same token, I can respect the guy that has enough balls to walk away just because he had a gut feeling like I did. I just wish him all the best in the world. In my opinion, he is an outstanding talent, he was really coming around with his gimmick and character, and he was a guy that I really liked watching. I’m sure a lot of people in the WWE Universe feel the same way. Hopefully he gets past this and whether he goes back to WWE or goes somewhere else, I hope he continues to have a successful career and have fun. At the end of the day, pro-wrestling, to be able to get paid to do that, it’s a fun job but it is a business and you need to get paid accordingly. I want the kid to have a great career, make his money and go on to the next phase of his life when it’s time to do that.”
WWE announced on Sunday that Emma, Summer Rae and Darren Young have all been released from their contracts. As of this writing WWE has yet to make an announcement regarding Neville’s status, but the belief is that he’s one hundred percent gone from the company.
