When John Morrison parted ways with WWE in 2011 fans wondered if he could return to the company someday, and in 2019 it was confirmed that he would be returning to WWE. During his run with the company Morrison introduced a drip stick gimmick which apparently could have been integrated into his entrance.
During a recent interview with NBC Sports Boston, John Morrison opened up about plans for the drip stick gimmick while explaining why it didn’t become a bigger part of his act in WWE.
“First of all, I wrote, ‘I’m gonna moisten someone up with my drip stick,’ you know, in a promo as it’s kind of a joke,” Morrison said. “So Vince reads that and goes like, ‘Drip stick? We’re gonna make a fortune on these drip sticks.’ He loves it. I wanted to have my entrance and then stand in the turnbuckle and everyone shoot me with the drip sticks. It was going in that direction until people realized the arena then would be soaking wet and the water would be everywhere. And then [Vince] decided we can’t sell drip sticks. It was so close, but I think that would have put it over the top.”
Throughout much of his run following his return in 2019 Morrison worked with The Miz, and it seemed that they were going to feud after Miz turned on Morrison, but their feud was cut short as Miz had to take time off for Dancing with the Stars. John Morrison was then released from WWE in November of 2021.
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