Kyle O’Reilly Reveals What WWE Told Him That Made Him Want To Leave The Company

Kyle O’Reilly was one of the top stars in NXT for years, but his contract with WWE expired in December. O’Reilly has since made his way to AEW, and he’s even reunited with his former Undisputed Era members Adam Cole and Bobby Fish in All Elite Wrestling.

The former NXT star recently talked about his WWE departure on The Sessions with Renee Paquette, and he admitted that he thought he had more time on his contract.

“When we were renegotiating, the powers that be were like ‘listen, this doesn’t typically happen. Usually we re-sign guys six months out.’ But talent relations at the time, I guess let things slip or weren’t into re-upping NXT guys contracts is the only explanation I can give. I really don’t know. But I thought I had at least six months to a year left. It was a real surprise to me knowing it was coming up in December, (but) a pleasant surprise, just with the landscape and everything.”

Kyle O’Reilly went on to note that he was told WWE doesn’t want pro wrestlers, and after he heard that his decision became easier in regards to his next move.

“‘We don’t want pro rasslers’ was something I heard. And it was like ‘alright but I am a pro wrestler. And I want to be a pro wrestler still. So I want to go where I can be a pro wrestler.’ And I know that the things are the same, sports entertainment, wrestling, it’s all the same. But I don’t know if everyone looks at it that way.”

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