Mike Kanellis Reveals Why He Requested His WWE Release

It’s no big secret that there are several talents on the WWE roster who are looking to part ways with the company, and a few weeks ago Mike Kanellis took to social media to publicly request his release.

Mike signed a new deal with the company earlier this year, and WWE has yet to grant his release request.

The former WWE 24/7 Champion recently opened up about why he requested his release on The Smarks & Stripes podcast, and he said the request was personal.

“For me, it was all personal. It had nothing to do with the company. Since the minute I got to WWE, they’ve treated me great; they’ve treated my wife great; they’ve treated my daughter great. They’ve treated me great. When I came out and said that I had an addiction, there was no negativity from anybody – it was just constant support.”

“And so, for me personally having been almost two-and-a-half years sober, it got to the point where I started reflecting on my past and what I did and it became very hard for me to almost sit and reflect on the fact that I blew four years of my life doing drugs and now I felt like my mind is clear, my head is clear, and I just wanted to work. I just wanted to wrestle. I just want to work. Like, I feel like I could do and have my best matches right now and it’s extremely difficult when there [are] so many people on the roster and you just don’t get that opportunity.”

Mike went on to say that he’s not mad at WWE, and if he were to get a call saying the company wanted to put him back on TV, he would do it. He also noted that he understands why WWE won’t release him.

“As far as [WWE] not giving me my release, I think it’s like anywhere. The [New England] Patriots aren’t going to release someone they think the [New York] Jets are going to pick up. And I think we have to think of it like that. It’s not negative – that’s just how it works! It works in sports and it works in [pro] wrestling.”

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