HoHo Lun Requested His Release for Personal Reasons (Updated)

As reported yesterday, WWE released HoHo Lun, who had been wrestling sporadically in NXT.

However, he apparently wasn’t fired by WWE. Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Lun requested his release in order to deal with an unknown “family situation.”

A WWE rep gave this statement to Pro Wrestling Sheet: “WWE has granted HoHo Lun’s request to be released for personal reasons.”

Update:

WWE.com posted an article about Lun leaving WWE. It stated that the reason he requested his release was to return home to Hong Kong to take care of his sick mother.

In an interview with WWE.com, Lun confirmed that he had been released, but by his own request. He asked for his release two weeks ago so that he could return home to look after his ailing mother.

“I went to Hong Kong for vacation about three weeks ago and that’s when I realized that my mother is sick,” he said. “That’s why I decided to tell Matt Bloom, the head coach of the PC, that I wanted to request my release.”

WWE granted his request, and Lun returned home to rejoin his family earlier this week. For Lun, a lifelong fan of sports-entertainment who founded a wrestling organization in Hong Kong before joining WWE, the decision was not easy. Making matters more difficult was the fact that WWE will make its debut in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 17 — an event that Lun hoped to be part of.

“One of my top goals was to perform in front of WWE Live fans in China,” he said. “It was a really tough decision because I wanted to perform in my home.”