WWE: Seth Rollins on Being “Very Uncomfortable” as Wrestler with WWE: Unreal Concept, Mick Foley on Some Fans Negative Reaction to His Anti-Trump Stance & Him Cutting Ties with WWE Over It, Matt Cardona on His WWE Return Process

Seth Rollins Comments on Being “Very Uncomfortable” as Wrestler with WWE: Unreal Concept

A recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast featured Seth Rollins as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Rollins’ thoughts about how he has a “very difficult relationship” as a wrestler with the concept of WWE’s WWE: Unreal docuseries on Netflix.

“I’m younger, I’m under 40 still. But I have kind of an old-school mentality. So for me to be pushed to the point of having to really break kayfabe, it hurts me a bit. So it was difficult. But I will say, look, there are some things that I want to protect because I do believe that the gray area in our business is what makes things special, that believability. The nice thing about the ‘Unreal’ show is that it airs after the fact, right? It’s not in real time like a live Monday where, you know, we’re not giving the secrets away as they’re happening. We’re kind of peeling back the curtain a little bit on the back end of it. So I feel a little bit better about that.

But, yeah, there are some things that I still want to keep private. And I made that very clear with the producers. I’m like, ‘Look, there’s going to be moments where I’m going to tell you to shut it down. And if you don’t respect that, then we’ll walk.’ And so they were very cool about that. I think what they got, again, I haven’t seen it. They haven’t shown me too much. i’ve only seen the previews. But it does seem like they did a really good job of covering that story and showing kind of all the things that go into our business that if you are a new fan or a new viewer tuning into Netflix, I think there’s a deeper respect that you’re going to get for our business and the performers and the effort and time and intelligence it takes to go through this process of trying to constantly tell stories.”

In a separate recent interview with ESPN New York, Rollins gave his thoughts about his involvement in the second season of the series and how he kept being asked to be part of the series.

“I’m super uncomfortable with it, to the point where I resisted and didn’t want anything to do with the first season. ‘Keep me out of it. Don’t put me in it.’ I didn’t want anything to do with the second season, but they asked and asked and asked. I said, ‘There are some things that I want to protect and that I will protect. If you cross those lines, we’re going to have a problem, but there are things I’m okay with sharing. If you want to talk about my family and my story, the real person behind Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, we can get into all of that stuff.’ It’s more because you don’t know who is mic’d all the time. Wrestlepalooza, we have this mixed tag team match, and there are cameras all over the place. There are some things I don’t want filmed or want you to see. I just raise an eyebrow at the crew and they know when to put it away, press the button, turn the microphone off, and have my moment.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com, Fightful.com

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Mick Foley Comments on Some Fans Negative Reaction to His Anti-Trump Stance & Him Cutting Ties with WWE Over It

As noted before, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley will not be renewing his Legends contract with WWE and has parted ways with the company over his issues with the company’s continued association with President Donald J. Trump. Foley had stated that his final straw was the tasteless comments made by Trump on social media following the murder of legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle and WWE being quiet over the matter.

Orlando Weekly held a recent interview with Foley. One of the topics discussed included Foley’s thoughts about the negative reaction he has received from some fans over his anti-Trump stance and him cutting ties with WWE over it.

“People know that I’m not on board with a lot of things the current administration is doing. I have fans who feel different, and still like and support me. And I have [fans] who dropped out of the fandom, which is obviously their right.”

Foley also gave his thoughts about how he does not talk about politics during his one-man stand up comedy shows and “40 Years of Foley” tour.

“People know I’m outspoken. But the closest I get to making a political statement in the show is saying that kindness is cool.”

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Matt Cardona Comments on His WWE Return Process

As noted before, this past Friday’s WWE SmackDown show in Buffalo, New York featured TNA and indies talent Matt Cardona making his official return to WWE.

A recent episode of the Major Wrestling Figure podcast featured co-host Cardona giving his thoughts about the process that led to his recent return to WWE.

“After SmackDown with LA Knight, that’s kind of when the ball got rolling where there were discussions and ‘we’ll be in touch.’ We were at WrestleCade, I had to do the match, and I left and I took a phone call. That’s when I got the call, ‘Hey, we’re interested, let’s start talking.’ It was stressful in a good way. Finally, signed Christmas week. Am I Zack? Am I Matt? I’m having both sets of gear made and designed. Even that day, going to SmackDown. It was in Buffalo, I flew into Rochester so no one would see me at the airport. I was hidden in a room all day.”

Cardona also gave his thoughts about his recent signing with WWE for his return to the company.

“When I signed my WWE contract, I signed it with my GCW title on my lap. If it wasn’t for GCW, I wouldn’t be the Indie God. If I wasn’t the Indie God, I wouldn’t be back in WWE. I firmly believe that. When I got fired, I looked at that picture of me and my dad at WrestleMania and when I got rehired, I was holding that GCW Title. I’m very sentimental about that.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com 1 & 2