I don't want to go back to WWE and burn out within four or five months, and having another run as TNA world champion would feel just as good.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When you lose your passion to be a WWE Superstar, there's no point in going back. It's a lot of work and sacrifice.
When you lose your passion to be a WWE Superstar, there's no point in going back.
You've got to stay in pretty good shape to be a pro wrestler, and all the TNA wrestlers get a bit nervous when I wrestle them because they're afraid I'll tire them out, but the Olympics is a whole different level.
I cannot look back and say I did everything I wanted to do in TNA.
My main reason for leaving WWE was to heal up my body - to give it a rest - and to spend time with my wife and my kids.
We may never be as big as WWE, but the cool thing about TNA is that we are the alternative. So people who get tired and bored with the WWE - I've been there, I understand - there's an alternative and something else to watch.
No, I don't want to go back and wrestle again... But some big bubble could break, and I might need money like everybody else.
Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.
That's one of the reasons why I left WWE: not to feel tied up or pressured into fulfilling a certain number of work dates throughout the week or month - because of my injuries.
I have never even considered a future outside the walls of the WWE. However, sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, and while it is the most difficult decision I have ever made, it is time for me to move on.
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