Armando Estrada Recalls Stephanie McMahon Telling Him and Umaga They Were Being Split Apart

During a recent interview with Busted Open Radio, former WWE talent Armando Estrada spoke about his WWE career and being told by Stephanie McMahon that he and Umaga were being split apart. Below are some highlights Fightful):

Armando Estrada on Being Told He and Umaga Were Being Split Apart

“I don’t think that’s a surprise if I said I was disappointed (that Umaga and I were split up). I think that we were in a different time economically. Looking back now, I realize in 2007, 2008 — I remember Stephanie (McMahon) pulled me aside and told me that the company was gonna be moving me away from Umaga, and that I wouldn’t be on the road, and she started to explain the costs involved in bringing a non-wrestler, because that’s what I was at the time.”

On Disappearing After Getting Beaten Up by Bobby Lashley on WWE Raw

“I was a non-wrestler, and how many talents that they had to allocate for each live event. So when they broke us up, it was disappointing, and I think it was more disappointing that there was never any story. One day, Bobby Lashley beat me up on Raw, and then I was gone. I was off TV for three months until they brought me back…”