Brian Myers Says He Still Has a ‘Little Sore Spot’ About 2020 WWE Release

Brian Myers was among those released by WWE at the start of the COVID pandemic, and he admits that it’s something he’s still a touch sore about. Myers was one of the many people released from WWE on April 15th, 2020 as COVID lockdown began in earnest. The list included in-ring talent, producers, writers and more.

Myers ended up going to TNA after he became a free agent, and he spoke in a new interview with Chris Van Vliet on Insight about his release and more. He acknowledged that he thought it was a little strange that WWE was the only company that cut people at that time and recalled how Tommy Dreamer called him the week after he was let go. You can see highlights from Insight below:

On His WWE Release At the Start Of COVID:

“That one, I still have a little sore spot, because no wrestling company fired anyone at that time, but WWE, the most powerful, richest one. I thought that was a little strange, and I just signed this contract, so I was very blindsided by it, but like most things, it was just the blessing in disguise. Who would have known? I mean, looking back on that last year, it was not so hot. We won the tag titles, and then once we lost them, it was like we weren’t doing anything of significance.”

On His & Cardona’s Schedule During Their WWE Run:

“The cool cheat code we had would be Matt, and I would show up, do what we’re told the best of our ability, and then we’d go record the podcast and have fun and kind of forget about it and talk about toys.”

On Tommy Dreamer Reaching Out To Him After His Release:

“That first week in that firing, Tommy Dreamer, my wrestling dad, called me and said, what do you think about Impact? I hadn’t really. I was so blindsided; I hadn’t thought about anything. Like, what is Brian Myers now in wrestling? I had no idea. It was just one of those things that all worked out.”

On Being a TNA Fan Growing Up:

“Oh yeah, huge. I’m still, I mean, that’s one of the things. I first meet Abyss, I’m like, yes. My dad eventually got us the hot box because he got sick of paying for pay-per-views, so I really consumed everything, and I saw all those early asylum stuff. Everything I saw.”