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Gabe Sapolsky On His Time in Wrestling, Says Triple H & WWE Saved EVOLVE in 2016
Gabe Sapolsky has been active on Twitter today following his WWE release and talked about his time in wrestling, how Triple H & WWE saved EVOLVE and more. As previously reported, Sapolsky revealed that he was one of those cut from WWE in the company’s NXT and Performance Center staff cuts. Sapolsky took to his social media account to talk about his time in wrestling and the support he and EVOLVE had from the fanbase, writing:
“I’ve said what I needed to say on here today. I want to make one thing clear. I always loved and appreciated everyone who supported us. When I did my lectures I always said you need to cherish the fact that people watching you wrestle or attending your show are giving you their leisure time and money. There are few things more valuable then leisure time and money. People work for these moments of enjoyment. The moment you stop cherishing that fact, you should quit. I’ve always cherished it from day one in ECW in 1993 to last Tuesday. I’ll stick around on this app today and might respond to some tweets. Then I need to focus on my future and it’s not going to come from anything on here. Thank you all. Love you.”
Sapolsky also refuted a comment that he “traded his company and respect of his peers for like 3.5 years of WWE employment,” arguing that Triple H and WWE saved EVOLVE in 2016 buy bringing it into the company and putting its events on the WWE Network. He wrote:
“Another narrative that is so wrong. HHH and WWE saved EVOLVE, put it on a bigger platform and hired about half the roster during a pandemic. EVOLVE would have died in 2016 otherwise.
This also doesn’t include all the people who were hired or given tryouts before the pandemic. I’m very proud of the connection we built from the indies to WWE. I understand why the diehard indie fans will think I’m a traitor for that, but I also know they won’t be there for their favorite indie talent when they are 40-50 years old and broken down. There is a time in a wrestler’s career to be artistic and free and then there is a time to make money and set up their family for generations.
This is coming from a guy who lived paycheck to paycheck in ROH, was fired close to 40 and was broke, had a mortgage and baby. This is why I fought for indie talent to get to WWE one day. I didn’t want to see it happen to anyone I liked and believed in.
And it took a pandemic to kill EVOLVE.”
You can see those responses and some more below:
I’ve said what I needed to say on here today. I want to make one thing clear. I always loved and appreciated everyone who supported us. When I did my lectures I always said you need to cherish the fact that people watching you wrestle or attending your show are….
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) January 7, 2022
….last Tuesday. I’ll stick around on this app today and might respond to some tweets. Then I need to focus on my future and it’s not going to come from anything on here. Thank you all. Love you.
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) January 7, 2022
Another narrative that is so wrong. HHH and WWE saved EVOLVE, put it on a bigger platform and hired about half the roster during a pandemic. EVOLVE would have died in 2016 otherwise. https://t.co/04GrhB27gc
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) January 7, 2022
This is coming from a guy who lived paycheck to paycheck in ROH, was fired close to 40 and was broke, had a mortgage and baby. This is why I fought for indie talent to get to WWE one day. I didn’t want to see it happen to anyone I liked and believed in.
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) January 7, 2022
And it took a pandemic to kill EVOLVE. https://t.co/YSsJzuqQVL
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) January 7, 2022
HHH asked everyone who I ever worked with that was in WWE if he should bring me into his inner circle and they all said yes. Maybe around 20 people. You should also see what my DMs, texts and messages looks like in the last 24 hours. That’s true respect from your peers. https://t.co/eee14jRjmT
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) January 7, 2022
The “groups” this is unpopular with are led by talents who have all been exposed by scumbags at some point or that begged me for bookings and were rejected. I fought with my heart & soul for everyone who earned my respect and admiration. You were one of them. https://t.co/yD53rXDFZp
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) January 7, 2022
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