JBL Reflects On The New Day’s WWE Release, Says They’ll Be Fine

On the latest episode of Something To Wrestle With, JBL talked about The New Day’s choosing to exit WWE after being asked to take pay cuts and more.  You can check out some highlights below:

On Thinking The New Day Would Retire In WWE:

“Yes, 100% yeah. I figured they’d just be lifers there. I really thought that. I don’t know what happened with the contract from the other side. Have no idea. But if these guys are betting on themselves, good for them.”

On The New Day’s Reach:

“I was down in Malawi and I was working with Bhubesi Pride… I’m working with a bunch of kids out there one day and they spoke Chewa. I didn’t speak very much Chewa, they didn’t speak much English. I’m trying to communicate with them and never did — I want to help them. We’re there to help them get job skills and get educated, hopefully get out of some of the deep poverty that they are in. It’s one of the poorest areas in the world, and I can’t communicate with them. Finally, one of the kids go, ‘You know Kofi?’ And I mean, I’m in a place — I am probably 10 miles from a road, 10 miles from electricity lines, 10 miles from running water. There’s nothing where I am. It’s one of the poorest areas of the world. And I looked at this kid and I said, ‘Kofi Kingston?’ It shocked me. I’ve told Kofi this story.

“And one of the kids goes, ‘New Day?’ And, you got to be kidding me. And because of that, I connected with them… But it was unbelievable to be in an area like that, and Kofi Kingston was the one person that all these kids wanted to talk about. That KofiMania was legit. I mean, he is a freaking global superstar. So is Xavier Woods. Those guys are incredibly talented. I’ve worked with them a ton of times. I love working with them. They’re very smart. You don’t have to worry about anything with the script or throwing them off or anything. You can’t throw them off, not smart guys like that. And so, if they’re betting on themselves, that’s what it is. Good for them. They are going to be absolutely fine because those are incredibly talented people.”

On the Business Side:

“It’s a corporation mindset, and they’re making a ton of money. I mean they’re doing something right. And look, they don’t adopt you. That’s the mistake that people think that they make. Okay, because you work there, because you’ve been very successful, you’ve been paid for that. Does that mean they have to keep you for life? No, absolutely not it doesn’t. You’re not adopted, you’re hired. And that always comes to an end. There are guys who stay around and will be around forever, but for the most part, guys come and go, and that’s just part of life.”

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