Former WWE star Hornswoggle was shocked by his WWE release when it happened. At the time he had no idea what to do next. In a tough situation like that, it was a fellow former WWE star in Brian Myers who helped him get back on his feet.
Swoggle recently appeared on Road Dogg’s Oh You Didn’t Know podcast. The former Raw General Manager discussed things such as getting hired by WWE without much wrestling experience and the memorable WeeLC match.
Talking about his release from the promotion in May 2016, the 37-year-old mentioned how he never thought about life after WWE. Like many other names released alongside him, Hornswoggle was also left shocked when it hit him:
“It never hit me. I was there for so long, I thought ‘Oh they can’t fire a midget.’ They did eventually. They fired [El] Torito and I the same day. It was a mass firing. It was that moment where it hit me. The day I got released it was like everything stopped.
It was just this weird moment where I remember sitting on my living room floor and like everything stopped, the whole world almost froze. I sat there and I go ‘Shit. What am I gonna do? I’ve never wrestled independently in all reality. I’ve been paid well, for 10 years of my life, two weeks under 10 years. What am I going to do? I have a child who is in elementary school. As a single dad, what am I going to do?'”
Brain Myers Took Care of Hornswoggle
It was a fellow WWE alumnus who helped Hornswoggle at this time. He recalled calling Brian Myers, better known as Curt Hawkins to WWE fans in a state of shock. Myers not only calmed him down but helped Swoggle take the first step to get back on his feet:
“I remember this first person I called, was Brian Myers, Curt Hawkins. I remember calling him and I go ‘What do I do?’ Because he was released at the time too. He goes, ‘Get up off the floor. Stop fucking crying and I’m calling you back. Give me a bit.’ I go. ‘Okay, great,’ He goes ‘See if those green pants still fit, you got to start working.’
I was expecting a call like, around suppertime with a date or two, he called me back 30 minutes later, with 16 dates. He goes, ‘I got you. Here’s the people. Here’s what you message. Do your thing.’ He goes ‘Let’s have fun. Now is the time to have fun.’
I think about that moment, at least once a week, where it’s like, he was in that world. He got released. And he did not have to look out for me, obviously he was my friend, but he didn’t have to do that. It was one of those like he just wanted me to be okay. It’s something I truly truly like, I’ll never be able to repay that in my life ever.”
Hornswoggle has made appearances for promotions such as Impact, ROH and even AEW since his release. He has also opened his own wrestling school in Wisconsin. You can check out his full interview below:
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