He left TNA because he didn’t have the passion to perform there anymore. A lot of very important people within the company had left, like Samoa Joe and A.J. Styles, and he could see the writing on the wall. He was still under contract at the time but he asked for his release, and they granted him that.
The day after he finished up with TNA he received a call from Matt Bloom. Bloom patched him through to Triple H and his heart immediately started racing. He notes that he’s watched and studied Triple H for years, so that was very cool for him. Triple H asked him what he wanted to do in NXT and offered him a coaching position, but Roode told him he had lots left in the tank and wanted an opportunity to wrestle. Triple H said he’d give him that.
He thinks that working as a singles wrestler is good for him right now, and although it seems like his momentum has dwindled he knows working for WWE is all about timing. He has done a lot of cool things since arriving in WWE, even main-eventing Money in the Bank just a couple of months ago, and he’s sure when the time is right he’ll get to do more.
Roode considers himself to be a career heel, and he admits that it has been challenging for him working as a babyface since moving up to the main roster. He notes that only one WWE Official saw him as a babyface and that was Vince McMahon, the only one that matters. Roode adds that while McMahon appears to be happy with his progression as a babyface, he thinks the money in his character is as a heel so he hopes we’ll see that soon.
That sums up this week’s episode of Chasing Glory. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
