Subhojeet Mukherjee on July 20, 2025
Eddy Thorpe has now claimed that Shawn Michaels dodged meeting him before he got a call for his WWE release.
While speaking to Wrasslerap, Eddy Thorpe revealed what WWE’s response was to him asking for his release. It all started when he had a breakdown one Thursday night. He was supposed to wrestle at a live show that Saturday, but he messaged Shawn Michaels to say he wasn’t going. He told Shawn he wasn’t in a good place and couldn’t talk yet, but that the conversation was important.
Shawn asked, “So you’re not going? Did you tell anyone else?” Eddy replied, “No, you’re the first person I told.” He asked if they could talk soon, even though he knew the next few days would be busy for WWE. In his mind, he was done; he didn’t want to be Eddy Thorpe anymore.
“I had that breakdown on Thursday night. I was supposed to wrestle at a live event on Saturday. I told Shawn, ‘Shawn, I’m reaching out to let you know that I’m not going to be at the live event tomorrow. I’m not in a good place to talk about this, but a talk is urgent, and I just can’t do it.’
He clarified with me, ‘Okay, so does this mean you’re not going? Have you told anyone?’ I told him, ‘No, you’re the first person I came to.’ He said, ‘Thanks.’ I asked him, ‘So can we talk?’ I knew from Friday through Tuesday they’re usually busy, and I know this isn’t good—I’m booked. But also, in my mind, I meant it. I broke down. I’m not going to be Eddy anymore.”
Not long after that, medical staff called Eddy Thorpe for a wellness check. Thorpe was surprised, but he understood since it was likely protocol because he said some serious things.
Thorpe told them he really needed to talk to Shawn Michaels, but he wanted to wait until he felt ready so he could explain things clearly. He didn’t want to blame anyone; he just wanted to express how he felt. It wasn’t just about wrestling; it was deeper than that.
On Friday, Eddy told Shawn Michaels again that he wasn’t going to show up. Michaels said it wasn’t the right time to talk and told him to take care of himself first. He said they could talk on Tuesday. Then, Eddy got another wellness check.
On Wednesday, just before going to the gym, he got another call from medical. The doctor asked how he was feeling. Eddy said he felt okay but would feel better after talking to Shawn.
“So I tell him that. He says okay. Medical calls me not long after. It’s a wellness check. Part of me was shocked, but surely it’s protocol—I said some key words that warranted checking in on. I told them, ‘I really need to talk to Shawn, and I wanted to make sure I had my shit together before I did it, because it was going to be me expressing this—not pointing fingers—just telling him what’s going on.’ Because I don’t think their intentions were bad. It was a complicated conversation. It was beyond pro wrestling.
Well, Friday, I tell him I’m not going to show. He says, ‘Not the place to do it. We can talk on Tuesday. Let you handle your s***, then deal with me.’ I get a wellness check from Doc.
Wednesday comes, and right before I head to the gym, I get another call from Medical. The doctor asks, ‘How are you feeling?’ I said, ‘Things are going great, man. I’ll feel better once I talk to Shawn.'”
An hour later, he got a text from Shawn Michaels asking, “Any update on how you’re feeling?” Eddy was upset that Shawn didn’t say something like, “Are you okay?” or “I hope you’re doing alright.”
Eddy told him again, “I’ll feel better after we talk.” But Shawn replied that they’d have to wait until Monday, because he was booked for a Battle Royal on Tuesday. That meant waiting five more days, and Eddy couldn’t handle that; he said he couldn’t live like that for another week. So he told Shawn Michaels he wanted to leave WWE. Shawn said okay and said he’d start the process and Eddy thanked him.
Later that Friday, Dakota Kai got a call about her release, and Eddy got his own call 30 minutes after. He said he wasn’t trying to leave Shawn Michaels hanging before the Orlando event. That event had 60 young wrestlers who needed reps, and he knew he wasn’t one of Shawn’s “guys” anymore. But part of him believed that Shawn Michaels wasn’t going to talk to him.
“I go to the gym. About an hour later, I get a text from Shawn: ‘Any update on how you’re feeling?’ Knowing Medical had told him they talked to me and what I said… he didn’t even say, ‘Hope you’re okay. Are you okay?’ None of that s***.
So Wednesday, he says, ‘Any update on how you’re feeling?’ And at this point, I’m frustrated. I told him, ‘I’ll feel better once we talk.’
He said, ‘It will have to wait till Monday as I have you in the Battle Royal on Tuesday. Will that work?’ That’s another five days. That’s like ten days. I can’t live like this another week. So I told him, ‘Shawn, I want to leave.’ He said, ‘Okay, I’ll get on that.’ I said, ‘Thanks.’
Friday sometime in the afternoon, Charlie gets a call. Thirty minutes later, I got my call. I’m not hanging him out for a live event in Orlando—sixty kids that have no reps and need reps, and I’m not one of your guys. But part of me also thinks that Shawn wasn’t going to talk about me.”
This comes after Eddy Thorpe also revealed why he asked for his WWE release in the first place, which came down to how stereotypical his character was and more things. Regardless, Thorpe has moved on from the situation and now we’ll have to see what’s next in store for him.
What do you think about Eddy Thorpe’s experience with WWE and his interactions with Shawn Michaels towards the end of his run? Sound off in the comments.
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July 20, 2025 4:59 pm
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