Former WWE employee says Baron Corbin was released for an unexpected reason (Exclusive)
Baron Corbin has gotten a lot of love from people across the wrestling world. This was following his shocking WWE release. A former WWE employee who is also a big fan of Corbin suggested that he was released for a rather surprising reason.
On the latest episode of Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Outlaws, host Dr. Chris Featherstone asked EC3 and ex-WWE writer Vince Russo about their opinions of former United States Champion Baron Corbin.
Vince Russo, who never met Baron Corbin in person, recalled their interaction several years ago when the former Money in the Bank winner was an up-and-comer seeking advice. Russo got the impression that Corbin was far more intelligent than people in WWE, which was why he thought The Lone Wolf was released.
"EC3 has [also] fallen into this trap. When you get to the WWE, if they know you are smarter than them, that's not good. That's going to work against you. Corbin always came across to me as a little older, a little smarter, a little more mature. I know he was in the NFL. He'd been around the block and in my discussions, he was a very intelligent guy. They [WWE] don't like that. Intelligent people will question and seek answers and they don't like that. I thought the guy going all the way back to the first time I saw him, he had money written all over him." (4:37 - 5:42)
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Baron Corbin should try a non-wrestling career post-WWE release, says Booker T
Fans are holding their breath to see what Corbin does next. As EC3 said on the same episode of The Wrestling Outlaws, it's unlikely that Corbin is hurting for money, which is why he can take his time to choose his future. Wrestling legend Booker T had an interesting idea for his future.
On the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T suggested that Corbin should get into acting and believes he has the chops to do well in the industry.
"It's an opportunity to move on and do something else because I think Baron Corbin can act," Booker said. "I think he can pick right up and keep this thing rolling because he was never a guy that was a problem [or] had a problem with the script, and going out to the ring and laying that script out in front of a live crowd. He's never had that problem, so acting, I think will be a whole lot easier for him, just because 'Cut! Redo it. Cut! Let's try that again.' That kind of stuff. So, I think he could work out in that world very easily." (H/T: WrestlingInc.)
Time will tell what the future holds for the former United States Champion. Many fans believe that he still has a lot to offer in the world of pro wrestling outside of WWE.
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