Adam Rose came to the WWE main roster with a lot of potential and he was expected to make an impact. However, that did not end up happening and he ultimately parted ways with the company. He is now retired from professional wrestling.
He spoke to the Orlando Sentinel, where he went into detail regarding the end of his WWE career. He admitted to his own mistakes and that he was an idiot that self-sabotaged himself quite a lot. Here is what he said:
“I was an idiot at the end – a moron, a bumbling buffoon. I made mistake after mistake, a lot of them out of self-sabotage because I was so unhappy. I developed a drug addiction and just acted out in every way. The fact that WWE let me leave on what I consider good terms and helped me get clean is a miracle.”
“When they told me [I was going to the main roster], I was petrified. NXT saw Adam Rose at his best; they saw the character grow up, all the way back from when I was [former character] Leo Kruger. Everyone who goes to Full Sail knows how special it is there. For some of us, it’s the best place for us, because once the [WWE] machine eats you up and spits you out, you know it. Nothing prepares you for the day-to-day life on the road. But how many people get the opportunity to have that opportunity?”
It is unfortunate what ultimately became of him. He was one of the first wave of Superstars following a post-TakeOver NXT in order to see how they would be booked on the main roster.
