The former WWE Divas Champion Paige had been dealing with neck issues over the past few years that had put a halt on her in-ring career. She was under a contract with WWE but she recently announced that she’d soon be ending her long run with WWE.
Dutch Mantell opens up on Paige’s announcement
On this week’s Smack Talk, the former WWE manager Dutch Mantell said that while WWE could’ve pushed Paige into another non-wrestling role, he felt that the officials might’ve been “afraid” about her sustaining another injury.
The former Absolution member had been hurting her neck, and Mantell briefly spoke about WWE’s cautious approach:
“Well, they could probably find something for her to do, but I think they were afraid she would get hurt again; that may be on the line for millions.”
Mantell also relished a successful stint on WWE TV as a manager several years ago. The former Zeb Colter was on WWE’s “no-contact” list but recalled that he still found himself in tricky situations with other talents. Mantell even said that he hated getting “slogged” a handful of times on WWE programming.
Here’s what the former WWE manager stated during the show:
“Hell, I was on a no-contact list; they beat the sh** out of me!’ I told them, one day, I said, ‘Guys, aren’t I on the no-contact list?’ They said, ‘Are you?’ I said, ‘Well, yeah, that’s what you told me.’ Well, let Big Show punch me, and somebody else do something but damn. I should’ve just went down and stayed down. I hate to be on the no-contact list and people just slogging the crap out of you. It’s not fun, really.”
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