'The allegations with Vince and Johnny...' - Curtis Axel opens up on his WWE exit

Curtis Axel recently opened up on his abrupt exit from WWE. The star wrestler claimed that he did not want to part from the Stamford-based company. The former NXT star said he was only a part-timer and was asked to stay at home. Curtis revealed he never got a call back from WWE leading to his eventual release from the company.

Curtis confirmed that he was recalled to the company in 2022 by Jason Jordan who was the Head producer back then. "Several people, maybe a couple, but yeah, when I did that, it was interesting. I think I got brought in by Jason Jordan—the head producer," claimed Curtis in the interview.

When asked his reason behind parting ways with WWE, Axel confirmed that he never wished to part with the company. The star wrestler revealed that the allegations against Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis led to him being left out of the creative story. Curtis claimed to be a part-timer back then.

'It just never got brought back up' - Curtis Axel

The former Paul Heyman guy claimed that the creative team did not have any plans for him. "I didn’t part. The allegations with Vince and Johnny happened, so I was only part-time at the time," added Axel. Curtis said he was asked to stay at home and was never recalled after that.

"They said to me, ‘Hey, we can’t afford, just chill back home,’ and it just never got brought back up," Axel claimed. In NXT, Curtis was one of the top talents along with Seth Rollins during its early days. He and Seth were called onto the main roster. While Axel was managed by the Wiseman, Seth chose to lead The Shield.

For a few years, he got a good push in the main roster before he was overlooked. Many stopped caring about Axel. However, he was expected to get a similar push in 2022. Unfortunately, it could not become a reality. Fans felt Axel and he was one of the talents who was not used well by WWE.