Major Update On Ridge Holland's WWE Status
Last night's NXT saw Ridge Holland announce he's stepping away from the ring "indefinitely".
For those who may have missed last night's episode of NXT, this most recent outing for WWE's developmental brand saw Ridge Holland announce he'll be stepping away from in-ring competition "indefinitely".
In a follow-up to this, Holland's profile has been moved to the Alumni section of WWE.com's roster page, where he can be found sandwiched between Riddick Moss and Rip Fowler.
As Ridge stated in his announcement, he was doing this for the mental wellbeing of himself and his family, and he thanked NXT for giving him the opportunity to return to the brand following his Brawling Brutes run on SmackDown.
Ridge Holland dice que se retira. Tiene pinta de que es una historia. El problema es que el público no tiene gran interés. Ni en que siga ni en que se retire. Y para este tipo de cosas necesitas llegar a nivel sentimental. Si no, te quedas por el camino. pic.twitter.com/vnSNJecxbj— Alejandro Gómez (@SrAlexGomez) March 27, 2024
For those thinking Ridge Holland was calling time on his career, that's not the case.
As per Fightful Select, this is all merely part of a storyline for Ridge Holland rather than an actual retirement. Holland is said to have been "motivated" to do this story, with it part of the powerhouse's ongoing crisis of confidence after the real-life injury of Big E and the kayfabe injury of Ilja Dragunov - two injuries Ridge received plenty of fan backlash for.