Scotty 2 Hotty: WWE Kept NXT Coaches In The Dark About Releases
Scotty and other Performance Center coaches didn't learn of the "budget cuts" until afterwards...
Former NXT/Performance Center coach Scotty 2 Hotty has claimed that WWE kept him and his colleagues in the dark about talent releases during his time with the company.
Speaking with Fightful, Scotty gave the example of not learning of Adam Cole's WWE departure until the former NXT Champion had left the company. It is his belief that he and his fellow coaches should have been informed of certain changes before they happened, not after, particularly as many decisions involved talent they were working with directly.
Going into greater detail on why he asked for his WWE in November 2021, Scotty said that the company's mass firings contributed to him losing his love for the job. He had been considering leaving the promotion for around six months before asking to be let go, with WWE's mass developmental changes another contributing factor.
In addition, the 48-year-old told Fightful that he didn't think Vince McMahon remembered him from his wrestling days, adding that the WWE Chairman and CEO had shot down his idea of recruiting theatre actors, saying "we are not actors, we react."
Scotty had been a WWE coach since September 2016 at the time of his release. He returned to the ring for the first time in five years this past January, working Joey Janela for Game Changer Wrestling.