Mike Bennett takes the COVID-19 pandemic seriously. Not just as a responsible American trying to stop the spread of the disease but as the father of two children at home. Thankfully, since being released from the WWE, he’s returned to pro wrestling for Ring of Honor. The promotion has been lauded for their COVID-19 bubble and how they’ve had some of the fewest COVID-19 positive tests since the pandemic began.
While it wasn’t exactly the major factor in Bennett’s return to Ring of Honor following his WWE release, it’s certainly helped as he’s returned to the company. Bennett was a mainstay for the company for several years and really hit his stride with the company once he was paired in The Kingdom with his real life friend Matt Taven. Taven and Bennett’s reunion was one of the feel good moments in a down year for ROH and talking with Spencer Love, Bennett talked about how good it felt to be back in Ring of Honor and how it felt like coming home.
“You know, to me, it was always Ring of Honor. I’m glad you touched on it, because there have been other companies – like, I think AEW’s handled this pandemic wonderfully. They’ve done great things with it. They’ve taken care of their talents. They’ve tested people. I think we need to talk about – we’ve got to stop talking about the companies that did it bad. Let them do it bad. History will look back at them and go, ‘wow, you really screwed that up.’ Right now, let’s talk about the companies that are doing it well, and that’s these companies like AEW and Ring of Honor. But for me, coming back, it was always Ring of Honor. Me and Taven are best friends. In real life, in the ring, on TV. We talk all the time. We’ve been planning me coming back for the longest time. Any time I was unhappy at WWE, I would always talk to him and I’d be like, ‘how do we make this work? What do I got to do?’ Then, it finally happened where they released me and Taven was like, ‘alright, now we can do it. Let’s do it.’ To me, Ring of Honor’s always felt like my home. They were the first ones that gave me an opportunity when nobody knew who I was. I was there for five, almost six years before. It’s my family. Everyone there was at my wedding. It was like I left and I went for I thought what were greener pastures, and then it’s like when you leave home and then you’re like, ‘you know what, homes really not that bad at all. It’s great!”
Bennett has been talking like he’s had a whole new lease on life since his return to ROH. The chance to once again work with close friends like Taven and their rival Vincent in The Righteous has made Bennett look more invigorated than ever. Being able to stay healthy and safe for his family while he gets back to doing what he love has probably only helped Bennett even more maintain a positive outlook on things. You can watch the interview below.
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