The fun-loving No Way Jose would rather be hated.
No Way Jose is a former WWE star who came up with the No Way Jose gimmick in his time with NXT where he would be followed by a conga line, ready to party with the crowd. He was eventually called up to the main roster before being released in April of 2020. Following the release, Jose worked independent dates and even made appearances for IMPACT Wrestling. He sat down with Culture State podcast, where he was asked about continuing the ‘No Way Jose’ Character on the independent scene.
That’s all they want. I want to go and do the heel thing and I’m talking…if I work with a promotion more than once, I’m talking about the possibility of that. As I even told Vince McMahon, that’s where I feel more comfortable. You guys see the smile and me joking and all that stuff, and I look goofy, but when I have to be an A Hole….the energy of boos are so much more than the energy of a cheer and I feed off that. I don’t know if I want to piss people off because that’s how I grew up, bless my mom and dad. I’ve talked to different promotions, it’s a possibility, but right now all they want is the No Way thing until I establish something. That’s the thing that is established and it’s a fun character for children and families and stuff. If they want to bring that in and have me go out there and sweat on everybody as I’m doing this conga line. That’s what I do and have fun. When I continue and go back into it, I want to do a more serious take. That’s what I feel like I need to do, the next thing. The No Way thing, even I knew once they pitched the name, as soon as they did, ‘Oh, that has a shelf life, that’s going to pigeonhole me,’ and it has. I have to do something to sort of change it,
– No Way Jose via Culture State Podcast
Jose has been wrestling under the name Levy Valenz for Independent promotions but he was No Way during his stint with IMPACT Wrestling.
H/T Fightful
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