Colby Corino was believed to be signed to WWE, as first reported by Bodyslam.net.
We provided an update earlier this week about Colby Corino’s status with WWE and where he stands with the promotion. You can find that article here.
Corino discussed the issue in a recent interview with Matt Koon, revealing that he doesn’t have all the information regarding his deal being pulled.
“I got the offer from WWE. Everything was agreed to, verbally. They said, ‘before we send you this contract, we have to do this background check.’ All good, I’ve already been background checked by them before when I did my first tryout a few years ago, nothing new should be of surprise. I didn’t do anything wrong the past couple of years. I have nothing to hide. Everything on there, they already know. After I get my offer, I’m ready to move my family down to Florida, sign a lease at my dad’s apartment complex. My wife was so excited. We were so excited because it felt like the dream come true. It felt like everything was finally paying off. All these times that we drove 12 hours one way, did a three hour show, turned around, went to the next town, did another show 12 hours later, then finally came home and made all those weekends, it felt worth it.”
After we do all that and get the offer, a few weeks ago, after I get the paperwork for the background check, starting to get a little anxious because it’s been three or four weeks and no word. Starting to come up on the date where I’m supposed to move to Florida. We were supposed to move on Sunday, and the Monday before, I get a call. I get told there was a problem with my background check and there was something from seven years ago and that I needed to handle that and after that, I’d be good. Now, I’m good to go, and it seems like that’s not the case anymore.”
“I don’t have all the information that I want about the situation, but I know that, for right now, it’s not a closed door, but it’s a ‘not right now’ thing.”
Colby Corino
Corino had his independent wrestling swan song on February 25, 2023 at Deadlock Pro’s ‘You Already Know’ event.
We will have to wait and see if Corino will make a return to the independent scene now that his WWE deal has come and gone.
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