{"id":134904,"date":"2020-12-16T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mike-bennett-talks-returning-to-ring-of-honor-after-wwe-heartbreak\/"},"modified":"2020-12-16T19:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T16:00:03","slug":"mike-bennett-talks-returning-to-ring-of-honor-after-wwe-heartbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mike-bennett-talks-returning-to-ring-of-honor-after-wwe-heartbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mike Bennett Talks Returning to Ring of Honor After WWE Heartbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mike Bennett Talks Returning to Ring of Honor After WWE Heartbreak<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

When Mike Bennett signed a WWE<\/a> contract along with his wife Maria Kanellis,\u00a0 it was a childhood dream realized. But joy quickly turned to disapp<\/a>ointment when the couple were not given the opportunities they sought. In April, they were among the talents released by the wrestling organization amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bennett, 35, who contemplated leaving the business, instead, in November, returned \u201chome\u201d to Ring of Honor, where he earlier had honed his skills and achieved success in the faction known as The Kingdom. There, he reunited with Matt Taven, best friend and former leader of the group, during a recent episode of ROH TV.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re younger, you’re always looking for greener pastures, brighter lights and bigger things to go do. Sometimes what is the best for you and where you really want to be is under your nose,\u201d Bennett tells TV Insider. \u201cEven though I\u2019ve been there before, I didn\u2019t accomplish what I wanted.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahead of ROH\u2019s Final Battle <\/i>pay-per-view event on December 18, Bennett reflects on an emotional few months.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"ROH<\/p>\n

RING OF HONOR<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Did other members of the locker room know about your return to Ring of Honor<\/a>?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think people knew going in that I was there. It felt like a family reunion we\u2019ve been waiting for a long time. We\u2019ve all been through craziness this last year. My last three years in professional wrestling haven\u2019t been the best of my career. I was happy to be back. I get goosebumps thinking about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/p>\n

Ring of Honor\/Mike Adams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Are you on a per-appearance deal or is this a full commitment?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s per appearance [while] everyone is trying to figure out what’s going on with the world. I\u2019m there. That\u2019s my home. I love it there. I love my family there. It will take a lot for me to leave again. I don\u2019t see that happening anytime soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How did it feel when you got the call about your WWE release?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

When I got fired, I contemplated if I wanted to keep wrestling. I don\u2019t know what the post-coronavirus pro wrestling world is going to look like. I have a 2-year-old and, when we got fired, my son was 2 months old. I\u2019m so thankful to have my wife to lean on. She’s my biggest supporter. We had constant talks after the kids went to bed and figured it out. You become parents, adults, and figure out life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Was there a particular moment that made you want to keep wrestling?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Getting that call from [National Wrestling Alliance champion] Nick Aldis to do the \u201cTen Pounds of Gold.\u201d The [match and build-up] was what brought my love for professional wrestling back. We filmed things on our own and did all these interviews and montages. We did it together. To have someone in such a jaded and negative industry reach out to you like that, it means a lot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where is Maria\u2019s head at when it comes to the business?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Maria is very much a methodical person. The minute we got released she was already thinking about what we\u2019re doing next. I was still registering the fact we got fired, and she was already planning the next six years of our lives. She’s back in school now getting her master\u2019s degree. That woman blows my mind. We\u2019ve talked about her coming back to wrestling. She still loves the industry. For Maria, it\u2019s one of those things where if she feels it\u2019s the right time, she still will come back on her terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Does the recent turn of events make you think everything happens for a reason?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

I truly believe that we have moments in our lives that seem like the end of the world. Then when you go back and look at them you say, \u201cThat was the best thing to ever happen to me.\u201d For me, I look back at the firing as the best thing to ever happen to me. It was the catalyst and the springboard into the next chapter of my life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ring<\/p>\n

Ring of Honor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How did it feel heading into your first ROH match in five years?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Like I\u2019m at peace and happy with my career. People ask me if I regret the past three years of my career and signing with WWE, and I tell them I don\u2019t. I grew. I got sober. I bought a house. We had two beautiful children. I did things in my life I never knew wrestling would bring to me. I don\u2019t regret it because I learned from it. Professionally, it sucked. But sometimes you have to put your career on the back burner in order to grow into the human you\u2019re meant to be. Ring of Honor always believed in me and gave me a shot when I was a nobody. Now it feels like I left home to go to college and come back a man.<\/span><\/p>\n

You have the <\/b>Final Battle <\/i><\/b>pay-per-view coming up. That’s one way to finish the year strong.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

My last pay-per-view in Ring of Honor was at <\/span>Final Battle<\/span><\/i>. To return to pay-per-view at the same event feels right. I\u2019m a blessed human and humbled by this, especially in these times when so many people are struggling and looking for a job. To be able to perform on a national level for a company I love with my friends, I\u2019m blessed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ring of Honor, Sundays, 10\/9c, Charge!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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