During his appearance on the latest episode of the The Ariel Helwani Show, former WWE talent Baron Corbin spoke about how he felt about being released by the company last November. He also said that he is scheduled to work a few shows with MLW.
He is now going by the in-ring name of Bishop Dyer.
On his release from WWE and how part of him in angry about it.
“Part of me is angry. If we’re being realistic, part of me is angry that I got let go because, again, I’ve always done everything that’s expected of me and done it well. And I was getting great reactions on the shows. I was getting fantastic reactions and doing great matches. I reinvented myself, and Hunter told me, ‘Great job reinventing yourself, you should really be proud.’ And I got let go. The first thought that comes to mind is, alright, well, I’m going to become bigger and better, and then when you call me to come back, I’m going to tell you to stick it. That’s kind of the motivation for me at the moment. And granted, six months from now, hopefully all that irritation and anger goes away, but I think that’s what set Cody off for success. Cody was like, alright, middle fingers, I’ll show you what I can do. And then he did it. His first match with AEW, he smashes Hunter’s chair, and then Hunter’s the guy that calls and wants to bring him back. Like, that’s the cool thing about the wrestling world.”
Even thought MLW has yet to officially announce Dyer for any upcoming shows, he says he is doing several shows with them and how excited he is about it. He also said that he would love to hold the MLW Championship.
“I want to continue to wrestle. Obviously, I love wrestling. I want to go to Japan and wrestle. I’m excited for other shows that I’m doing with new talent that I’ve never been around. MLW is going to be amazing. What they’re doing is amazing. I get to be a part of that. I’m going to do several shows with them...Oh, I’m so excited to be a part of MLW. They are doing some amazing things. They just want to grow and be a massive entity in this world. That’s the most exciting thing about wrestling right now, it’s so hot all over, at all levels. So when you’re getting MLW bringing in talent, they’ve got major stars. I’m going out there, and they are going to do some amazing things. Our venue that we were supposed to do next month, they already had to upgrade the honey because it sold out, so they’re moving to a bigger venue. So that speaks volumes on what they’re doing in terms of putting on a show and bringing stars in. For me, I’ve already committed to a few shows with them, so it’s not a one-stop shop. We’re going to do a few, and hopefully continue on. I mean, I would love to hold the MLW Championship.”
Dyer’s appearance begins at the 1 hour and 20 minute mark of the show. You can watch/listen to the entire show below:
Since his release from WWE last November, he has made appearances for Game Changer Wrestling and Scott D’Amore’s Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling.