Big Cass reflects on the “horrible mistake” he made in WWE

W. Morrissey, previously generally known as Huge Cass in WWE, admits he was mistaken to go off-script throughout a SmackDown section in 2018.

On the Could 1, 2018 episode of SmackDown, Cass was solely speculated to hit an enormous boot on slightly individual dressed as Daniel Bryan. The followers in attendance didn’t react how the seven-footer had hoped, so he continued to assault the impersonator with a flurry of punches.

Talking on Renee Paquette’s The Sessions podcast, the previous WWE Celebrity acknowledged that he ought to have caught to the unique script:

“That was such a horrible mistake,” stated Morrissey. “Wanting again on it now with a sober thoughts, it’s like, ‘What have been you pondering in that second?’ What occurred was I used to be speculated to get mega warmth, enormous mega warmth, with this section… Once I first did what I did, I appeared within the crowd and other people have been simply laughing. I used to be like, ‘That’s undoubtedly not the response we have been in search of right here.’”

Huge Cass battled alcoholism and psychological well being points in direction of the top of his time in WWE. After three visits to rehab, he has been sober for greater than a yr and is at present considered one of IMPACT Wrestling’s high stars.

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WWE launched Cass on June 19, 2018, nearly seven weeks after the little individual section. His departure additionally got here simply two days after he misplaced in opposition to Daniel Bryan at Cash within the Financial institution 2018.

In hindsight, the 35-year-old understands why WWE’s higher-ups reacted badly when he returned backstage:

“I simply grew to become a really totally different individual,” Morrissey continued. “I undoubtedly was making an attempt to make a reputation for myself. That mistake alone was simply me pondering, ‘That is the precise factor to do for what we’re making an attempt to perform.’ Wanting again now, no… you receives a commission to do a f***ing job. You receives a commission some huge cash to do a job. Do what you’re instructed or at the least attempt to come to some kind of compromise.”

Transferring ahead, Morrissey appears set to make his AEW debut as W. Morrissey on the subsequent episode of Dynamite. MJF teased on this week’s episode that the IMPACT star will face Wardlow in a first-time-ever match subsequent week.