HURRICANE HELMS TALKS ABOUT HIS WWE CAREER, HIS NECK INJURY AND MORE
By Main Event Radio on 2010-09-26 11:21:18
Ryan Rider recently caught up with Shane “The
Hurricane†Helms to talk about his WWE departure. Here are the highlights
from the interview from Main Event Radio (http://www.maineventradio.com,
CJLO 1690AM):
Thoughts on his WWE departure: “I would say that my career was 95%
positive. I had some of the best times of my life. I wasn’t really too
thrilled with my last run. In WWE/ECW, I wasn’t too happy with that show; I
wasn’t a fan of that show. I’m the type of person where I have pride in
what I do and I want to feel like I’m a part of their varsity team. I
enjoyed my storyline with Paul Burchill, I felt that he was very underrated
and underutilized and had a lot more talent than he was allowed to show. On
more than one occasion we stole that TV show together. Just at that point in
my career I was thinking why do I have to keep proving stuff that I’ve
already done?“
“I was there 10 years, that’s pretty much the main factor. Most guys
don’t even last half that long. I think the average career there is about
2-3 years. Some guys last way longer of course and some guys last one show and
they’re out. I was pretty vocal with how unhappy I was there with Talent
Relations toward the end and then me and Jericho had our little incident. I
was ready to go, and they knew I was ready to go, and when that happened
[Jericho incident], it’s like okay let’s just take a break. The door’s
open. I’ve called WWE out on some things but not as a company as a whole. I
had a great time there. There were some times where they used me well and did
a lot of good things. Towards the end I just wasn’t happy though.â€
On being injured: “That neck injury was pretty drastic. It was way
worse than what was reported. I’m still rehabbing it. It’s just not
something that’s ever going to be fully repaired. I still have side effects
that I have to deal with but there’s a good chance I would have to deal with
them whether I wrestle or not. I’m going to keep wrestling. It’s what I
do, it’s what I dedicated my life to. Modesty aside, I think I’m pretty
good at what I do. I’m having a lot of fun working the indies.â€
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