UPDATE x 2: Short Sleeve Sampson recently
commented on the reported backstage heat over a photo he took prior to the
Extreme Rules PPV. The photo showed John Cena meeting with the Wyatts prior to
the PPV. Here are highlights of the interview…
His favorite moment in WWE: “There are
definitely several different ones. The ones that stand out the most are the
parodies. I was mini-Kurt Angle and I worked with Angle and did some work with
John Cena as well. Both of them are very professional and fun to work
with.–Another one was my Undertaker parody and working with him and JBL. I
don’t know if getting chokeslammed by The Undertaker was the best thing in the
world, but hey, how many people can say they’ve been chokeslammed by The
Undertaker?”
His relationship with Vince McMahon: “It was a
huge honor to work for him. I have a lot of respect for Vince and what he’s
done, whether or not I agree with some of his decisions. He’s the head honcho
and to work for the number one company is a great experience.”
Backstage heat reports at Extreme Rules: “I had
been taking pictures throughout the day and after the weeLC match, I uploaded
some of those pictures to my Facebook and social media pages. I was getting a
lot of comments on the pictures and after an hour or so, someone commented on
that particular photo: “If I were WWE, I’d fire Short Sleeve Sampson right now.”
And I thought why would someone say that? So I looked at the picture and saw
that Cena and the Wyatts were in it and I was surprised. So I deleted the
picture. That was all done before their match took place that night. In that
hour, people probably saved the photo and uploaded it, because the next day I
saw that the photo went viral. WWE never contacted me about it. I actually
talked to them and everything’s been fine. There’s no heat. Had I known what was
in the background, I never would have uploaded the picture. And I put up an
apology for that online. I appreciate everything WWE has done for me and the
opportunities they’ve given me and I would not want to burn any bridges.”
UPDATE: Short Sleeve Sampson had some heat with
WWE after posting a photo prior to Extreme Rules revealing John Cena and The
Wyatts going over their PPV match. Sampson has issued the following apology…
“They say a picture is worth a thousand words but in my
case it has become the center of alot of controversy. I want to publicly
apologize to the WWE, the workers in this business who give their blood, sweat,
and tears, and to all the fans that continue to support it!
After my segment was over on Extreme Rules I did post a few
pictures on my facebook of my experience from working with WWE for that day. I
did not realize that in one of my posted pics I was “exposing the business”
until someone commented on it and I immediately took it down!
I love this business and I feel honored to be a part of it! I
would never intentionally try to do anything to compromise it or break
“Kayfabe”. I do want to thank all those responsible for keeping this story going
and for being the ones who are truly “exposing the business”.
Again, I am very sorry for this mistake on my part!
I want to thank my family, the promoters, workers, and fans who
have and continue to support me!
I am currently at the half way point of my “Midget Time Farewell
Tour” I wanted it to be memorable but I never imagined anything I would do would
become this talked about!”
ORIGINAL: Short Sleeve Sampson apparently
received massive heat from WWE for posting a photo on his official Facebook
account prior to last night’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view. The reason is because
the photo had John Cena with Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in the
background going over their match. They immediately told him to take the photo
down.
You can view the photo below:
