In an interview with former WWE NXT superstar Dan Matha as part of his new The Drop podcast, former WWE NXT superstar Tino Sabbatelli, who along with Matha was part of recent WWE NXT releases as part of cutbacks related to COVID-19, opened up on his departure from the company.

“I know the news has broke on social media that WWE, NXT and Tino Sabbatelli have parted ways as of now, I haven’t really been on social media about it, I’m letting it all soak in. I had a long talk with Canyon Cemand and Matt Bloom about the situation, I don’t think they agreed with the situation or were happy with the situation, they know what I went through to come back, but Vince McMahon let go of 40 percent of employees and I got caught up in that 40 percent.

I know I’ve been out two years, but I believe that I can bring something special to this industry, so this is not going to be the end-all be all. I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity they gave me, but I’m far from being done, that’s the mindset I have. I’m not going to put all my effort into a craft and try to master it and get these skill sets and throw it to the wayside, it’s something I’m very determined, I understand this is situational, but I don’t think you let a guy like Tino go, in a character presence.”

The interview is available in full at this link.