Former WWE Presenter Slams Company’s “Horsesh*t” Image in Explosive Podcast
In a surprising revelation, former WWE presenter Matt Camp has come ahead with scathing grievance approximately the manner his departure from the employer become handled. Camp, who joined WWE in September 2019 and became a staple on “The Bump,” was quietly released in February 2024. Since then, he has launched his own podcast, “The Wrestling Matt,” wherein he brazenly mentioned his frustrations with WWE and the instances surrounding his exit.
Unceremonious Departure and Cost-Cutting Excuses
In the state-of-the-art episode of his podcast, Camp acknowledged his sudden dismissal via an HR consultant and a next verbal exchange with WWE commentator Michael Cole. Camp clarified that Cole became not responsible for his termination but become aware of the wider budgetary constraints main to Camp’s release.
“As everybody knows, or maybe you don’t, because I have answered some tweets that don’t understand that I don’t work for WWE anymore, have not since early February. I was told by Michael Cole when that happened, and he was not the one who let me go. It was an HR representative. I was told it had nothing to do with anything I did. It was a cost-cutting measure, whatever you want to call it, we’re tightening the budget,” Camp explained.
He expressed his dismay at the lack of transparency and the impersonal nature of the process. Reaching out to Cole for more information only confirmed the unsettling reality: “I reached out to Michael Cole, and I said, ‘Hey, anything you can tell me?’ He was basically, ‘Okay, I guess you heard,’ and more changes coming to the team.”
The Hypocrisy of the “Family” Narrative
Camp’s dissatisfaction wasn’t simply approximately his termination however the manner it contradicted WWE’s purported circle of relatives ethos. He described the stark contrast between the employer’s public photo and its inner operations, highlighting a speech given by using Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at WWE headquarters simply weeks before his release. In this speech, The Rock praised the corporation’s familial ecosystem, which Camp now derides as “horsesh*t.”
“I was basically told more changes would be coming, and we have seen executives leave the company and wrestlers leave the company. Changes have been coming. I think we saw a writer leave the company over the weekend, at least it got announced that way. Let me tell you this, a lot of this news that trickles out, unless it comes from the people itself, it doesn’t mean it happened right there and then,” Camp elaborated.
The presenter emphasized the lack of an official announcement regarding his departure, leading to confusion and surprise among his colleagues and fans. “The story about me getting let go from WWE, that came out a week after it happened. I chose to keep quiet. I was mentally shell-shocked at the time, but it came out a week after, and that’s when I started to get the messages and all that stuff. That included from talent within the company. They didn’t know. That’s how I chose to handle it, and WWE did not put any announcement out, and I just disappeared.”
Disillusionment and the Brutal Reality of WWE
Camp’s podcast sheds light at the broader problems inside WWE’s corporate lifestyle, in particular the disconnect between its public messaging and internal practices. He lamented the superficiality of the organisation’s “circle of relatives” narrative, recalling how he become a part of a group photograph with The Rock, symbolizing solidarity and camaraderie, best to be unceremoniously let go rapidly afterward.
“I disappeared off The Bump, I disappeared off the shows, they made no mention of it, which admittedly I thought was pretty shtty. I’m not asking for a future endeavors thing or anything like that. But that tells you what family means when you work for a company. It doesn’t mean sht. You’re a number, and that’s what I was. I understand that,” Camp said, with palpable frustration.
“But that whole family and ‘we’re family,’ it’s total horsesh*t. I had, three weeks prior to my release, The Rock showed up at headquarters, tell me what a big family this is, and shaking hands and we’re so happy to have you all aboard, and I went through these town hall meetings after a bunch of cuts happened, and it was very, ‘You’re still here for a reason.’ Then you’re gone, and people get let go, and that’s part of the business, I get that.”
Moving Forward: Camp’s New Venture
Despite the bitterness surrounding his exit, Camp remains focused on his future endeavors, using his podcast as a platform to share his insights and experiences within the wrestling world. His candid reflections offer a stark reminder of the often harsh realities behind the glitz and glamour of professional wrestling.
On a previous episode, Camp also mentioned WWE’s preference for having fans over journalists at its press conferences, further indicating the company’s controlled narrative approach.
H/t to Fightful
