Ridge Holland is opening up about what really went down during his final year in WWEand according to him, the silence from management was deafening.
While speaking out about his injury and release via Busted Open Radio, Holland revealed that despite constantly pitching ideas and asking for feedback, no one ever told him what he needed to improve. The former NXT and SmackDown star explained that once he was pulled from television, he tried to take initiative. He pitched creative ideas, including a best-of-five series with Yoshiki Inamura, and kept checking in with coaches and producers to get some clarity. But each time, he was told everything was fine.
The situation only got more strange when a coach at the WWE Performance Center asked himcompletely out of nowherewhether he had put any feelers out.
Holland said the conversation rattled him, and he later circled back with the coach to press for answershoping for at least some transparency if his future was in doubt.
For Holland, it felt like the writing was on the wallbut no one was willing to admit it. And by the time WWE officially let him go, he had gone months without direction, communication, or clarity on what they wanted from him.
This kind of story isnt new for fans whove followed how WWE sometimes operates behind closed doors, but hearing it directly from Hollandwhile hes also battling through injury and post-release stressmakes it land differently.
Ridge Hollands experience shows how confusing and isolating life can be in WWE when the system stops prioritizing you, even before your contract is up.
Should WWE be more transparent with talent about their creative status, or is this just how the business works? Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comment section below.
