Trey Miguel reflects on TNA return: ‘It was hard not to quit’
Trey Miguel has released a statement following his return to TNA Wrestling on Thursday night.
Miguel returned to the company during the Feast or Fired match on Impact. He had signed with AEW and was set to debut with the other members of The Rascalz last week, but was released shortly afterward due to controversial social media posts he made in 2020. Following news of his AEW release, Miguel said he was “taking a break from wrestling.”
After his TNA return, Miguel posted, “I planned to step away from wrestling after the week I went through. It was really hard on me mentally and emotionally. I didn’t think I could do it anymore. Thank you to everyone who had my back, especially @ThisIsTNA. It was hard not to quit. But we can’t give up. Thank you God”
Miguel won one of the briefcases in the Feast or Fired match. As a result, he will either be fired or earn a TNA World, X-Division, or International title shot once the briefcases are revealed.
Having already been released by one company recently, Miguel posted about his Feast or Fired chances, “If this is the fired briefcase I’ll be so pissed.”
Dave Meltzer also addressed Miguel’s situation in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, noting that Tony Khan had attempted to sign Miguel in 2020 but was told by WBD he would not be allowed on television.
“Khan had tried to sign him around that time [early 2020] and been told by WBD that he would not be allowed on television, even though he apologized,” Meltzer wrote.
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