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What's the story?
On a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the ongoing saga revolving around Enzo Amore. Meltzer states that just a couple of months ago Enzo was trying to get out of his WWE deal to focus on other ventures.
In case you didn't know...
Enzo Amore was signed to a developmental deal by the WWE in 2012. He would make his debut on the May 2013 edition of NXT as a stereotypical "Jersey Shore" heel character and would lose in a squash match to Mason Ryan. A couple of months later, Enzo would be paired with Big Cass.
The heart of the matter
According to Meltzer, Enzo wanted to pursue a career as a rapper full-time and leave the WWE behind. Obviously, with Enzo being under contract, he was not granted his release from the WWE.
It makes it even more interesting that they decided to push him as the WWE Cruiserweight Champion even when he didn't want to be there. However, the Cruiserweight Division was in the need of a spark, and they tried to add Enzo to the division to generate more interest.
That all came crashing down on Enzo this week when allegations of rape were brought up against him via Twitter causing a social media storm. The WWE immediately suspended Enzo on Monday once the news broke into mainstream media outlets.
The following day, the WWE learned that a policy investigation in Arizona began back in October. This would lead to the WWE firing Enzo on the spot on Tuesday after learning that he hid this investigation from the company.
What's next?
Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for the latest information regarding these allegations against Enzo Amore and what's next for him.
Author's take
When this news broke, I thought that it was a shame that Enzo wasn't upfront with this situation considering there seems to be a lot of evidence out there that would clear Enzo. Knowing that he wanted out of the WWE, maybe he kept it from them on purpose, knowing well that a publicly traded company wouldn't tolerate that.
It is definitely a strange situation all around.
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