Former NXT Wrestler Sami Callihan Comments On What Led To His Departure From WWE
As Solomon Crowe, indie fave Sami Callihan never really managed to make much of an impact in NXT, and during a new interview the current "Worldwide Desperado" shares his thoughts on what led to his departure...
You may remember Sami Callihan from his short run in NXT as Solomon Crowe, but the talented grappler has since gone on to make an even bigger name for himself on the independent circuit.
Sami was brought in with quite a bit of hype behind him, but his hacker character never really took off. In an interview with ESPN, Callihan reveals that this was partially because he always seemed to have "too many people to pull me in different directions", and was never really given any definitive idea about who he was supposed to be portraying.
"People didn’t understand the hacker character. I was debuted as the hacker character and told, ‘hey, you’re not the hacker.’ So people would [say], ‘you don’t look like you know who you are out there,’ because I didn’t know who I was because I was told to be six different things from six different people."
Sami is now tearing up the Indie scene as the "Worldwide Desperado", but he admits that he would still like a proper run in The WWE some day:
"To say that I don't want to go back [to WWE] would be a lie because one day I truly do believe maybe I will be back and have that WrestleMania moment. I believe I can be on the forefront and truly do believe I can be a top guy even though I'm 5-foot-8, 210 pounds."