When WWE's Superstars ended up being stuck sitting on the tarmac in Saudi Arabia, many of them made it clear that they have no intentions of ever returning to the country. Rusev sent out a Tweet at the time asking for people's prayers and while it appeared to be tongue in cheek, it certainly got a lot of fans talking.
Now, he's addressed those comments in an interview with The Sun and elaborated on why he said what he did (bear in mind Vince McMahon chastised Superstars for speaking out on social media).
"The frustration just grew by each hour and me asking for prayers is nothing new. My father is a pastor, I’m a believer in God, Jesus Christ, our saviour, so I always ask for prayers just because I wanted to go home, not because we were held hostage."
"I don’t think anyone in their rightful mind is going to hold 170 people, American citizens, hostage, I don’t think that’ll reflect well anywhere," he continued.
As for whether he'll return to Saudi Arabia for future WWE shoes, the Bulgarian Brute added: "I make a lot of money, I will definitely go back. I love it, I love every single trip that we do there, I love how we break barriers with women wrestling there and Lana being able to go."
"I think it’s a great victory for the company, not just for that, but to open new doors and new opportunities to develop further, it’s just amazing. It’s a great opportunity for us to be ambassadors for entertainers." Are you guys buying these remarks from Rusev?