Austin Theory claims people don’t want to acknowledge just how great he is.
In the lead-up to WrestleMania 39, John Cena very publicly told Austin Theory he doesn’t believe in himself, and that fans didn’t care about him. In a surprising move, Cena later revealed he’d even told Theory the same thing behind the scenes.
The comments came after fans had been suggesting for months that Theory might not be the star some in WWE wanted him to be, pointing to his failed Money In The Bank contract cash-in.
However, Theory believes that talk of his demise has been overblown. Appearing on After The Bell, the star highlighted how much he’s achieved despite being just 26.
“To me, it’s almost crazy being told that I don’t believe in myself,” Theory said. “When clearly, let’s use John [Cena] for example, I seen John Cena, he was in the middle of the ring on ‘Raw,’ and look where I am? I got to ‘Monday Night Raw.’ I’m on ‘SmackDown’ now. How are you gonna tell me that I didn’t believe in myself? Who is 26 years old that’s done the things that I’ve done in the WWE? And people always have something to say.
I mean, let’s take it back to the Money in the Bank contract. When I lost that, my career was over, and then look what I did. I had the greatest United States Championship run of all time. And if I decide to go and grab that title again, then I will, but maybe I’m focused on the ‘Head of the Table’? Maybe the workhorse Seth Rollins?
That’s a funny one too, calling him the workhorse, but look at how many times I defended the United States Championship. Look up how many matches Austin Theory has had in 2023. I’m sure it’s more than Seth Rollins. But those are the things that people don’t wanna realize because they know how great I am.”
Is Austin Theory Still United States Champion?
Despite being proud of his second run with the United States Championship, things recently went off the rails. After making sure he wouldn’t be defending his title against Santos Escobar, he was taken by surprise by Rey Mysterio. In a short last-minute match sanctioned by Adam Pearce, Austin Theory lost out to the Lucha legend.
H/t to Wrestling Inc