According to a recent Fightful Select report, Kenny King recently asked for and was granted his release from IMPACT/TNA Wrestling.
King is a former 2x TNA/IMPACT Wrestling X Division Champion, as well as a former IMPACT Digital Media Champion.
Speaking with Bryan Asbury on Developmentally Speaking, King was asked whether WWE is still a goal for him.
“I think, in-ring, I think that I might be too old. Not might be. There’s been meetings about me, and I’m too old, so that’s fine. I feel like that’s kind of insane because everybody knows that pro wrestlers only hit their prime and get better at a certain age. But I feel like WWE is, if you haven’t been here by a certain time, I mean look what they tried to do to LA Knight. LA Knight and I were supposed to go in at the same time. I was at that time making way too much money at Ring of Honor to want to go and sign a developmental contract. But it worked out for him. But even then, he’s had to become undeniable. They tried to make him a manager, they changed his name, they took away everything that made him him until he left them absolutely no choice. So it’s kind of a silly mentality that they have there. But you never know, things can happen. When my in-ring career is done, there’s always a whole host of possibilities and things that could happen. But as far as that’s concerned, I guess I’m too old to wrestle for WWE, which is fine,” King said.
When asked whether he’s too old to wrestle elsewhere, King replied, “I’m not to old to wrestle anywhere. That’s the beauty of pro wrestling. One man’s old guy is another guy’s superstar.”
H/T Colin Tessier for Fightful.
Full interview:
King’s last match with the company came in the form of a tag team match where he partnered with his protege Sheldon Jean to take on ABC – Ace Austin & Chris Bey – for the Tag Team Titles on the 11/16 episode of IMPACTonAXSTV.
King has taken Sheldon under his wing as sort of a mentor, so it will be interesting to see where Sheldon goes creatively from here.
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