Tommaso Ciampa says his WWE exit was an amicable one.
WWE has received criticism over its treatment of contracts in the past few months. Stars such as R-Truth and Karrion Kross have opened up about the company's unfair negotiation tactics, where they offer contract renewals only at the last minute to try and lock people into subpar deals.
During a recent interview with CBS Sports, Tommaso Ciampa, who recently left the promotion for AEW, opened up about his own WWE departure. He confirmed that at least in his case, the officials had reached out about a renewal months in advance, and that his exit came on friendly terms:
"We chatted a handful of times in the last two or three months. I just needed to do what was right for my wife and me, I have not one bad word to say about WWE. They gave me an incredible opportunity and platform. Over the last 10 years, I learned a ton. I evolved a ton. It's time for me to take all that and really apply it. The biggest part was the leap."
Tommaso Ciampa later expanded on his previous comments about the reason he decided to join AEW. The former DIY member mentioned how for the past few years he had been hearing that his NXT run was his best work, a sentiment he did not agree with.
The two choices he had was to continue being comfortable in WWE or take a chance on himself to prove that he was a better performer than people were giving him credit for, and he chose the latter.
