Ricochet recently opened up about his final storyline in WWE and addressed the criticisms surrounding his exit. After it was reported that Ricochet had informed WWE of his intention to leave the company, his departure was set up in dramatic fashion on the June 10th episode of Raw. During the show, Bron Breakker viciously slammed Ricochet onto a car windshield, leading to the former Intercontinental Champion being taken away in an ambulance, marking his final appearance.
Speaking on Talk Is Jericho, Ricochet explained that WWE left his exit open-ended because there were still ongoing talks about possibly re-signing with the company. He noted that WWE’s plan wasn’t to write him off definitively but to allow the door to remain open should he choose to return.
“I think they were thinking at the time we’re gonna leave it open-ended, that’s their thought process,” Ricochet shared. “I don’t think there was anything like, ‘let’s send him out.’ I literally don’t think it was that. I think it was, ‘let’s keep it open-ended,’ because we were still kind of talking.”
As for the criticism surrounding his lack of a winning farewell match, Ricochet had a clear response. He emphasized that winning on his way out would have felt odd, given his role in WWE was often to put others over and take their finishing moves. He defended WWE’s decision to use him to further elevate Bron Breakker, who was just beginning his run on Raw at the time.
“Guys, I never won, for one. So if I won and left, it would be weird,” Ricochet stated. “Two, it’s like, (Bron Breakker) just started on Raw, they’re trying to make him a big threat. That was Ricochet’s role to take the moves from the people. That was always Ricochet’s role.”
Despite leaving WWE on what many perceived as a low note, Ricochet made a triumphant debut for AEW at the All In London pay-per-view in August 2024. He’s now gearing up to challenge Will Ospreay for the AEW International Championship on the October 2 edition of Dynamite.
What are your thoughts on Ricochet’s final WWE storyline? Do you think he was right to defend the company’s decision? Let us know in the comments!
