{"id":27503,"date":"2017-08-05T10:06:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T15:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=27503"},"modified":"2017-08-05T10:06:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T15:06:54","slug":"hoho-lun-explains-wwe-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/08\/05\/hoho-lun-explains-wwe-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"HoHo Lun explains his WWE departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3434171615\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>HoHo Lun requested his release from WWE to tend to his ailing mother. &#8220;I went to Hong Kong for vacation about three weeks ago and that\u2019s when I realized that my mother is sick,\u201d Lun told WWE.com. &#8220;That\u2019s why I decided to tell Matt Bloom, the head coach of the PC, that I wanted to request my release.&#8221; Read the full story at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwenxt\/article\/hoho-lun-interview-departing-wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The story adds that Lun will serve as an unofficial wrestling ambassador in China and that he plans to continue wrestling. 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