{"id":94398,"date":"2021-07-13T11:15:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=94398"},"modified":"2021-07-13T10:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:59:20","slug":"buddy-murphy-on-kissing-aalyah-mysterio-losing-momentum-due-to-wwes-90-day-non-compete-clause-his-wwe-name-and-his-plan-to-unveil-his-new-name-his-new-physique-whether-he-was-told-in-advance-abo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2021\/07\/13\/buddy-murphy-on-kissing-aalyah-mysterio-losing-momentum-due-to-wwes-90-day-non-compete-clause-his-wwe-name-and-his-plan-to-unveil-his-new-name-his-new-physique-whether-he-was-told-in-advance-abo\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddy Murphy on kissing Aalyah Mysterio, losing momentum due to WWE&#8217;s 90-day non-compete clause, his WWE name and his plan to unveil his new name, his new physique, whether he was told in advance about Malakai Black&#8217;s AEW debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2916473443\" 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><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Insight With Chris Van Vliet with guest Buddy Murphy<br \/>\nHost: Chris Van Vliet<br \/>\nPodcast available via <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/insight-with-chris-van-vliet\/id1468939064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcasts.Apple.com<\/a><br \/>\nVideo available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gvI3-_lvGFs&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Chris Van Vliet&#8217;s YouTube Page<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvI3-_lvGFs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>On his new, larger physique:<\/b> &#8220;It was a strategically taken picture. I look a lot bigger than what I actually weigh. I don\u2019t hold much water, so if you take the water weight out, I\u2019m maybe a little smaller. My last match in WWE, I think it was around WrestleMania Battle Royal, I was about 200 lbs. But visually I look a lot bigger, it\u2019s just a number on the scale to me. Right now I am about 213-215. But I definitely gained size, my strength is really good at the moment. I had a bad mentality when it came to food, especially towards the end of my run in WWE. I would diet like crazy Monday to Friday, in hopes that maybe Friday is the day. I always wanted to be ready.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t want to be that guy where when his ticket is called, he is not ready. Also I have been training at a wrestling school for the last six months in case you need a 20-minute match that I can go. I\u2019ve also spent more time in the gym so when I take my shirt off I look good. Every time is like a job interview, you just don\u2019t know. But then you get to Friday, you don\u2019t see your name on the sheet and you binge eat on the weekend. Then Monday comes and it starts again. So I\u2019m eating more now, nothing has changed except for being ultra lean heading into a TV taping. I\u2019m not binging and on a bad cycle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>His thoughts on Malakai Black (Tommy End) in AEW:<\/b> &#8220;It&#8217;s awesome that he gets to go over there, he&#8217;s going to do his thing and do what he wants to do, right? I feel like WWE dropped the ball with him. I&#8217;ve been in the ring with him, I know first hand how good he is. I&#8217;m excited for him. He didn&#8217;t tell me, he kept it pretty low-low. And I was talking to him the day he debuted and he didn&#8217;t tell me. Only good things for him in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>What his new name is going to be:<\/b> &#8220;I&#8217;ve thought about it. I&#8217;ll probably release that later on as a big reveal, kind of like a package. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s going to get people that agree with it and people that disagree with it. You&#8217;re never going to win everyone and that&#8217;s the thing. But I&#8217;ll probably release it, we have a project that we&#8217;re probably going to get to next week so I&#8217;m excited about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Where he might end up next:<\/b> &#8220;I&#8217;m excited for the possibility. I think I could do some great stuff in Impact, I&#8217;ve got friends there like Sami Callihan. I&#8217;m pretty sure I wrestled like nine dark matches on NXT with Sami Callihan in a row. Ring of Honor, some of my guys and my friends from back home are with Ring of Honor. That excites me, being with some people that I used to ride the streets with in Australia. It&#8217;s exciting but it&#8217;s an unknown. I have just under two months left, so we&#8217;ll see what comes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On moving from WWE 205 Live to the main roster:<\/b> &#8220;My whole time in the cruiserweight [division], loved it. I can\u2019t be more appreciative of my time in 205 Live. It was fun, I was creative, I was having great matches. We felt like we had a little bit of pull and we could suggest stuff and it would be considered. It was an awesome group of guys, we all travelled together. I win the title, do some great stuff, go to WrestleMania, lose it, pass it to Tony Nese. And then I get drafted to Smackdown. I\u2019m like this is it! But then I don\u2019t do anything for four to five months. The I just so happen to accidentally be in the background of a Roman [Reigns] shot, which gave me a spotlight and had the internet talking. When the internet talks they [WWE] can shy away from it. But luckily in my case, they brought attention to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then I had this killer match with Roman and the week after I had this killer match with [Daniel] Bryan. Then I was in the King of the Ring against Ali. Three weeks in a row I have killer matches, but then I\u2019m just dropped. I didn\u2019t understand it. I was in talks with [Paul] Heyman, and he was going to take over Raw. I assumed that he had spoken up and said he wanted me, and the people of Smackdown didn\u2019t want to use me. They didn\u2019t want to highlight someone who is going to Mondays. They say that if Paul wants to advocate for you, it can work for you or against you. Maybe it worked against me, but I felt like I was delivering. Did I lose out or did you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Losing his first name and just becoming &#8220;Murphy&#8221;:<\/b> &#8220;That was my idea. But the whole story behind it was never told. So I was talking to Michael Hayes and he goes \u2018Buddy!\u2019 I\u2019m like \u2018Hey Michael what\u2019s up?\u2019 He goes \u2018Buddy, it\u2019s too friendly.\u2019 So I\u2019m like maybe I should go back to Murphy. In NXT, it was Blake and Murphy, I don\u2019t need Buddy. Maybe because I am this disciple character, and Buddy doesn\u2019t fit. I said \u2018Well how about I sacrifice my given name for the greater good?\u2019 Now I am becoming a reborn to Seth. I\u2019m giving away my birth name and I will be known like a number for the greater cause. Next week, I am just Murphy, never explained. The whole idea was I am doing this for Seth and when I leave Seth, I go back to Buddy Murphy. I didn\u2019t like that. They could have explained it a lot. The fact that we are talking about it now, they are questioned that should not have to be answered a year and a half later.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"prowr-1394097964\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>On the angle with kissing Aalyah Mysterio:<\/b> &#8220;I wasn\u2019t comfortable kissing Aalyah. I did that because it was my job and it was going to create more drama in the story. Originally, there was no kiss scripted. They [the producers] went and they talked to Vince [McMahon] about something. They come back and they pitch it to me but they are kind of like weird. Then they say \u2018\u2026and then you kiss her.\u2019 I start laughing and go \u2018f&#8212; off.\u2019 But then they are like \u2018No we are serious.\u2019 I look at the other producer and he was like [nods head]. I\u2019m like \u2018No way! How did you come back with this?\u2019 My whole thing was I had to play it very carefully. I said to them \u2018I\u2019m not going to express feelings to her. I can\u2019t pursue her, she has to pursue me.\u2019 This was because of the age difference. You don\u2019t make it any easier when you use my birthday as \u2018the message.\u2019 So now you have given them [fans] the information of how old is he? How old is she? What? I think them saying \u2018Happy birthday\u2019 basically just outed that. I wasn\u2019t comfortable with it, but they didn\u2019t help with the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m like \u2018What does she [Aalyah] think about it\u2019 They go \u2018She\u2019s cool with it.\u2019 I\u2019m like \u2018What!\u2019 They went to her first, I thought she was going to shoot it down. So then I go \u2018What about Rey?\u2019 they say \u2018They\u2019re OK with it?\u2019 I\u2019m like well if they are OK with it, I can\u2019t be the one that goes whatever. I was very blunt with them, I can\u2019t pursue her, if I do, I\u2019m a creep. I\u2019m a \u2018pedo\u2019 as people say on the internet. If she goes for me, she\u2019s an empowered woman that knows what she wants. I think they sold her on a Hollywood style kiss. I\u2019m not in Hollywood, what\u2019s a Hollywood style kiss? They explain the camera shots.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are live on TV you can\u2019t do these behind the head camera shots. There\u2019s eight cameras on you, who knows which one they are going to shoot you on. If there\u2019s a gap, the whole thing is done. Seth [Rollins] was nervous about it, because this whole storyline rides on this one kiss. I\u2019m uncomfortable, and she\u2019s new. We are out there and about to cut the promo and I said to her this needs to look good. If you have any second minds, I am giving you the green light. Do whatever you want, it\u2019s 100 percent you. Do what you need to do, this needs to look good. It looked great, the aftermath wasn\u2019t great for me. But we are both adults, we are both acting, we gave each other a high five after it and that was it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>How he feels about the non-compete clause and mass talent releases:<\/b> &#8220;The 90 days is to kill all buzz and all hype. It\u2019s so you don\u2019t have any momentum when you go somewhere else. I\u2019m not going to blow my load in the first week. I have to expand it over the three months. That\u2019s why I drop the progress photo. Then I will drop something else. I feel like they hoard a lot of talent, and now they are saturating the talent. It is a business move I believe they are making. If you send out three guys, they can do what they want. If you send out forty guys, the work gets cut. But wrestling can boom again. 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