Mansoor explained how it was, at times, frustrating in WWE as he was sometimes not used for months.

“There were periods of time where I would go months without taking a single bump, where I wasn’t in the ring for a minute, and you know, you can train and you can try and stay in shape and keep that ring rust off but it really gets to your soul,” said the former “WWE NXT” star.

But, Mansoor is now focused on showing what he’s truly capable of on the indie circuit, highlighting how any success that he can garner is entirely dependent on his talent.

“So now I can say — and I’m proud of it — if I fail, I fail because of me. And if I succeed, I succeed because of me, and I’m so content with that. I’m so happy and I’m so excited to be able to go out there and say, ‘Listen, for whatever happened in WWE, what you’re about to see is who I really am.’ And you’re about to get the most serious and real indicator of my talent, and if it goes great, phenomenal,” said Mansoor. “If it doesn’t, I’ll fade off into the sunset.”

Mansoor and Mace made their first post-WWE appearances at the DPW 2nd Anniversary show in December, and Mansoor will wrestle at the GCW Look At Me show later this month.