Nic Nemeth stated that he wrote an email to WWE’s higher-ups and pleaded with them to let him go, as he felt they were paying him more than they were using him on television.

“I wrote a really, really long email to Vince, Hunter, Bruce, Ed, and maybe one other person, and it was, you know, a compliment sandwich. ‘This is the greatest thing ever. I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I will never not say that, you’re using me for a role that a local would be in, but you’re paying me as the WrestleMania main. This is bad for you,'” he reportedly told WWE. “And at this point, because of the timing of the company about to be purchased by someone else, that was the best bet to get out of it. Because in the past, I’ve been like, ‘Hey, I want out.’ And they’re like, ‘Sorry, you’re signed. You’re not getting out of this.'”

Nemeth said McMahon was the only one to reply to his email, after which he requested a meeting with the former WWE Chairman and aired his grievances. McMahon asked for a week to make a decision, and the following week Nemeth was included in the list of releases. 

He eventually got what he wished for as he wrestled in NJPW in Japan, becoming the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, featured in AAA and won the AAA Mega Championship, and also in TNA, where he became the world champion. He also recently made a return to WWE, taking part in the John Cena “Last Time Is Now” tournament, where he lost to Solo Sikoa.