CURT HAWKINS’ pregnant wife has revealed how she broke down in tears following his WWE release but praised his reaction to losing his job.
The 34-year-old, real name Brian Myers, was amongst a host of wrestlers and off-screen talents, including Kurt Angle, among the casualties of a huge staff cut amid the financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak this week.
WWE’s CEO Vince McMahon also released Rusev, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, No Way Jose, Zack Ryder, Sarah Logan and many more due to the pandemic.
And English star Drake Maverick also broke down in tears after getting the dreaded news.
Hawkins’ partner Liz Myers, who tied the knot to the grappler in October 2015, has now opened up on their reaction to the news on Wednesday.
Liz, who has a two-year-old daughter named McKenzie with Hawkins, wrote on her blog: “There was notice that morning that layoffs would begin and our anxiety kicked into full gear. Not just for ourselves, but friends and loved ones that this could potentially happen to.
“Brian just needed to know if it was happening to him or not and I was praying the phone didn’t ring. Well, the phone rang and I broke down.
“You can’t really break down for long when your almost 3 year old is running around chasing bubbles, but I cried. There is so much uncertainty in the world, it’s terrifying.
“One week prior, they had wanted him to fly to Orlando to film for RAW and the next week they are getting rid of people. I went from being scared of my husband coming home from work with the coronavirus to days later him getting fired.”
Liz continued: “Why do I feel helpless? For starters, I am 30 weeks pregnant. It’s not the most satisfying feeling when your husband loses his job and you don’t have one for you both to fall back on.
“I always said the past year, if I needed to get back into work I could and would get back into my field (thinking like 4-5 years if his contract didn’t renew), not expecting him to lose his job when I’m 2 months away from having our child let alone during a pandemic.
“Though I don’t regret my time at home, I do feel guilt and anxiety about the decision I made last year with a new baby on the way but this is something I just have to deal with right now.”
Hawkins originally worked for WWE between 2006 until he was released in 2014 for a spell on the independent circuit.
He returned in 2016 and was one of the most respected veterans on the roster, and he is still keen to pass on his knowledge and guidance to his friends who have suffered a similar fate.
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Liz added: “One thing I can say, I’m so proud of how he held it together. The first time this happen it was almost a matter of when, this time it was just out of nowhere given the current state of the world.
“Since he can’t wrestle anywhere right now, he did exactly what he needed to do to help himself cleanse of the past 4 years which was basically get rid of everything he was holding onto.
“He also guided other wrestlers that have never been through this before of what they needed to do to set themselves up for success.
“Basically anything would make me cry the past few days, from him making me proud to me being sad, to even watching him still be in full Dad mode on a day that could have been a very dark one.
“He handles everything with grace which just reassures me that we will be OK. I feel so lucky to be his wife.”
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