Former WWE Superstar Aleister Black: 5 Facts you didn't know 

#2. Aleister Black hated the last two years of his WWE career

Aleister Black's WWE career started off in NXT where he was seen as the company's next big star. Since his promotion to the main roster, the former NXT Champion has been unable to hit it off in any of the big feuds and has been underutilized by WWE's creative team.

The former WWE star's release yesterday came as a huge shock to the WWE Universe, but the star himself was able to share some of his thoughts as part of a Twitch live session.

“It’s bittersweet, cause I owe everything to WWE. Not to diminish my prior work, but obviously my prior work had gotten me to the dance. And, you know, I think the last two years were a slow death for me. I think that it was very hard to get the creative approved despite numerous conversations that I’ve had with Vince, and everybody trying really hard. It did numbers on my self esteem too. Because at one point you’re like ‘the ratings are good, the numbers are good, the merch is good, why are we not, you know?’ It’s like one of those things where they, like, the word intrigue was always there. ‘Oh we find you very intriguing.’ I’m like ‘okay good. Let’s present something there, let’s doing something.’

“I have thrown so many things at the wall, cause I keep creating. I keep creating characters and gimmicks and storylines over and over and over and over and over. You know? And it’s, I think my character like, the first conversation I ever had. The funniest thing is I remember all these things. I said to Hunter, I said ‘look, I just want to be all the metal bands that kids use to rebel against the system, against their parents.’ As cliched as that sounds, it’s relatable right? Because everybody, especially nowadays, especially when you’re young, it’s so difficult to be understood by a different generation. I wanted people to have the consensus of understanding that my character was a cool dude, a mysterious guy, and at the same time having a hard hitting style. But also having a sense of being relatable to the point of, you know, I understand what this character is going through.”

Aleister Black made it clear that the last two years of his career had not been enjoyable for him and now the release will allow him a fresh start.