WWE News Roundup: Update on Ronda Rousey's return, popular stars released, The Miz's body transformation revealed (April 16, 2021)

#5 Heath Slater reveals why he turned down a WWE return offer in 2020

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— The Angle Podcast (@theangleradio) April 13, 2021

Heath Slater and many other stars were released by WWE in April 2020. While Heath has since signed to IMPACT Wrestling, he rejected an offer to return to WWE last year.

Speaking on The Angle Podcast, Heath said the offer by WWE was for less money than he had already been making at the company. Heath added that he left WWE on good terms:

"They offered me one back, but it was like half of what I was making. I was like, ‘Nah, I need to find myself and do other things and just chill. Just breathe and relax and spend time with the family. Just chill.’ I never burned any bridges up there, they all know me."

"I still talk to more than half the people [in WWE]. I was there for so long and we were friends. It’s no hard feelings. I told them, ‘I just want to go and do my thing for a little bit.’ They were like, ‘We don’t blame you, you get it.’ That was it."

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#6 Sin Cara talks about WWE Superstars' reaction to the Crown Jewel flight delay incident in 2019

Back in 2019, more than 175 WWE employees were delayed in Saudi Arabia after the Crown Jewel event. The reason behind this incident was attributed to mechanical problems with the plane.

Sin Cara (now known as Cinta de Oro) recently spoke to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Riju Dasgupta and gave his take on the whole ordeal:

“I felt like I was being detained like we were hostages in a different country. What can you do? It’s not like we can run to another airport and buy a flight and then travel like in the States. We were in a different country, different rules, different culture… everything. It was just hard, and I remember a lot of the boys, they didn’t wanna go back. They were like, ‘We don’t wanna come back here.’”

What a treat it was to speak to @CintaDeOro for 30 minutes for @SKWrestling_. He showed me his ENORMOUS collection of Lucha masks during the interview. Special thanks as always to @lawyeredbymike and @luchalibreonlin. pic.twitter.com/bAOEq6rCR8

— Riju Dasgupta (@rdore2000) April 14, 2021

Sin Cara added that Vince McMahon and a few employees flew back to the United States before other Superstars.

Despite the experience, Sin Cara felt many Superstars returned to work at WWE Super ShowDown 2020 in Saudi Arabia because of the money.