JBL revealed that Bruce Prichard was the mastermind behind his recent independent run.
The WWE Hall of Famer has been popping up everywhere in recent months. Appearances in TNA, GCW and even Mexico have shocked fans, with JBL joining forces with Nic Nemeth across the world.
The former WWE Champion on Something To Wrestle to discuss his recent run (H/T to Fightful for the transcription). JBL revealed that he told Bruce Prichard that he was bored, so Prichard mapped out an entire game plan of what he needed to do.
JBL has also been doing things that Bruce Prichard doesn’t know about, but added that a lot of it came directly from him.
“I’ll tell you this, we’re talking about Bruce [Prichard], Bruce gave me the whole game plan. I won’t give you everything Bruce told me, but I told him I was bored, and I wanted to do something. Bruce laid out the entire gameplan of what he did, about what guys have done to create interest, to create something that’s worthwhile and something that is worth seeing.”
“He gave me this whole game plan. I have not really confided in him since because he’s so busy. I have confided in you [Conrad Thompson], and I have confided in Gerald Brisco. You’re probably the only two guys that know the stuff I’m doing. You made some phone calls that instantly got me into a lot of different places, which I greatly appreciate. But Bruce is the one who gave me the game plan for all this.
JBL: A Lot Of It Came Directly From Bruce
“All this stuff that I’m doing on the independents, the stuff that I’m doing on social media, I’ve got some stuff coming up that I think is pretty cool. We’re gonna have a lot more things. There is an endgame to this. But it all came from Bruce. Bruce gave me this game plan a while back. He doesn’t know what I’m doing now, he doesn’t ask.”
“But a lot of it came directly from Bruce. I’m having the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. I love this business so much, and I have missed being in the business. It’s so fun just to be around the guys, and it’s so fun just to be arenas, be around wrestling rings, be around fans. I love this business, and I’m not ready to go off into the sunset yet. So [I’m] having a lot of fun, but a lot of this came from Bruce.”
