Ridge Holland Takes Responsibility For WWE Contract Breach, Provides Injury Details

Luke Menzies, known as Ridge Holland in WWE, has been in a lot of headlines over the last week following a fiery statement released regarding his WWE release. Frustrated by being let go from his deal after an injury suffered when competing in TNA, Menzies didn’t hold back in the words he directed in the way of his former employer. In the aftermath of this, many wrestlers from WWE, AEW, and beyond, in addition to fans and others, rallied behind Menzies by donating to a GoFundMe in order to aid Menzies and his family. 

It was revealed shortly after that WWE had terminated Menzies’ deal, reportedly due to his online outburst which violates the terms of his deal, which they were unahppy about.  

Speaking with TMZ’s Branson Quirke, he opened up about the fact that he does take responsibility for his words on social media WWE’s subsequent early cut of his contract.  

“The most recent thing was definitely down to, I think, my outburst on Twitter. So I’ve got to take responsibility for that. I just needed to vent and I didn’t go about it the right way. We all signed a contract. Unfortunately, in that contract there is a termination clause, and I breached that. So that’s a responsibility that I have to take. … WWE, with the contract I signed, are within their rights to do that. As much as people want to point a finger at The Dub, you probably want to point the other three fingers at myself.”

The former WWE star also went into more detail about his ongoing injury, discussing the recovery process and where he’s at currently. 

“I had what’s called a Lisfranc injury. Basically, it’s like a dislocation of the midfoot. The ligament that holds the midfoot together got ruptured. So what they do, they go in and put two screws in there and bring the foot back together. And it’s tedious. It’s a tedious process because there’s not a lot of blood flow that gets to that area. It’s weight-bearing as well. It’s probably a seven-month recovery … but there can be complications. So right now I’m in a boot. I’ve just started light weight bearing, and then … I’ve been doing a bit of the [physical therapy] at the [Performance Center], but right now it’s been outsourced to somewhere close to my home, so we can start rocking and rolling.” 

H/T F4WOnline