Dijak's WWE departure was largely shocking due to how much he seemingly did to get over on social media and on television. In hindsight, Dijak himself claims that he honestly did everything in his power to prove himself in "NXT." "I think I proved in that last 'NXT' run that I at least deserved a chance to show them I could be that top guy; they obviously felt otherwise and that's okay, that's a business decision and the chips fell where they may."

The star again commented on signing with another promotion, expanding on the reassurance he needs to commit to another wrestling company, noting that he simply wants all his effort to be recognized, especially if he's getting over with the fans for thinking outside the box. "I don't need another place where I can just show off that I have great matches, and just kind of meander in the mid-card. We did that and I've reached that sort of ceiling, so I need more reassurance if I'm going to be in a company for an extended period of time."

While Dijak seemed very ambitious, he explained that it hadn't even been two weeks since his WWE departure at the time of his interview, so he isn't expecting anyone to just jump in and sign him. "There's no massive rush here. I want to prove myself as a free agent, I want to win championships on the free agent market, I want to go overseas and show the people overseas what they've been missing for seven years."