Richie Steamboat parted ways with WWE in December 2013, a year after suffering the injury that nearly paralyzed him, but reports at the time contradicted this. During the interview, Steamboat confirmed that he parted ways with WWE once he realized that he couldn't continue to wrestle anymore.

"I had serious back problems going on and had to deal with that, so getting that squared away took about a year/year and a half," he claimed. "I had seven percent joint nerve blocks on my back." 

Steamboat also claimed that he refused surgery because he'd have been left with a hump on his back and has instead been looking after himself naturally, managing the pain well. However, leaving wrestling behind had a mental effect on him. "It was tough because it was the first time in my life where I didn't have a direction."

Steamboat also revealed that, outside of his responsibilities as a father and husband, he's busy writing an autobiography, which is set to come out in a few months. as well as several other projects around wrestling. On the topic of his autobiography, he teased that he'll be revealing some truths in his book. "I just got to clear some things with people before I — it's a respect thing," he said.