Colby Corino has nothing but great things to say about the NWA.
Corino made his NWA debut during the tapings for The Circle Squared in 2019. He was later brought in for a set of NWA tapings in June 2021, and remained with the company until his contract expired at the end of 2022.
Speaking with PWMania, Corino said that he loved his time with the company, specifically praising the locker room environment.
“I loved my time in the NWA. I got to work with some of my best friends there. The locker room was a great environment. It felt like everyone was on the same page, for the most part. Probably like 99% of the people there were on the same page. You always get a bad apple once in a while. Everyone there just wanted to focus on putting on a good wrestling product. It seems like there was a lot of ego that got removed in other places where it is there. It was such a great time for me. I learned so much there, and I got to teach a lot of people there too, so it was a great dynamic," Corino said.
Corino would continue on to explain that the main reason he didn't re-sign with the promotion is because he was trying to go to WWE.
“We had a great relationship. I didn’t re-sign because I was trying to go to WWE. I wanted to get the process started there. I was under contract, so legally I couldn’t do that while signed to NWA. Everything was all good though, no bridges were burned or anything on the way out. NWA is one of the few places building up people that weren’t established anywhere else. That’s something we need more," he said.
Corino's deal with WWE would eventually fall through after an issue with his background check presented itself. You can learn more about the situation by clicking here.
The 2023 NWA Crockett Cup is set to take place this weekend. You can view the full card for Night One and Night Two by clicking on the corresponding links.
