Kevin Patrick comments on WWE release, current projects

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In an interview on Sports Media with Richard Deitsch, Egan said he thinks his release was both good for him and good for WWE. He feels there was a conflict coming up between his WWE and soccer roles, and soccer was always going to win out for him.

Football was always going to win. If there was ever a collision — and there was one on the horizon, very clearly on the horizon. You know, if I’m in Boise, Idaho on a Friday night, for example, doing SmackDown, how am I going to be in the studio in New York at 1 p.m. on a Saturday? And this was coming. I also wasn’t their long-term guy. They need someone who’s all in. Michael Cole has missed two shows in 27 years.
Though he was never a WWE fan growing up, Egan says working for the company was a beautiful time in his life and he wouldn’t change anything. But he feels the fans deserved more than he was offering as an announcer. Egan thinks it was time for him to leave.

And they deserve more. That chair deserves more, you know? So for me, it was time. I wanted to leave. It got to a place where — I had a chat with Michael Cole weeks before and I said, ‘Look, if there’s a thinking here that I move on, fine. I’m good. Let’s hug it out. Let’s be on our way.’

I still talk to Michael Cole on the phone. When we went through with the release and everything else, I told him he’s the best boss I ever had. And I stand by that. He’s a tremendous guy and everyone I worked with was great. It’s a chapter in your life. I wasn’t overly upset about it at all, I don’t think they were. I think it worked out for the best for the product on TV and for me. I’m all in on what I’m doing now, and I love it. But when WWE’s in Atlanta, I’ll pop down and I’ll say hello to some friends.

 
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Lmaooo, I remember Chris forgot KP's name in a live RAW chat once n called him "Irish" instead. :lmao
 

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His entire run to me can be summed up pretty easily.

He was fine. Glad to have had him but glad he's moved on. Seemingly a good dude and glad for his successes outside of WWE.