Baron Corbin Recalls Frustrating Moment With WWE Head Writer: “I Almost Lost It”

Baron Corbin once got frustrated with WWE SmackDown’s head writer.

Last year in November, WWE decided to not renew Baron Corbin’s contract, and the former champion parted ways with the company. However, since then, things have changed. Corbin, now going with Bishop Dyer, recently competed in his first match since the release on January 19, 2025, against Josh Barnett.

One of the top names during his time at the promotion, Corbin has experienced the highest of highs, as well as the lowest of lows creatively. Once, with the most protected finishers, ‘End of Days’, Corbin even went on a not-so-promising run.

An established talent, Corbin, aka Tom Pestock, was also often used to put over talents. Earlier last year, SmackDown brought in Jacob Fatu as a part of Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline, showcasing the Samoan Werewolf as a legitimate threat to destroy anyone.

Addressing Fatu’s run, Corbin recalled an incident when he got frustrated with SmackDown’s head writer. Reflecting on the conversation, the former Money In the Bank holder revealed a ‘term’, the writer used, which he was not thrilled to hear. Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, he commented,

“I almost lost it one time. I was so angry, and I don’t get angry that easy over stuff like this. I try not to let people control my emotions. I was sitting with the head writer of SmackDown, and it still makes my blood boil because it doesn’t pertain just to me, but I was like, ‘Do we have any ideas?

What are you thinking creatively?’ He’s like, ‘We have Jacob [Fatu] up and running. We’re going to need bodies for him.’ We’re not bodies. Nobody on this roster is just a body. That was so frustrating to hear. It doesn’t pertain to me, but this is what you think of? I’ve been here 12 years and I’m a body for somebody else?

If you want to say something like that, go, ‘We think you’d be great to help build Jacob. You’d make him look like a monster.’ Let’s go. ‘We’re going to need bodies.’ He’s referring to the bottom half of our roster. It’s so disrespectful to say that about people who go out there and put their life on the line every night. Careers can be ended in an instant. Look at Big E. One suplex wrong and he may never wrestle again. It can end like that. You can end up a quadriplegic; all of these things can happen. It’s your livelihood and how you put food on the table.”

He further added:

“I’m grateful to have a long career that I don’t have to worry about that. If you’re three years in and just a body and disregarded as not even a human being, in a sense, come on. It takes everybody. Guys who are there to be extras are just as important as talent. Without those guys, we don’t have major superstars.

You need guys that can do that and do it well. That’s harder sometimes than being the top guy when everything is fed to you, and you’re given every opportunity, and you’re built on this pedestal. When you’re the dude clawing at the bottom trying to get there, it’s way harder to be down there and survive and be happy and successful than to be ‘this is our guy and everything funnels to him.’ That’s easy to be up there. The only hard part is the amount of time it takes.

When you’re put on a pedestal, it’s much easier than being a guy fighting for those two or three minutes. To refer to them as bodies….I said something and he was like, ‘I didn’t think of how I said it that way.’”

H/t Fightful

Away from the promotion now, Baron Corbin has rebranded himself as Bishop Dyer and believes a WWE return cannot be ruled out.

Baron Corbin Opens Up On Missing Raw Premiere Episode

In the same interview, Baron Corbin further opened up on his feelings about missing out on the Netflix premiere on 6th January 2025.

“I was a little bummed I didn’t get to be on Netflix. How cool is that? It’s such a really awesome thing, and things are changing there. I never thought I would see logos on the ring, because it’s been such a historic business of don’t change this, this is the history. We don’t mess with it.

Hunter’s bringing a new light, a new vibe, a new energy and I think it’s going to bring new fans. You’re seeing celebrities. It’s not what it used to be where guys were like, Are you a wrestling fan? Don’t let anybody hear me tell you but did you see Raw last night? Now it’s like, this is cool, man.

This is fun. Stars from [George] Kittle to all these people. [Patrick] Mahomes was at Raw, Bad Bunny is killing it. It’s not like, Hey, we’re bringing these guys in and they have no clue, we’re just gonna pay him to show up. Like, these are people who they know what they’re doing. They know what they’re getting.”

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