Colt Cabana Talks CM Punk, WWE Changing Wrestler Names, Indie Wrestling

Former WWE Superstar Colt Cabana, known in the company as “Scotty Goldman,” recently interviewed with the Miami Herald about upcoming shows and various aspects of wrestling. Below are some of the highlights.

Cabana touched on his good friend CM Punk, and what he’s been up to:

“When Punk wants to talk, he will talk,” Cabana said. “That’s not for me. I enjoy seeing him being happy right now. So that’s where I’ll leave it. I know he is very happy. Things are going well for him. When he wants to talk, I’m sure he will do it.”

He also talked about indie wrestlers going to WWE and having their names changed:

“As a wrestler’s wrestler, I think of course you should keep their names,” Cabana said. “The ones they built up through the years of hard work. As a corporation, I can understand how they want their own guys. I think they are going about it the right way. Compared to times in the past, where you say Low Ki is Kaval, and that’s all he is.”

“I like how they presented these guys where it’s now, ‘Hey, Prince Devitt is coming. Kevin Steen is coming in. Hey, Kenta is coming in. Kenta was this in Japan. Now he is going to be moving forward and creating his own legacy in WWE.’ For so long WWE pretended things in the past didn’t happen. I think it is important, and I think now they are at least acknowledging that they have a past and stuff outside of their universe.”

Cabana hit on the prominence and growth of independent wrestling as well.

“Gone are the days in the music industry of buying a giant album from the giant labels. It’s such a direct market now, where it goes right to the consumer. Because of that, it’s the power of the independents right now. It will be interesting to see in five years. Now we can go to the consumer, aka the wresting fan, through the internet, social media and podcasts, YouTube. We are able to find our own audience and people who like us.”

“Everything has its pros and cons. It’s great I can make my own schedule. It’s great that I have the freedom to do whatever I want. However, you can sit here with Dolph Ziggler and The Miz, and they’ll tell you reasons why it’s great to be in WWE. It’s all perspective and how you look at it.”

More from the lengthy interview can be found here.

Editor’s Note

Good stuff here from Cabana. Maybe one day we’ll hear the truth about Punk, but I wouldn’t hold my breath for a while.

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