BJ Ray, the outspoken talent who competed on each seasons of “WWE LFG: Legends & Future Greats,” broke his silence following his release from the corporate last weekend with a lengthy social media post. Ray was amongst the names in a slew of released “WWE NXT,” “WWE EVOLVE,” and WWE ID talent that included names like Wes Lee and Stevie Turner. Ray announced he was having surgery for a torn rotator cuff and labrum just days before his release.
“WHAT A JOURNEY,” Ray started off his post on X. “Well obviously I needed to have pissed someone off lmao!”
Ray said he wanted to deal with his fans as himself, the true Brayden Jesse Ray. He thanked Jesus for the chance, in addition to Paul Levesque, Shawn Michaels, Matt Bloom, and the opposite WWE coaches and staff. He described his thought process for his SexyBJRay character back when he was filming “WWE: Next Gen.” He said he wanted to present the wrestling industry a heel prefer it had never seen before.
“And quite frankly, it arguably was certainly one of the best rookie runs of all time,” he wrote. “In a matter of months, whether hate or love, I won the WWE fans over they usually were extremely invested. Without ever having a debut match on live @WWENXT television, I even have develop into one of the recognized names within the brand and industry.”
He told fans he would proceed to rehab his shoulder following surgery. Ray was known on “WWE LFG” for his heated rivalry with coach Bully Ray. The talent also had a viral disagreement with The Undertaker during season certainly one of the show.