Wes Lee: Terry Taylor Told Me Things Would Be Okay After MSK Split

MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) won the NXT Tag Team Titles for the second time at NXT Stand & Deliver 2022, but the belts were vacated days later when Carter was released by the company following abuse allegations and Nazi symbolism photos surfacing.

Lee would remain on the brand, transitioning to a singles talent and eventually winning the NXT North American Championship at NXT Halloween Havoc 2022. 

Speaking on Under The Ring with Phil Strum, Lee was asked about coaches who have helped him in NXT, and in his answer, he explained how Terry Taylor helped him through the MSK split. 

“Coach Terry Taylor and Coach Steve Corino. They have been major crutches for me. When the separation of MSK happened, I was inside of coach Terry Taylor’s class. He made sure that I knew it was going to be okay and that even though you have this major obstacle in front of you, it’s not something that should deter you from wanting to still become the best. He pushed me and made sure that I knew that I had the capabilities within my body to be able to produce what I wanted to do in my head. As I transitioned from his class over to coach Corino’s class, that’s when my mind was able to be expanded upon. The environment and atmosphere that coach Corino created that allows for your creativity to truly flourish and shine and also create in an atmosphere that you feel comfortable to be able to talk, understanding the value in vocalizing how you feel on the inside. As most men, we don’t necessarily deal with our emotions the best, but having somebody there that you can vent to and express how you are feeling definitely helps. I hope that more men are able to understand that you should reach out to somebody and speak about how you’re feeling so that you do not venture down a negative path and end up hurting yourself or other individuals. I have to greatly, greatly, deeply, the most sincere that I possibly can, thank coach Terry Taylor and coach Steve Corino for breathing new life into me right when I desperately needed it,” he said. 

Lee went on to be the longest-reigning NXT North American in company history before losing the title to Dominik Mysterio on the July 18 episode of NXT. 

Nash Carter (Zachary Wentz) has returned to IMPACT Wrestling since departing WWE. 

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