{"id":13041,"date":"2016-03-10T11:07:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T17:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13041"},"modified":"2016-03-10T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T17:09:17","slug":"titus-oneil-addresses-60-day-suspension-wwe-suspension-benefits-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/10\/titus-oneil-addresses-60-day-suspension-wwe-suspension-benefits-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"Titus O&#8217;Neil addresses 60-day suspension, WWE future, positive fall-out, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-757472262\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE star Titus O&#8217;Neil says he will not quit WWE over his 60-day suspension, as has been suggested by colleagues such as Dave Bautista.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, O&#8217;Neil said in a new interview that he will finish the job he started as a WWE wrestler and then consider his options when his contract comes due.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can go and coach, I can do a lot of stuff, but at the end of the day, I&#8217;ve never quit on anything in my entire life,&#8221; O&#8217;Neil told <a href=\"http:\/\/rapzilla.com\/rz\/features\/interviews\/12893-titus-o-neil-s-faith-character-speak-louder-than-wwe-s-60-day-suspension\" target=\"_blank\">Rapzilla&#8217;s Justin Sarachik<\/a>, who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/29\/12190\/\" target=\"_blank\">recently interviewed A.J. Styles<\/a> about his WWE debut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see now that people are rooting for me to be more successful than I am in this business.\u00a0I\u2019m going to finish out my contract and see what happens from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neil was suspended following an incident at the very end of the Daniel Bryan Retirement Raw one month ago. While on the stage, O&#8217;Neil grabbed Vince McMahon by the arm;\u00a0O&#8217;Neil was trying to let Stephanie McMahon pass by first. Vince took exception and called for Titus to be suspended 90 days, which was reduced to 60 days. O&#8217;Neil addressed what happened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I made a mistake at an inopportune time,&#8221; O&#8217;Neil said. &#8220;Regardless if it was too harsh or overreacting or whatever people have deemed it, it all stems from my mistake. Whether I agree with it or not, I am owning it. I&#8217;m doing what I&#8217;d normally do in any other situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neil said he sees the result of the incident\u00a0as a blessing for himself, as he&#8217;s suddenly gotten more attention for the work he&#8217;s been doing in the community and helping others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People who probably weren&#8217;t interested in me as a WWE superstar, are now interested in me as a man and a father. I&#8217;ll just take this punishment just like everything else, take a lemon and make lemonade,&#8221; O&#8217;Neil said.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-583022157\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;(People say)\u00a0\u201c&#8217;If that guy can get through that, I can get through what I&#8217;m going through.&#8217; I don&#8217;t have a quit button in me.\u00a0I&#8217;ve been homeless, I&#8217;ve been beaten, I&#8217;ve been lied to, I&#8217;ve been persecuted more ways than one and I&#8217;m still here. There&#8217;s nothing in this world that can stop me from what God has called me to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whether O&#8217;Neil continues to wrestle for WWE when his contract comes due remains to be seen. Otherwise, O&#8217;Neil will keep focusing on helping others and giving back to those\u00a0in his former position of\u00a0extreme poverty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The great thing about my faith is it works in any and every arena. It&#8217;s the same way in life. I&#8217;ve been in some of the worst situations in life I feel, and my faith has brought me through all of that because I&#8217;ve seen God&#8217;s hand in my life at each turn. 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