Former WWE star Ridge Holland, now working under his real name Luke Menzies, has opened up about the tough situation that led to his exit from the company.

Taking to Twitter, Holland revealed that WWE offered him a new deal, but it came with a massive 56 percent pay cut. He wrote,

“Honestly I think I may have been the first to experience the new TKO version of “contract Negotiations” 56% paycut…. OUCH!”

The news comes after New Level (Kofi and Austin Creed) spoke about facing a similar WWE offer with a pay cut of over 50 percent.

Holland had already made headlines last October when he revealed his WWE contract would not be renewed once it expired in November. He believes that voicing his frustration publicly had caused WWE to release him early.

Since parting ways with WWE, Holland has been busy wrestling for indie promotions such as PROGRESS Wrestling, Maximum Pro Wrestling, and Appalachian Mountain Wrestling.