Video + Paul Bearer’s Comments on His Return

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Wrestling legend Percy Pringle returned to WWE television last night on Smackdown as Paul Bearer:

Last night, he teased that he would be posting the full story behind it on his blog. Well he did, and here are some excerpts:

“Since my departure from WWE at the GREAT AMERICAN BASH on June 24, 2004, I had virtually divorced myself from professional wrestling completely and returned fulltime to Funeral Service, which some may not realize that I have a degree in Mortuary Science and I am a legit licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. I managed a small Funeral Home and Crematory here on the Gulf Coast.

“In the early Spring of 2010, I decided to test the pro wrestling waters again, and began doing some independent events, autograph signings, etc., around the country to see if the passion was still there for me. Of course it was, and it will always will be. I discovered that doing these events took me away from the loneliness I was experiencing without my wife, Dianna. I was actually having fun again; and these days if it’s not fun, you can leave me out of it.

“We started negotiations for my return. I still had many doubts if this was what I really wanted to do. Through much prayer, and conversations with my immediate family and close friends, I decided that if all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place, that this was meant to be.

“We started negotiations for my return. I still had many doubts if this was what I really wanted to do. Through much prayer, and conversations with my immediate family and close friends, I decided that if all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place, that this was meant to be.”

He also writes about his late wife Dianna, his physical health, who knew he was backstage at Smackdown and how he won’t divulge contract details. You can read the entire blog entry at percysposts.blogspot.com.

Also note that he has changed his Twitter name from Percy Pringle to “wweURNiverse.” Ha!

Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.