Real Reason Behind WWE’s The Bump’s Cancellation

Matt Camp, who served WWE for several years as the host of The Bump and various other content, was confirmed to have been released back in February this year. With that said, he has now revealed the reason behind WWE’s The Bump getting cancelled.

As previously reported, WWE’s The Bump has been on hiatus since May of this year. Despite the passage of several weeks, there have been no updates regarding its return, leading to concerns among fans about the future of the show. It was then reported that the show eventually got discontinued.

While speaking on The Wrestling Matt, Matt Camp explained why WWE’s “The Bump” struggled after Kayla Braxton left and Megan Morant didn’t show interest in improving, ultimately leading to its demise.

Camp explained that the show wasn’t the same without Kayla Braxton, noting that he had worked with various hosts like Scott Stanford, Rosenberg, Sam, Byron, McKenzie, and Kevin Patrick. He emphasized the importance of working with people outside one’s comfort zone to develop chemistry, which can sometimes take time.

“The Bump wasn’t the same without Kayla, 100%. I worked with Scott Stanford, I worked with Rosenberg, I worked with Sam, I worked with Byron, I worked with McKenzie, and I worked with Kevin Patrick. If you’re in broadcasting, it is good to work with people you don’t know or aren’t comfortable with or haven’t developed chemistry with yet. Sometimes chemistry will come, and sometimes it won’t. To answer the original question: Everybody except for one person that I worked with would listen. I didn’t know everything, and I would listen to Kevin about stuff, and he would listen to me about stuff. People would lean on me for wrestling stuff. We’re doing this; I’m going in. Let’s go. You’re only going to get better if you haven’t done something by listening to other people.

I did have broadcasting experience for WWE—yes, I did, 100%. I did radio, I did House of Hardcore, indie wrestling, I hosted podcasts about fantasy football, and I did ‘Busted Open.’ Those were great experiences to have. I said when I was doing radio on SiriusXM and fantasy football stuff, I wasn’t good until five years after I did it. You know, 10,000 hours and all that stuff Malcolm Gladwell talks about. Not that I read the book, but I know what the thought process is behind it. All of that stuff does get you better. Ten years ago, seven years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to sit here by myself and talk for an hour as I’ve been doing, but I listened and learned from people who had done it before me—producers, and you know what, they’re willing to help because they are also tied to the success that you have. If the show does well, hey, I produced that show. We’re putting out a good product; we get to do more. There were people who produced shows that I was on who moved up in the world.”

Camp pointed out that everyone he worked with, except one person, was receptive and open to feedback. Camp admitted he didn’t know everything and often learned from others, including Kevin Patrick. His previous broadcasting experience included radio, indie wrestling, and podcasts, which contributed to his growth, even though he initially wasn’t very good. He mentioned Malcolm Gladwell’s concept of 10,000 hours, noting that improvement comes with experience and learning from others.

Camp also shared that while there are many hardworking people, some may lack natural talent and hit a wall, while others might have talent but lack effort. He highlighted that Jackie and Kevin Patrick were examples of individuals who worked hard to improve.

Regarding Meghan Morant, Camp acknowledged that he and Morant did not have chemistry. He had tried to help her improve by inviting her to observe and participate in various events, but she did not take advantage of these opportunities. Despite efforts to integrate her into the team, including making her a regular on the show, the situation did not improve. Camp noted that the trying efforts eventually ceased, leading to the show’s decline.

”There’s a lot of people—and this is a sad reality—who work hard and unfortunately maybe just don’t have the natural talent, and you hit a wall. I’ve hit that in places. You could say I hit that in February. I don’t know. And then there are people who are really good and have the personality but don’t want to put the effort in. Those people usually can get by; those people can kind of sneak through it. You find out at some point when someone says, ‘Hey, you’re good, but you should be better.’ Jackie worked hard to be better; Kevin Patrick worked hard to be better.

So to bring it all back around, no, Megan and I did not have chemistry. The fact that I just said her name for the first time on this show ever should tell you plenty. It didn’t work. I tried to help her; she didn’t want the help. I’ll go further: Michael Cole was checking in with me on how she was doing, and I would have to tell him she doesn’t really want the help. Now I’m not there anymore and she is, so call that for what you will. No, we did not have chemistry. I knew it, and by the way, I tried to help. I wanted her to get better. Initially, she wanted to get better.

‘Hey, you’re going to be in town for doing this community event. Why don’t you come sit backstage and watch Raw talk? We’ll show you everything we do. Hey, you’re still here? Why don’t you come sit and stay around for The Bump this week? Hey, that would be cool if we put you on the show and you can do this.’ Those things happened, and I talked to Cole and said, ‘Hey, if she wants to keep coming around, I’d be happy to have her around. She could shadow; she could learn from the best in Jackie. We can show her the ropes. It’s good to be around these things.’ She was into it, and that continued, and I encouraged it. Then they made the call: Megan’s the number two to Kayla on SmackDown; Jackie’s moving, we’re going to take Megan off the road. She’ll be a Stanford person with me, me and Ryan, and now she’ll be with you on those shows. She’s going to be with you on all three shows.

Okay, I wasn’t thrilled because I was losing Kayla, but I got it. We’re going to make this work; let’s try hard. And it didn’t. It didn’t work, and the trying stopped, and the conversations I tried to have to improve things right there. So no, we had no chemistry, and that’s what happened. You don’t always get what you want. You try to make the best of the situation, but I can only help so much. Now that show doesn’t exist anymore. So, I didn’t want to talk about that for the longest time. I’ll be straight up with you.”

Camp concluded by expressing frustration that Morant never reached out to him after he was let go, despite the support he received from others in the industry.

”Let me add one more thing because it needs to be said. I talked to you about the people that reached out to me when I got let go—people that I didn’t talk to on a regular basis. Drew McIntyre, Byron Saxton, called me a lot. I don’t need to say everybody, but the people I worked with closely who didn’t know that was happening or did know, whatever, reached out. People I didn’t even like reached out. Kayla and I talked a bunch. I still talk to Jackie all the time. Producers, you name it, people reached out. You know who never said a word to me because this needs to be said because I’m kind of tired of this? Megan Morant never said a word to me. I got let go, and that show went on the air Wednesday. I get it—they don’t acknowledge those people. Not a text, nothing, not a word. So remember that when you help people out.”

Before joining WWE, Camp served as the lead announcer for Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore promotion, was a regular contributor to SiriusXM’s Busted Open, and held the position of lead Fantasy Football Analyst for WBD’s Bleacher Report. Nevertheless, we’ll have to see what the future holds for Matt Camp.

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