Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Mike Santana Discusses Leaving AEW And Opens Up About Past Addictions

TNA Wrestling star Mike Santana recently appeared on an episode of Busted Open Radio, where he talked about a number of topics including leaving AEW.

Santana said, “It felt like we were in a hamster wheel just doing the same thing; the same thing that we were doing since coming in. And it was like, okay, this is cool stuff, it – you know – we were in a pretty decent spot, but it’s like, all right, what’s next?… We have a timetable. We have a timeline for how long we can do this and it’s up to us to take full advantage of the years that we have, you know?”

On his TNA Immersed documentary:

“This is just something that’s showing why I do what I do, and why I’m so passionate about it, and why I put so much into it.”

On battling his addictions for his daughter:

“She wrote her Christmas List for Santa, and on her list, one of the only things that was that she wanted Daddy to stop. And that s**t… That was it, you know?”

You can check out the complete podcast below.