One former champion doesn’t know whether she’d be welcome back in WWE.
After holding the NXT Women’s Championship for 413 days, Mandy Rose lost the title to Roxanne Perez on December 13th, 2022. Just one day later, fans were shocked to learn that Rose had been released from her WWE contract.
It was later revealed that Rose was let go after WWE became uncomfortable with the content she was posting on her FanTime subscription service. In the wake of her departure, it was noted that WWE felt they had “no choice” but to release the star, as they felt her content had gone “way, way over the line.’ Rose stated in an interview that WWE never informed her that she was violating the company’s rules.
At NXT Roadblock, Stephanie Vaquer defeated Giulia to become NXT Women’s Champion in addition to already being North American Champion. WWE hailed the star as the first female double champion in the brand, but fans were quick to point out that Rose held both the NXT Women’s Championship and NXT UK Women’s Championship after unifying those titles. Mandy Rose responded to the situation, calling the snub “pathetic.”
Speaking further about the situation on Busted Open Radio, Rose was asked whether she was surprised that she’s no longer mentioned on the company’s programming, and she had this to say:
“It does. I really don’t know what it was. Circumstantial, and there have been a lot of people in the company where things happen and time goes on and they come back. It’s a business, at the end of the day, and they look at it like a business. I have no idea what it is. I thought maybe I’d be back too, wrestling in general.
The cards right now for me, I’m doing really well and does it make sense for me to go back to wrestling? I don’t know, and that’s something I’m still unsure about. I’ve never hung up the boots and said I’m done. I’m still young. If it made sense, I would definitely consider it.”
“I Don’t Know How They Feel” – Mandy Rose On Potential WWE Return
When asked whether she would consider returning for an appearance, Rose said:
“I don’t know if they would accept me back. I don’t know how they feel. I’ve never had a conversation. Are they really offended with what happened? I don’t know.
Maybe they just don’t want to be associated with me anymore, in a sense, because I feel like I’m a little bit erased in certain scenarios. NXT did mention me not too long ago. It was a promo package and they were talking about the women in general evolving, which was cool. That gave me a little glimmer of hope, ‘Oh, I got a little recognition there.’ I feel like I am a little erased from their rolodex of superstars. I could be wrong.”
When it comes to how it would be done, Mandy Rose says any WWE return would need to be for something “juicy.”
h/t Fightful