A former WWE star has looked back on her final few months in the company and how there were plans in place for them to re-join the main roster.
At the start of the month, news broke that multiple names from WWE’s main roster and NXT were being released from their contracts. While most talent were informed that they were being released, Shotzi was told that her contract would not be renewed when it expires.
At the start of 2024, Shotzi suffered a torn ACL while competing on NXT and was side-lined with injury for most of the year. While appearing on Busted Open Radio, the former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion elaborated on being cleared at the end of the year and how she set up her own return to NXT:
“I got cleared like December 5 [2024]. I’m probably not going to come back until Rumble… I could not for the life of me sit at home any longer. So I texted (Johnny) Russo, and I was like, ‘Hey, I’m probably not going to come back to the main roster for a little bit. Can I get a little run at NXT, find my ring legs back?’ He was like, ‘Absolutely. We can only have you for two months, and then the main roster wants you back.’”
“They Cut It”: Former WWE Star Shotzi Speaks Out On Scrapped Storyline
Continuing, Shotzi added that there were plans for her to be involved in a storyline with Chelsea Green on SmackDown, but this was cut on short notice:
“I was told, ‘Oh, you’re gonna start a storyline with Chelsea’, which I was all for… They brought me into SmackDown, they’re rehearsing my entrance on the Tron, and then they cut it. Then it was week after week, nothing and nothing,”
“Then I start to wonder… my contract’s up in a few months. What is going on?… That’s finally when I was like, well, I’m gonna cut this promo, and I’m gonna get some answers.”
H/t to Wrestling News.co