Former WWE broadcaster Kayla Braxton spoke on TMZ’s Inside the Ring to discuss various topics, including her reasons for not wanting to join AEW after leaving WWE.
Braxton said, “Well, I think when I left WWE, I made it very clear I was not going to AEW or any other wrestling company. I think I said, I think I quoted and said this on Twitter. But no, why would I leave? Why would I leave the biggest wrestling company in the world to go to another wrestling company? I get that cuz like, why? Because obviously I’m wanting to do something else besides wrestling.”
On the internet wrestling community not understanding her perspective:
“It’s funny, the internet still doesn’t get it. Gosh, are the internet wrestling community can F off? You know what? 85% of them are amazing. There’s that 15%. Like, even yesterday, I posted my Buzzer show, Caleb Becker Live obviously launched, and someone’s like, ‘Uh, really? You left WWE to go do some like a no-name startup show?’ I’m like, ‘What is your problem? What are you doing today?’ Like, what is it that you’re doing? So, I get a lot of that. I’m trying not to go after them anymore because I used to do it a lot. You can’t win. Does it make anybody feel better? Probably not. It actually makes me feel a lot better.”
On how badly Samantha Irvin was treated after she left WWE:
“Oh, she got it bad. Yeah, she got it really bad, and she’s such a nice woman. Like she did not deserve any of that. Like, God forbid somebody leave to go chase their dreams. Like what? God forbid.”
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(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
