Shayna Baszler was released by WWE back in May this year.
Speaking with Ariel Helwani on The Ariel Helwani Show, the former NXT Women’s Champion commented on her release.
Shayna Baszler stated:“I was released. I had, not too long ago, signed an extension. I wish it would have ran out, but I was released,” adding that she had “like three more years” remaining on her contract.
She Continued: Asked how she felt about being released, she replied, “It’s kind of funny because it’s never a good feeling, but it was not unexpected. As far as Zoey (Stark) and I, and with Sonya (Deville) being released, they didn’t renew her contract. From that time, Zoey and I just weren’t on TV. You kind of get this feeling…we were trying to pitch stories and ideas and doing our own stuff on social media and that sort of thing. Nothing was hitting with creative. It’s a bummer in that moment, but I kind of knew where we were at.”