Shotzi Blackheart Says That Her WWE Exit Was ‘A Little Disappointing’

Shotzi Blackheart recently weighed in on her release from WWE and acknowledged that it was a bit disappointing for her. Blackheart exited WWE in May after her contract was not renewed. The former Women’s Tag Team Champion appeared on Saraya’s Rulebreakers podcast and reflected on her exit and more; you can see highlights below (per Fightful):

On if she was expecting to be let go: “Yes and no. I had just came back from an ACL tear. So, coming back from a huge injury and not being on TV for like almost a year, I was kind of not surprised. They’re just like we lasted a year without you, so we’ll just let you go now that your contract is up. In that aspect, I wasn’t realized surprised.”

On why it was disappointing: “I don’t know, I always thought that Hunter really believed in me, so it was a little disappointing. Yeah, I just felt like, dang, they gave up on me.”

On coming back from injury: “I was in such a bad space for a few years with everything that I was going through and I was coming back from injury so much stronger, not just physically but mentally too. I was just ready to kill it coming back and I didn’t even get the opportunity to. So, I felt like they left a lot of meat on the bone, I was coming back on fire and ready to give them me, like the real me. I didn’t get the chance to show it.”