Candice Michelle Wasn’t Surprised By Her WWE Release In 2009

Candice Michelle says that she wasn’t surprised by her WWE release in 2009, saying it “made sense” when the company called to let her go. Michelle was released from WWE in June of 2009 after having been off TV for several months. She tried to post a farewell message to the then-active WWE Universe website, but the blog was deleted soon after.

Michelle reflected on her exit on Insight With Chris Van Vliet. She noted that she felt like her career was complete after her exit and that her release made sense to her. You can see the highlights below:

On Feeling Like Her Career Was Complete After Her 2009 WWE Exit:

“Yes, it was a huge transition, and that was a season and a blessing for me to become a mom, so I thought that season was over, and moving into I thought that season was over, and moving into being a mom was a beautiful season for me. I didn’t know that coming back to wrestling was a possibility for me.”

On What Her Career Looked Like After Wrestling:

“I was a mother. Literally, I got the phone call. I was at the gym, and they released me.”

On If She Expected the Call:

“When they called, it made sense. I broke my collarbone on the two out of three falls. I shattered it in my first match back. So now I’m in surgery. I’m out eight months, plates and screws, the whole nine yards. Then I’m rushing to come back. I’m in Krav Maga. I land on the bottom of the bag and tear two ligaments in my ankle, surgery select if I want. So it just it was like, putting me out, putting me out. While I was healing from that, I got the call.”