Kelly Kincaid Reflects On Her Time In Wrestling, Not Sure She’ll Return

WWE and ROH alumna Kelly Kincaid says that she doesn’t know if she will return to wrestling following her WWE exit in February. Kincaid departed WWE in February after the company chose not to renew her contract. She had been working for the company as an interviewer in WWE NXT.

Kincaid, who wrestled in ROH as Quinn McKay before joining WWE, posted to Instagram on Saturday to share pics of herself doing roller derby. She noted that she has gotten back into the sport and is not sure if she will return to the wrestling business.

Kincaid wrote:

“I didn’t have an identity outside of work for eight years. I’ve never had more fun in my life than when I was Quinn McKay at Ring of Honor. I poured my heart and soul into her, and I like to think it showed. But it was an all consuming love, and I spent every waking moment figuring out how to build that character. WWE was another story. It’s a rewarding, but very demanding, job. Everything I thought I knew about my craft was dissected, analyzed, and turned around. It wasn’t better or worse than what was expected of me at ROH, it was just different.

“I loved all the moments I spent with you as Kelly Kincaid, even if it was incredibly different than what I would have chosen to give you. So I guess this is a very delayed thank you for spending those eight years with me. I don’t know if I’ll ever return to wrestling. As we’re told over and over again at the performance center, “it comes for us all”. And I’ve spent the last three months figuring out what that means for me, and how I exist outside that bubble. I had forgotten who I was while living inside different characters for so long.

“So I’ve gone back to my roots. I’ve started playing roller derby again. It’s given me my life back. I love my family. I love to riot. I love skating. I can see just the barest glimpse of who I used to be. If you’re in the Orlando area, come check out a game sometime. It’s like wrestling, but you know… on roller skates. And after four very long years, I’m stepping back into my own spotlight”

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