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Shotzi Blackheart Says She Asked To Wrestle In TNA During WWE Run
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Shotzi Blackheart wanted to have a run in TNA toward the end of her WWE run, but says her request was shot down. Blackheart is now part of the TNA roster, somewhere she has always had interest in. She recalled in a recent appearance on Generation of Wrestling how she asked to have a little run in TNA after she returned from her ACL injury in 2024.
Blackheart noted that the idea was shot down by WWE, and also spoke about the difficulty of coming back from that injury. You can see the highlights below (per F4W Online):
On Wanting to Compete In TNA During WWE Run:
“I was trying, I was kind of talking to TNA when I was still signed with WWE. When I had just gotten back from my ACL surgery, I was really hungry to get in the ring and I was begging WWE to let me have a run with TNA. I was talking to Tommy Dreamer for a little bit and he was totally down, but for some reason I wasn’t allowed to. And then when I got released, I needed a second to be on the indies and do me before signing another big contract.”
On Finally Arriving In TNA:
“After a year and a half of just doing me and gaining my confidence back, I felt like, ‘Okay, this is time for me to get back on TV, come to TNA on absolute fire with the most confidence and the biggest balls I have ever had in my career.’ So, I’m really coming to TNA fired up.”
On the Recovery From the ACL Injury:
“Yeah, it’s almost more grueling mentally than physically, showing up to PT and doing the workouts that you’re told to do is the easy part, right? But the mental part of the pain and the struggle to walk and the struggle of knowing whether or not you’re going to be able to come back to doing the thing that you love is so so hard. Getting past that mental point is so difficult. But I just tried to stay focused on the physical and hang out with friends as much as possible, finding my support system and seeking out nature and writing a ton. I did a lot of writing while I was recovering from my ACL surgery and just reconnecting with all the things that you love.”
