Toni Storm Explains Why She Left WWE, How the Experience ‘Crushed’ Her Love for Wrestling

– Spekaing to Renee Paquette on today’s edition of The Sessions, AEW wrestler and former WWE Superstar Toni Storm discussed her issues in WWE leading to her exit last December. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Toni Storm on why she left WWE: “Let’s just face it, they fire people left, right, and center out of the blue, and I could be fired next week, and then what’s the point?. It just felt very pointless in the end, to be honest, and it’s been hard to convey that. Especially to the fans, especially to people who just aren’t in this business and they’ll never understand. I must sound ridiculous to those people but the reality of what it’s actually like [in WWE] is something else. I didn’t feel that appreciated. I just felt like at times they didn’t have very much respect for me and over time they crushed my love for wrestling. It just wasn’t even wrestling anymore, you’re not even allowed to say wrestling. You get group texts saying ‘Don’t say professional wrestling in promos,’ I understand but like whatever.”

Storm on how she was becoming burnt out and miserable: “Over time there was so much f*ckery, so much bulls***. Each to their own, some people don’t get that and some people do, and I was just sick of it and tired. What am I doing this for? What am I trying to prove to anyone? Do people really care where I go to do fake wrestling moves? Do people really care that bad that I have to be miserable day in, day out? I was unhappy and why should I be unhappy? So I could do WrestleMania? That’s nice and everything but I’m still going to be miserable the next day. I thought my whole purpose in life was to go to WWE but then over time, I realized it’s pro wrestling that I love, it’s not a company that I love. It’s pro wrestling.”

Toni Storm would later join AEW, signing with the company earlier this year.