WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix has officially confirmed in a new interview with Chris Van Vliet on Insight that her time with WWE has come to an end. This was rumored at the end of last month by PWInsider. Now is the question will she join her husband, Adam Copeland/Edge, in AEW?
Van Vliet asked Phoenix if she would have at least one last match. Phoenix had a few matches in WWE over the past few years either by the side of her husband on in Royal Rumbles.
Her response was as follows:
“It’s really hard to say you’re retired. When I left in 2012, that was the word I threw around a lot. ‘I’m retired. I’m retired,’ because I wanted to have a family. I knew, for myself, that wasn’t going to be in congruence to perform and to have kids. I needed to devote myself to the kids at that time. I give the age ol’ cliche that everybody hates, ‘Never say never.’ It really just depends on the opportunities and what suits our family. That’s really it. We weigh out everything. Adam’s opportunities, too. I remember when Percy Jackson came on the table and he was full-time in WWE. It was really hard to take that on, but we weighed out everything. We sat as a family and made that decision. ‘This is huge. This is the biggest acting opportunity that has come our way. You need to go do this. This is massive.’ We talked about saying no to that. We talked about everything that comes our way as a family and does that serve us now? How does it affect our kids? How does it affect our marriage? That matters too.” (Fightful)
On no longer being with WWE:
“I’m not,” she said when asked if she was under contract with WWE. “I am currently a free agent. I have a great relationship with WWE. I treasured my time there. I feel like there is more and other opportunities that have presented themselves and I feel the motivation now to explore and explore what else is out there and explore myself. My relationship with WWE hasn’t changed. I have so many friends there and I appreciate and enjoy the product as I always have. I love NXT. I have a special place in my heart for NXT and the system. Seeing people come up and go through that excitement of developing themselves for the big time. I love WWE. I always will.”
For the full interview you can watch below –
