Aleah James Wanted To Be At Peace With Her Mindset Before Announcing Her WWE Departure

Aleah James discusses her decision to leave NXT.

Aleah James was part of NXT UK until the brand closed in 2022 to make room for the upcoming NXT Europe brand. However, James remained employed by WWE until July 2023, when she finally announced that she was a free agent.

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She's speaking about her decision to delay her free agency announcement in a new interview with Sean Ross Sapp. James said she was waiting for the time when she felt happy with her mindset and decision before letting the rest of the world know.

"I think the biggest thing is deciding whether it’s something that everyone needs to know or whether you need to give everyone every single detail. Because it’s my career, so it’s personal to me, and I’ve had the highs and the lows of it. It was just kind of deciding when it was right to say it and know that once I say it, all these questions are gonna come in, and everyone’s going to wonder what was going on. So it was kind of letting myself be happy with my mindset and happy with how I am before letting everyone know basically," she said.

James can be followed on Twitter and Instagram and contacted for bookings via email.

As for the future of NXT Europe, fans can read Triple H's most recent comments about the brand here.

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