Shotzi Blackheart On WWE Departure: I Always Thought Triple H Really Believed In Me, It Was A Little Disappointing

Shotzi Blackheart didn’t get a chance to show her fire.

Blackheart made her return to the indie scene in June 2025, just a few weeks after her contract with WWE expired. The departure came as a surprise to many fans, as she was having a solid run with the NXT brand.

Speaking with Saraya on a new episode of the Rulebreakers podcast, Shotzi was asked if she was expecting to be let go from the company.

“Yes and no. I had just came back from an ACL tear. So, coming back from a huge injury and not being on TV for like almost a year, I was kind of not surprised. They’re just like we lasted a year without you, so we’ll just let you go now that your contract is up. In that aspect, I wasn’t realized surprised.

The 34-year-old went on to say that she was disappointed in the split because she thought Triple H really believed in her.

“I don’t know, I always thought that Hunter really believed in me, so it was a little disappointing. Yeah, I just felt like, dang, they gave up on me.”

Blackheart finished the topic by saying that she was ready to show off the real version of herself after returning from injury.

“I was in such a bad space for a few years with everything that I was going through and I was coming back from injury so much stronger, not just physically but mentally too. I was just ready to kill it coming back and I didn’t even get the opportunity to. So, I felt like they left a lot of meat on the bone, I was coming back on fire and ready to give them me, like the real me. I didn’t get the chance to show it.”

Since returning to the independent scene, Shotzi Blackheart has wrestled for promotions like GCW, House Of Glory, PROGRESS, and Maple Leaf Pro.

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