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A recently released WWE Superstar has opened up about her departure from the Stamford-based company. The name in question is Kiyah Saint.
The 24-year-old was released from her contract alongside several other NXT Superstars earlier this year in May. Saint joined WWE in August 2023 and was part of the developmental brand throughout her time in the global juggernaut.
In a recent YouTube video, Kiyah Saint opened up about her release. The American performer claimed that she was let go by WWE despite doing all the right things. She further referred to her departure from the wrestling promotion as unfortunate for the global juggernaut and not for her:
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"The biggest question people want to know is why I left WWE. Some people choose to leave, but I didn’t choose to leave. I got told to leave. I got released. Some people ask me, 'Why did I get released?' I really couldn’t tell you. I thought I was checking all the boxes, I thought I was doing the right thing, which I was. I didn’t cause any trouble. I didn’t cause any drama. But I guess they just didn’t see a need for Kiyah Saint at the PC, which is unfortunate for them. Their loss, not mine," she stated. [H/T: Fightful]
Look who just shut down all of Tony Khan's critics! More HERE.
Kiya Saint recalls the day she was released from her WWE contract
Later in the same video, Kiyah Saint detailed how she got to know about her release. She also talked about her reaction to the unfortunate news.
Saint claimed that a random lady broke the news to her. The NXT star asked the lady to tell her the reason behind the release. However, she was not satisfied with the response:
"The day I got released, May 3, I got a call from Stamford, Connecticut. When you get released, it’s a phone call. It’s not any of the people you work with, it wasn’t my boss, not the people I see on a normal basis. Some random woman called me, and she was like, ‘Hi, is this Kiyah Saint?’ I said, ‘This is Kiyah.’ She tells me I’m getting released, my contract’s being terminated, do you have any questions? I’m like, ‘Yeah, I want to know why I’m being released.’ She said, I don’t know about verbatim, this part, but she said, ‘Creative didn’t have any needs for you at the moment.’ Honey, what does ‘at the moment’ mean? At the moment means that something’s gonna come in the future. So I wish I could give a review and be like, if you’re gonna fire people, don’t say ‘at the moment’ because that means something else might be coming for them in the future. Just say creative didn’t have anything for you, point-blank, and that’s fine," she said. [H/T: Fightful]
Former Intercontinental Champion Ricochet recently left WWE and is reportedly expected to join AEW. Kiyah Saint was let go by the company nearly two months ago. It will be interesting to see if she also joins any rival promotions in the near future.
