Kylie Rae wants everyone to know that despite her abrupt departure from the company, she loved her time in IMPACT Wrestling.
During a virtual signing with Captain’s Corner, Kylie Rae spoke in-depth about her time in IMPACT Wrestling and the situation that led to her leaving the company. Kylie worked for IMPACT from October 2019 until October 2020; she was scheduled to face Deonna Purrazzo for the Knockouts Championship at Bound For Glory but pulled herself from the card that weekend.
“So I legit, I loved my time in IMPACT. Everyone there was so freaking awesome,” Kylie Rae said, via POST Wrestling. “Okay, so Jimmy Jacobs, I don’t know how many people — Jimmy Jacobs is pretty open about the fact that he’s a writer for IMPACT, right? Okay. He’s f — sorry, trying to stop cursing but he’s an f’ing genius.
“I have nothing but good things to say about IMPACT. I loved it there. I promise, my stuff, it was not wrestling-related. It was like mental health on top of concussions on top of just not being okay so, it was like everything spanned into one and do you ever have those moments where you’re just like ignoring, ignoring, ignoring and then everything — I think about it like, when you’re driving your car, one light comes on then another light comes on and then another and you’re like, ‘Oh! I’ll get it fixed later. I’ll get it checked out later.’”
Kylie Rae announced her in-ring retirement two weeks after she missed Bound For Glory, citing mental health issues. She has since returned to the ring, working for the National Wrestling Alliance.
Kylie Rae dived into further detail and revealed that even after everything went down, she still would like to have that match against Deonna Purrazzo in the future, who she calls one of her favorite people. Rae also spoke to Scott D’Amore of IMPACT management and believes that everything is good between both sides.
“Okay, so it [her time in IMPACT Wrestling] was like in the midst of COVID. So it was nice, but… such wild times, right? [Rae laughed] So I was only under contract with them, let’s see, a month or two before COVID hit so it was like, having no fans in the arena, it was very — making that transition was challenging but I feel like it brought our entire roster together. So it was awesome and then Wrestle House, it was fun. It really felt like — we felt like an entire team there and I enjoyed — I was always excited to go. There’s a lot of times that before a show or a meet-and-greet or something, I’ll get very anxious and I’ll get nervous but going to IMPACT, I would be excited and there’s nothing — I just… I get nervous sometimes.
“Yeah, I was like it was awesome. I felt like, okay, we were talking about Jimmy Jacobs, he knew my character better than I even knew my character so that was — it was just awesome. It was good writing, it was a very solid group of people and it was one of those times where everyone, not just in the women’s division but like the entire — they legit care about their wrestling so, yeah, I loved it. The Wrestle House too. That was some of my favorite times and then yeah, Slammiversary and who knows? Maybe I’ll get to wrestle Deonna [Purrazzo] one day, if it’s in the cards because she’s another one of my favorite people to be in the ring with. No, no, no, I’m not [calling Deonna out]. She knows. I’ve told her.
“I’m like, she’s one of my favorite wrestlers. She’s so freaking good. So yeah, whatever’s meant to be will happen but seriously, I loved my time at IMPACT, they were wonderful, they treated me well. Even I’ve talked to Scott D’Amore in the past. Everything’s kosher, from my end at least. Yeah, and I wish them well. I love how much success they’re getting. Like Trey Miguel is killing it, Josh Alexander, killing it. Madison Rayne, we’re gonna see her tomorrow and Tenille [Dashwood], killing it. Jordynne Grace, another one. They’re all just — you can tell they care about this stuff and they’re passionate. Mama Su! Susie. I love — yes, all of ‘em. Rich Swann, everyone. Everyone there, they’re just, yep. All the love. Spread the love.” [H/T: POST Wrestling]
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