oA former AEW star has reacted and commented on being released by the promotion earlier this year due to COVID-19 uncertainty.
Sadie Gibbs spoke with Chris Van Vliet about her thoughts on being let go during the pandemic.
First, she revealed she actually had plans to move to the US permanently so she could train and be around more, saying:
“I was going to move to Atlanta, which is where the Nightmare Factory is with AEW. I would be training there and just be around more, to be implemented into things. I just wanted to give 100% and dedicate to the promotion. Obviously, things changed, but that was the plan. Before that, I was being flown in for the shows. During that time, I had two main matches, which is a little bit disappointing because I was having matches every week before in Japan. Then when I signed, I had two matches with them. I didn’t get to showcase my skills.
“Come August, they let three of us go from the UK. They kept a couple from the UK, I noticed. Anthony Ogogo is still with them. It’s a bit bittersweet. It’s a hard one to swallow, but I guess they had to cut their costs and the situation is what it is. I probably won’t get to fly over there until March (2021) at the earliest.”
Gibbs did go on to mention that she liked how the promotion handled it and it sounds like the door is definitely open for a return when the world allows it:
“It was really nicely done. They said it wasn’t about talent or anything like that, they wouldn’t have signed me if they thought that. It was purely based on the uncertainty of being able to get to the States. They said reach out when the world is settled and normal.”
Quotes via Fightful
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