Shotzi Clarifies TNA Crossover Request Denial
Shotzi Blackheart has clarified remarks she made about being denied a request to compete in TNA while under contract with WWE. The newly signed TNA Wrestling Knockouts star told the Generation of Wrestling podcast that she has long wanted to wrestle in a TNA ring.
Following her recovery from ACL surgery in 2024, Blackheart pitched the idea of appearing for TNA to WWE officials. The request was turned down even though NXT and TNA have an active partnership. At the time Blackheart was active on the NXT roster and also being considered for a potential storyline on SmackDown.
She explained that WWE believed adding TNA to her schedule would have been too much to manage alongside those commitments. Blackheart took to social media to follow up on the interview, stating there was no negativity behind her comments. In indirect remarks she noted that her intention was simply to express her longstanding desire to work with TNA and her enthusiasm for making it fit with an already full schedule.
Blackheart's WWE contract was not renewed in 2025, after which she spent time in MLW and on the independent scene. She is now signed to TNA Wrestling and made her debut for the promotion at a television taping in Dothan, Alabama this month.
Story timeline · 9 reports
- On the Record: Shotzi Blackheart Clarifies Comments About WWE Preventing Her From Working With TNAPer AOL.com: 0 Shotzi Blackheart clarifies her previous comments about WWE blocking her from working with TNA despite their working relationship.
- On the Record: Shotzi Blackheart Clarifies Recent Comments About TNA WrestlingPer eWrestlingNews.com: shotzi disclosed that she had expressed interest in working with TNA after her ACL surgery.
- Shotzi clarifies her TNA commentsTNA star Shotzi Blackheart discussed on the Generation Of Wrestling podcast how she had asked WWE to allow her to work with TNA after returning from ACL…
- Shotzi Blackheart Clarifies TNA Pitch CommentsNewly signed TNA Knockouts star Shotzi Blackheart addressed her recent interview remarks about asking WWE officials for a TNA appearance after returning from a…
- On the Record: Shotzi Blackheart Fires Back At “Fake Ass Headlines” Over Recent WWE CommentsAfter her recovery from ACL surgery in 2024, Blackheart approached WWE officials about potentially appearing for TNA as part of the working relationship…
- Shotzi Blackheart explains denied TNA requestShotzi Blackheart told the Generation of Wrestling podcast she had pitched WWE on appearing for TNA after her 2024 ACL surgery but was turned down.
- WWE Blocked Former Star’s TNA Crossover Request Despite Working RelationshipThe latest: 0 Former WWE Superstar Shotzi Blackheart says the promotion blocked her from working with TNA despite their working relationship.
- WWE Blocked Shotzi Blackheart From Working With TNA Despite PartnershipShe had spent a long time away from the ring and was basically desperate to start wrestling again.
Sources: Fightful · AOL.com · eWrestlingNews.com · Cageside Seats · 411MANIA · Wrestling Headlines
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