Cathy Kelley discusses his return to WWE.
After departing from WWE in February 2020, Kelley made her return to the company in October 2022, which excited many fans. Upon her return, Kelley was slotted on Monday Night Raw, where she served as a backstage interviewer until April 2023, where she was moved to the SmackDown brand.
In a new interview with Ryan Satin on the Out Of Character podcast, Kelley said that her door to WWE was never completely closed. Kelley also noted that her return to the company started when she sent Triple H a birthday text.
“Like I said, when I left the door was never completely closed, it was wanting to be a part of a specific — either Raw or SmackDown at the time. I had always an open door with both Steph and Hunter, staying in contact the entire time. I think it started as me reaching out to Hunter as a happy birthday text. I was in Alaska with my mom at the time and he started talking about how he was fishing there years ago and how he remembers it fondly, but that turned into him asking me to have a conversation with Steph, which is something that he also asked me when I was leaving. I had my mind made up at the time, but I credit them to me coming back. I think that they’re incredible leaders. I loved working with him in NXT. Yeah, it felt like the right time and the right opportunity. Steph was really welcoming with listening to what I wanted to do, she offered if I wanted to learn how to do commentary, if I wanted a writer role, and this opportunity opened up right as we were having those conversations.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Kelley said that WWE can utilize TikTok and digital exclusives to tell more stories. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
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