Giovanna Eburneo (Ghi Eburneo) signed with WWE in 2022 as part of the August 2022 recruiting class. Eburneo made a couple of appearances on NXT in December 2022.
In a new video on YouTube, Eburneo revealed she is no longer with WWE and explained why.
The video is in Portuguese and Fightful compiled the following notes and quotes:
- Tried out with WWE in 2017 in Chile.
- Did not know how the tryout worked and everyone had a character. They told her it "wasn't her time" in 2017 but that "her time would come."
- She was contacted at the start of the pandemic for another tryout. Only did the promo tryout and felt much more comfortable.
- After the pandemic, she was messaged that she had been selected to join WWE.
- Was very excited to sign her contract and said she was "rich" after converting the money to Brazilian. The person she has spoke to had left the company and she was unsure if she would still be in the company.
- After months had passed, she got her contract and signed it.
- When she arrived in Orlando, everything went wrong.
- "I experienced a shooting in a mall. I was in a restroom with six women, terrified, hearing shots, praying to God. I messaged the company, people who manage it, telling them where I was, that I was in a restroom with girls who didn't speak my language as I only spoke Portuguese and didn't speak English. I arrived without understanding anything."
- Calmed down after the incident and started to settle.
- Started looking for an apartment and a car, and found that things were more expensive. Found a car that was not worth the price. "I liked it, but it was a mistake. I was deceived. I didn't hear the noises the car was making because I'm a woman, you know? I liked the car and I didn't see any problems and they sold me the car."
- Says living in Orlando is expensive. Dreams of being rich in Brazil started to fade.
- Problems started when she would have to drive to shows. She didn't want to drive alone because it wasn't safe. She tried making friends but it was hard with the language barrier. She said she was new and already on TV, which caused jealousy.
- "People didn't want to help or give me a ride. Even those who spoke my language didn't help. There was rivalry within the company. We could have a bad time and say: hey, you're like me, you're the same as me, you're from my country, let's hold hands and go to the show together, let's help each other."
- Says the situation became increasingly difficult and she started feeling unwell and sensing something bad would happen. "I began experiencing panic and anxiety."
- "In December 2022, my anxiety escalated. I was training and fell, not recalling hitting my head, only my back. When I stood up, I felt a blackout in my head, like everything stopped. I continued training, but the next day, while driving and talking to my mom, I felt a THUMP in my head. I felt the same blackout sensation in my head. As if my head were stopping for a minute. I began to worry as it had happened twice. That night, I felt the sensation again while lying in bed."
- Contacted the company because she was worried. They claimed she had a concussion. She demanded to undergo a medical exam. No one would go to her with the exam. The exam showed nothing. She started feeling good and no longer had the THUMP feeling for a week.
- She then started feeling tired and no longer had the desire to train. She started seeing herself as old and tired. She said that water started to taste different and it would mess with her mentally.
- Went to do weight training and noticed that her hair was shorter. She sent a photo to her mom and her mom told her that nothing was wrong and that it was all in her head.
- When she went home, she combed her hair and a clump came out. Was worried something was happening to her. She talked to people and WWE and doctors, begged to go to Brazil. She said they didn't let her go to Brazil in December because she had just arrived in July, but she saw all the Americans going home for Christmas to see their family except her.
- She said she was not well, and that they did let her go home to Brazil. Her family told her she was not okay. She found an unknown AirTag tracker in her suitcase that was connected to her phone. She began crying and worried that someone was following her.
- She said her sadness and anxiety was getting worse. She thought someone was entering her apartment and drugging her because the water tasted different and her hair was falling out.
- She sent an email to WWE saying she would not be returning. She said she sent the AirTag back to WWE and filed a police report in Orlando. She says the process is still ongoing and that she hopes to one day find out who the person was that put the AirTag in her bag.
- WWE made several offers and proposals for her to return, but she is not going to risk her life or her family's life. She says it's dangerous for her to live in the country and she had to do this for herself.
- She thanked fans for their support and is sad that she couldn't live out her dream.
Fightful would like to wish Eburneo the best in her future.
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