Lacey Evans explains that working for WWE was never her passion.
Earlier this year, Lacey would be granted her release from WWE after a seven year run with the promotion. Evans would have numerous repackages during her time with the company, including leaning into her military history towards the end of her run.
Since leaving WWE, Evans has opened Sunny Summers Cafe in Beaufort, SC. The cafe, is a safe space for those with mental health issues, as Evans looks to give back. While speaking to Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Evans would explain that she was never passionate during her run in WWE.
"No, I have not [taken any bookings]. I've had a lot obviously reach out. But I did WWE for seven years and it was never my passion, that was never a secret. It was incredible to see my fellow sports entertainers [succeed], that is their passion. But I just knew that, you know, I went out there and did the best that I could, I did my job. But I always looked forward to coming home. My family obviously travelled with me, everywhere that I went for the most part, and that was a struggle, right? Because when I got signed with WWE, I was a mom and I was a wife. I've been with my husband since I was 15. It was an incredible opportunity. But it was a lot for whenever you compare what your passion is, and you're wise and WWE is very, very difficult. If you're on the road well over 300 days a year, they want a lot from you. And I just, there was always something in the back of my head that was like what the f*ck am I doing?"
Evans would go on to explain how fulfilled she feels now with outreach efforts and the difference she can now make in her community.
"When I wake up now, and I'm on my way to my cafe and I have like, just last night we did a big group outreach for I think it's NAR-ANON, it's like alcohol anonymous, but it's for the families that have family members that struggle with addiction, or have lost their lives to overdose, right? So it's just the things that I get to do now and the difference that I get to make to me is so rewarding that I have never since August 16, so a few months [on], I have not once questioned if I'm doing the right thing, or if I'm happy or if this is my why. I wake up every day, get my coffee and I go and I try to change lives and make a difference, including in my own home with my kids and my husband. So it's been awesome."
Evans currently also has a Fantime website in addition to her cafe.
Elsewhere in the same interview, Lacey would explain how she has no desire to return to WWE. You can read more here.
Thanks to Chris Van Vliet for the quotes used in this article.
