Lacey Evans looks back on the end of her time with WWE.
Lacey Evans was in a prominent storyline on WWE Raw that involved Ric Flair and Charlotte Flair at the beginning of 2021, and she was set to challenge Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship at WWE Elimination Chamber, but the match never happened, as Evans got pregnant. Evans returned to WWE in April 2022 and was repackaged multiple times before she left the company in August 2023.
Speaking with Carlo Perruzza, Lacey Evans was asked about her time in WWE. She said she loved WWE, and it was awesome. Evans then looked back on the end of her run and stated that the company would not let her out of her contract, so she had to wait until it ran out.
“I mean it was incredible. I love the WWE, it was awesome. I invested so much money in properties, and I’m doing great. I appreciate everything that I have gotten, knowledge-wise, relationship-wise. But from the beginning of my career, I’ve always wanted a family. I’ve always wanted a big family. I’ve always wanted to be a mom, I’ve always wanted to be a wife, and there was nothing that would ever come between that. Seven years I was with the WWE, and it was coming…I was 33 when I finally got to get out of my, they wouldn’t even let me out of my contract, which was fine. You sign a contract, you give them your word. So I had to wait until it ran out, and it ran out in August," Evans said.
Evans then emphasized that she wanted to be a mother and have a big family. She noted that she had talked to Vince McMahon about it, and he gave her his blessing. Evans recalled how plans changed, and she was set to win the title, but she had a baby. She then explained that she did not want to raise a newborn while she was on a full-time schedule with WWE.
“I got two babies, and I want more. I’ve always wanted a big family, and so there was nothing that was going to come in between that. The ride to that title shot and the fact that I was going to be champion was awesome, loved it. Unfortunately, I had already discussed with the company that this was my game plan. There was no title shot at that time, there was no TV time at that time. I was eating that amazing catering steak and shrimp, having a good old time. So I asked Vince McMahon!, ‘Hey sir, would now be a time to get knocked up and push out a baby and get back in the ring?’ He gave me his blessing. ‘As long as you come back.’ Absolutely, I’ll come back with a six-pack six weeks post-partum, and I did just that. But for some reason, Vince McMahon, if you’re out there listening, decided that shortly after that conversation, it might have been three months, that I was going to hold the title. Well sir, surprise motherfucker. I got a baby [laughs], so it changed. Then once I had my daughter, I just knew that I wanted to give her a life that was, no offense to WWE, you girls are doing great out there, but this mama, that’s not how I want to raise my kids, especially newborns, breastfeeding and that nurturing, that time is so important, and that lifestyle is crazy. It worked for my three-year-old coming in. That was not how I was going to raise my newborn. So I changed plans and been loving every minute of it," Evans said.
During the interview, Evans commented on potentially returning to wrestling. Check out her comments here.
Evans previously said that WWE was never her passion. Check out her comments here.
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