Sonya Deville comments on feeling like she was creatively “in a rut” prior to her WWE departure

During an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, former WWE star Sonya Deville discussed her departure from WWE…

“We were negotiating, we were in talks to sign a new contract. I was completely under the impression that it was going well and we would sign something. I was on a trip with my daughter, a cheerleading competition, and I got a phone call from the powers that be, ‘Hey, we’re going to go our separate ways.’ I was kind of surprised, not gonna lie, and I was like, ‘Is there a reason?’ ‘No, creatively, just hasn’t worked out. We’re going to go our separate ways.’ Initially, it was shock. ‘What the hell, I did not expect that.'”

“I never thought it was going happen, I kind of thought I was a lifer and would be there forever, but I did have talks with my wife, multiple times, because I do have other dreams. There are other things I want to pursue. I kind of felt I was in a rut creatively there. You don’t always have full control. I think I’m one of those people who is better in the driver’s seat. When I’m on my own, I can drive the car and steer the ship. I feel better that way.” (quotes courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)