Summer Rae was released from WWE back in 2017 and after her initial WWE release she never got to find a regular professional wrestling career. She tried her luck on the independent circuit but it did not work out as she got only one appearance and she never got any call from any promotion of the Indies.
But Summer Rae got to make a sensational WWE return and that is for only one appearance. In 2022, she got the opportunity to participate in the women’s Royal Rumble match. It was not a surprise and friend as it was already announced before the match. Recently she remembered this one match return to WWE when she talked to Chris Van Vliet. Here is what she had to say;
Unforgettable Entrance Summer Rae’s Royal Rumble 2022 Experience In Her Own Words
“You know, I was bummed that they announced me before because I felt like no one thought I was going to come back ever. And I’m so good at hiding stuff like pretending that I’m somewhere else and I’m like, I’m going to pretend I’m in Dubai or something like that. I travel so much that I can put that on a boat somewhere and I don’t even have to put that it’s St. Barts or you know whatever it is. I hid my hair colour change. I wanted it to be when I was in Maxim Hot 100, I wanted to debut on the red carpet.
“So I think I posted me with blonde hair for like a week and then I just showed up one day. So I remember when they said they were gonna announce me, they literally called me the day of and I was doing cardio. And it was SmackDown and they were like, Hey, we need to sell tickets. We’re gonna announce the twins, you, Mickie James. And I was like, Mickey? I’m like, don’t announce Mickey.
Summerslam Entered Her First And Only Royal Rumble Match In 2022
“She’s the champ like no, like, ah, and which is I mean. Oh my gosh, that’s like such a no, no, with WWE and like, the forbidden door and everything like that. So I wasn’t gonna fight with him on me. But I’m like, I really think that’s a mistake for Mickey, but well, what company I’m in to be announced, you know, with the twins and Mickey. I’m like, okay, cool. And then I’m like, I haven’t told any of my friends. I was fabing everyone. And so I was like okay, now I have to call my best friend.
“So I like stopped doing cardio. And I called two or three people. Guess what, I’m going back. Like, how long have you known three weeks? So when it came out that night, I will say that was cool. The internet was super excited. You know, even the haters were like, well, at least she is not back for good. Like, they’re like, cool, I’ll have one night you know, or whatever.
Summer Rae continued, “But people, most people were excited. And it’s crazy. Because you just don’t know, if you’re gonna have a five-minute thing or a two-minute or whatever. So for me, I was like, I don’t need to train. I’m fine, you know, it’s like riding a bike spin kicks, spin kicks, cover, like, it’ll be fine, you know. And so when we showed up, it’s just so many moving parts. And I can’t imagine having the job of the producers to do that. And as my first rumble, you know, I’ll show up, do what you want.
“But I’m gonna get my stuff over character-wise online, and I’m gonna get myself over. So yeah, and everyone says that too like, Oh, you’re only in it for a little bit. And then like, we all get paid the same? Well, not really. But like, I’m like, we’re all getting paid. And what a moment. And I actually was so so so so nervous backstage, so I’m like, Oh, God, I only have like a little bit to get it out. And it makes the fans want more, you know, you don’t go in there and mess up a 10-minute thing and then they never want to see you again.” concluded Summer Rae.
Summer Rae was a talented wrestler who remained active in WWE for 7 long years. She worked in both the development territories of WWE and in the main roster as well. She might not have won any championships in the promotion but she was quite famous among the fans. We would love to see her back in a wrestling ring. She would do an amazing job on the independent circuit.
H/T – eWrestlingNews.com