{"id":158059,"date":"2023-05-01T15:28:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=158059"},"modified":"2023-05-01T15:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:28:15","slug":"trinity-fatu-says-leaving-wwe-was-a-blessing-in-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/01\/trinity-fatu-says-leaving-wwe-was-a-blessing-in-disguise\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinity Fatu says leaving WWE was &#8220;a blessing in disguise&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2025064239\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Trinity Fatu says that leaving WWE was a blessing in disguise.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/exclusive-trinity-fatu-wwes-naomi-talks-making-surprise-return-impact-wrestling-chicago\/3130203\/\">NBC 5 Chicago<\/a>, Fatu discussed her time in WWE as Naomi, leaving the company, and being back in wrestling again with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/04\/27\/4-27-impact-wrestling-tv-report-purrazzo-vs-wilde-the-design-vs-ace-bey\/\">Impact Wrestling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like it was a blessing in disguise,&#8221; Fatu said of leaving WWE. &#8220;I feel that it&#8217;s allowed me to to grow and become better in every way, in every aspect. Show me how strong I really am. And now I&#8217;ve got this new journey ahead of me, these new goals, and I&#8217;m excited and ready to step into this new chapter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fatu made her return to wrestling at Impact Wrestling&#8217;s most recent television tapings in Chicago. &#8220;Being back in wrestling and being with my pack in a place where I feel so welcome and just for the opportunity and just receiving all the love, it was very, very overwhelming,&#8221; Fatu said. &#8220;And I really felt it in my heart, like I really did. I couldn&#8217;t even hide the emotion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been wrestling 14 years now and then one day everything, everything just changed. And I felt like my whole world was turned upside down and things were shuffled around. It took a little time to just process everything and really sort out what I want to do, where I want to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fatu and Sasha Banks (Mercedes Mone) walked out of WWE during an episode of WWE Raw after hearing about creative for their Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships. Neither have been on WWE programming since then. Mone is currently wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Stardom. 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