{"id":20651,"date":"2016-05-25T14:42:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T19:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=20651"},"modified":"2016-05-26T05:35:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T10:35:31","slug":"eden-stiles-brandi-rhodes-explains-left-wwe-capturing-independent-contractor-conundrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/25\/eden-stiles-brandi-rhodes-explains-left-wwe-capturing-independent-contractor-conundrum\/","title":{"rendered":"Eden Stiles (Brandi Rhodes) explains why she left WWE, capturing &#8220;independent contractor&#8221; conundrum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4262766479\" 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>When does\u00a0an &#8220;independent contractor&#8221; feel like he or she is not\u00a0really independent? Departing ring announcer Eden Stiles (Brandi Rhodes) captured the conundrum for WWE talent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beingbrandirunnels.com\/2016\/05\/free-yo-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\">in a blog explaining why she is leaving WWE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In entertainment we are always working. This is actually work right now. I am now able to earn a profit as a blogger (which I wasn\u2019t able to do before with WWE),&#8221; Brandi posted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The (WWE) contract can be <i>very<\/i>\u00a0restricting\/limiting. I hate when a good deal floats by because someone tells me I can\u2019t do something. There\u2019s money on the table and fun to be had, and I just can\u2019t?! Just because?! That just gets my goat. I can\u2019t be limited. I followed all of the rules growing up. Now in my 30s I can\u2019t be told what to do anymore. 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