Jordynne Grace opens up about her exit from TNA Wrestling.
Coming off a six-plus-year stint with TNA Wrestling, Jordynne Grace has reportedly inked a new deal that will officially bring her over to WWE.
Previous reports indicated the former Knockouts Champion amended her last TNA contract so that it would expire around the time of TNA Genesis on January 19, rather than later in the year. Grace has since confirmed this to be the case while appearing on Insight With Chris Van Vliet.
“When he left, I was very emotional when he left, like a lot of other people, because it was just so out of the blue,” Grace said in reference to former TNA President Scott D’Amore. “We found out on a Zoom call, it was very corporate, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But at the time, I was just like, You know what? I only really signed here because I had faith in Scott that he was gonna do good things for me and good things for the company. He’s the one that kind of set in motion the whole rebirth of TNA.
“I told them I wanted my contract to be cut, basically,” Grace continued. “So it was supposed to be until October of this year, and I was like I want to get out in January of this year. I mean, kudos to them. They heard me and they let me, so I’m very lucky for that. But I think probably I’d still be at TNA.”
Jordynne Grace Feels It’s Time To Move Forward In Her Career
Aside from the 2024 exit of Scott D’Amore, Grace cited her desire to advance as another potential contributing factor to her own departure from TNA. Across her run, Grace captured the Knockouts Champion three times. She also enjoyed reigns with the TNA Digital Media Championship as well as the Knockouts Tag Team Championships.
“I’ve been at TNA for a very long time, since 2018, and I’ve never let my contract expire before. I’ve always just re-signed,” Grace said. “I don’t know if it was just the uncertainty of not knowing what was going to happen next, or I was just scared that no one was going to want me. But I feel like now I’m more confident. I had an amazing 2024 and I think it’s time. I’ve done so much in TNA. I’ve done pretty much all there is to do and I feel like if there was ever a time to move forward, it’ll be right now.”
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