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Trinity says she left WWE ‘because of the way I was talked to and handled’

Posted on by Ian Carey

Trinity has opened up about her departure from WWE last year. 

The former Naomi appeared as a guest on Busted Open Radio and said that she chose to leave because of the way she was talked to and handled on her final day with the company. Trinity also mentioned that she signed with Impact recently because she feels that’s where she will be happiest. 

Trinity said:

The doors are open for me everywhere, literally everywhere, but I truly feel that Impact is the best choice for me at this point in my life right now with what I want to do. To just be able to work with the talent there, I feel that it’s where I”ll be happiest and most utlizied and really get to grow in the ways that I feel I need to right now on this wrestling journey. 

Trinity then spoke about her departure from WWE:

Ultimately, I left that day because of the way I was talked to and handled. Everything kind of just broke me that day. It had nothing to do with anything else, anybody else. That was just it, I had to.

To go through all the backlash and the negativity and the lies and the rumors and then to also just kind of feel lost, it broke me. It was probably the lowest I’ve ever felt in my life. But going through that, it made me reset and face it head on and figure out how to learn from this experience, grow from it, just find myself again in all of it. 

Trinity made her Impact Wrestling debut at the promotion’s tapings this weekend in Chicago. Impact is advertising that a segment featuring Trinity with a live microphone will air on Thursday’s show. 

Up until signing with Impact, Trinity had spent her entire career with WWE. She started in the promotion’s developmental program with FCW in 2009. During her WWE career, she was a former two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion, one-time FCW Women’s Champion, and won the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles once along with Sasha Banks. 

Impact Saturday TV taping spoilers: The final build to Under Siege

Posted on by Josh Nason

The following are spoilers from Saturday’s Impact Wrestling TV taping at Chicago’s Cicero Stadium.

The action taped Saturday should cover both the Thursday, May 18th and Thursday, May 25th episodes on AXS TV as the final build to next month’s Under Siege.

After Friday’s TV taping where Trinity (the former Naomi in WWE) made her Impact Wrestling debut, Trinity made her promotional in-ring debut on Saturday on a show that also saw defenses of the Impact World and Knockouts titles.

The following come courtesy of Impact Asylum:

  • The Design (Deaner & Kon) defeated Zicky Dice & Johnny Swinger
  • Sami Callihan defeated Shogun
  • X-Division Champion Trey Miguel defeated Laredo Kid in a non-title match. Afterward, Chris Sabin answered Miguel’s call for more respect as the two will square off at Under Siege for the title.
  • Impact World Champion Steve Maclin defeated Rhino to retain
  • Jason Hotch defeated Ace Austin
  • Trinity defeated KiLynn King. Jai Vidal came out to set up a match between Trinity and Gisele Shaw for Under Siege. Trinity laid out Vidal.
  • Jody Threat defeated Sierra
  • Alex Shelley, Jonathan Gresham & Yuya Uemura defeated Moose, Eddie Edwards & Frankie Kazarian
  • Chris Sabin defeated Mike Bailey
  • Sheldon Jean & Kenny King defeated Decay (Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve). Nick Aldis was on commentary to help set up a match against King for Under Siege.
  • Taylor Wilde defeated Jessika
  • Jordynne Grace defeated Alisha Edwards
  • Chris Bey defeated John Skylar
  • In a promo segment, Maclin said his title match against PCO was off because PCO was killed. Maclin offered to defend against Champagne Sing, but Scott D’Amore came out and corrected Maclin. PCO then emerged and took out Maclin.
  • Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo defeated Killer Kelly to retain

Trinity feels like WWE departure was a ‘blessing in disguise’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Trinity (former WWE wrestler Naomi) is excited to step into her new chapter with Impact Wrestling.

After making her Impact debut at a set of television tapings on Friday night, Trinity was interviewed by NBC Chicago. Trinity called her Impact debut “very, very overwhelming” and said she wasn’t able to hide her emotions during the appearance:

I was trying to hold back the tears. It just felt so good being back in wrestling and being with Impact in a place where I feel so welcome and just for the opportunity and just receiving all the love, it was very, very overwhelming. And I really felt it in my heart, like I really did. I couldn’t even hide the emotion.

Friday night was Trinity’s first time back in pro wrestling since she and Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) walked out of an episode of Raw in May 2022. In her interview with NBC Chicago, Trinity said she chose to join Impact Wrestling because of the strength of the company’s women’s division:

I’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 wanted to do, where I wanted to be. I chose Impact because I really truly believe that it is one of the best women’s divisions. The history of it — I’ve been watching these women for years from afar and always admired the talent here. Once I made that decision, that’s what I wanted to do, I went after it. And now I’m here.

Trinity told NBC Chicago that she believes everything happens for a reason and feels like her WWE departure was a blessing in disguise:

At the time, it was very scary. But I feel like everything happens for a reason. I feel like it was a blessing in disguise. I feel that it’s allowed me to grow and become better in every way, in every aspect. Show me how strong I really am. And now I’ve got this new journey ahead of me, these new goals. And I’m excited and ready to step into this new chapter.

Trinity’s first appearance for Impact will air next Thursday (May 4). There will be a promo segment with Trinity on the episode.

A match with Trinity facing KiLynn King is being filmed at Saturday’s Impact TV tapings.

Impact Friday TV taping spoilers: Trinity debuts, Nick Aldis in action

Posted on by Josh Nason

The following are spoilers from Friday’s Impact Wrestling TV taping at Chicago’s Cicero Stadium which will be followed by another set of tapings Saturday in the same city and venue.

The action taped Friday will air over the next two weeks on AXS TV.

The big news coming out of Friday was the debut of Trinity, the former Naomi in WWE. Her first match will take place Saturday against KiLynn King. 

Additionally, Nick Aldis had his first match back in Impact since last June’s Slammiversary and first singles match for the company since 2017.

The results come courtesy of PWInsider:

  • Moose & Brian Myers defeated Bhupinder Gujjar & Yuya Uemura
  • PCO, Heath & Rhino defeated Impact World Champion Steve Maclin, Shera & Champagne Singh
  • Jonathan Gresham defeated Mike Bailey
  • Ace Austin defeated Zicky Dice
  • Laredo Kid defeated Jack Price
  • Trinity debuted with a promo saying she is coming for the Knockouts title. Champion Deonna Purrazzo came out to confront her, followed by Jordynne Grace who reminded Purrazzo she is next up.
  • Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Kenny King & Eddie Edwards
  • The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) defeated Decay (Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve)
  • Masha Slamovich defeated Killer Kelly
  • Dirty Dango defeated Johnny Swinger
  • Rich Swann defeated Angels
  • Nick Aldis defeated Sheldon Jean
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Coven (Taylor Wilde & KiLynn King) defeated Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo & Jordynne Grace. Afterward, Trinity saved Purrazzo and Grace from a post-match attack.

Trinity to make Impact Wrestling debut, first match announced

Posted on by Josh Nason

Trinity, the former Naomi in WWE, will officially make her debut on this Thursday’s Impact on AXS TV with an in-ring promo.

The promotion announced the news Friday night, shortly after she made her debut at their TV taping in Chicago. The promo segment she taped tonight will be what airs this Thursday.

They also wasted no time announcing her first match as she will take on KiLynn King, one half of the current Knockouts Tag Team Champions. That match will take place during Saturday’s taping and will likely air a week from this Thursday.

Earlier this week after Impact announced a major surprise for Friday’s TV taping, PWInsider reported that Trinity would make her debut this weekend.

The match will be Trinity’s first since May 2022 as she and Sasha Banks walked out of WWE prior to an episode of Raw due to creative differences. They never wrestled for the promotion again and eventually both became free agents.

Here’s the rest of what’s being taped Saturday:

  • Impact World Champion Steve Maclin vs. Rhino
  • Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo defends against Killer Kelly
  • Alex Shelley, Jonathan Gresham & Yuya Uemura vs. Eddie Edwards, Moose & Kazarian
  • Chris Sabin vs. Mike Bailey
  • X-Division Champion Trey Miguel vs. Laredo Kid