WWE Already Negotiating To Re-Sign Released NXT Wrestler?
Is Kavita Devi on her way back to WWE after her release last month?
Reportedly released by WWE as part of the company's NXT cuts in late April, Kavita Devi could soon be on her way back to the promotion.
Devi spoke to The Hindustan Times earlier this week, claiming that some unspecified reports relating to her release were inaccurate, and that she and the promotion are working on a new arrangement:-
"I’ve read some of those reports, and they aren’t accurate. I have been back at home in India since January. My husband contracted Covid earlier this year and I needed to be here with my family, I chose not to go back to America. Everyone at WWE has been incredibly supportive, I am filled with gratitude for everything they have done for me. I have also had an ACL injury for over a year and have been unable to perform in the ring but WWE still supported me through all of that. They understand that India is where I need to be. We are working together on a new arrangement that allows me to be home, but still part of the WWE Universe."
On what her future WWE role may entail, Devi spoke of potentially working as an ambassador or talent scout in her native India. Interestingly, she didn't mention wrestling:-
"India continues to be a very important market for WWE with some of the most passionate fans in the world. I will still be involved as an ambassador for WWE in India. In the future that may mean I am involved in scouting new talent or with WWE Live events, anything is possible. There are incredible Indian talent at WWE and I will continue to champion them here at home – including Sanjana George, from Kottayam, who recently signed a developmental contract at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando."
Devi was pegged to be part of WWE's Superstar Spectacle event in January, though the aforementioned family issue led to a change in plan. This is the first time that Kavita's husband's COVID-19 battle has been disclosed.
One of nine NXT talents reportedly cut by WWE in late May, Devi hadn't appeared on television since the 4 April 2019 Worlds Collide show, on which she competed in a battle royal. Prior to that, Devi wrestled in the 2017 and 2018 Mae Young Classic tournaments.