Mandy Rose Calls Roxanne Perez “Amazing” After WWE NXT Release
There’s nothing but love between Mandy Rose and NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez despite their title match earlier this month, Thomas Lowson writes for EWRESTLINGNEWS.
After winning the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge, Perez dethroned Rose on the December 13th episode of WWE NXT, ending Mandy’s 413-day reign.
A day later, Rose was released from WWE due to the nature of the content shared with subscribers of her website.
Reacting to recent positive comments made by Perez, Rose said that she loves the new champion, calling her “amazing.”
Rose reportedly made half a million dollars within the first week of her release from WWE NXT.
It is believed she is waiting out a 90-day non-compete clause.
Freddie Prinze Jr. Claims Mandy Rose’s WWE Release Might Be Triple H’s First Blunder
On December 14, WWE released Mandy Rose from her contract due to some suggestive FanTime content, Saptarshi Sinha reports for EWRESTLINGNEWS.
WWE found itself in a tough position based on the adult content Rose was posting on her FanTime page, as it was outside the parameters of her deal with the company.
On the latest episode of his “Wrestling With Freddie” podcast, Freddie Prinze Jr. claimed that Rose’s unceremonious WWE exit might be the first blunder under Triple H’s regime.
He said, “In what I think might be the first fumble Triple H has had, they released Mandy Rose, the NXT Champion. And if you aren’t familiar with her, she rules. She’s awesome; she’s been the champ for over a year. She’s drop-dead gorgeous, she can talk on the mic a bit… and NXT, the crowd, there welcomed her with open arms when — I don’t want to say it’s a demotion to go from the main roster to NXT, because I think most of the time these wrestlers now are trying to help out the NXT roster. Because a lot of them came from the NXT roster.
“So I don’t know if the people you’re hiring who you define, the company defines, as subcontractors — meaning they are not employees of the WWE. That’s how they get away with not paying for insurance for these wrestlers. That’s why all professional wrestlers must carry their insurance before WWE even looks at them. Like, there’s some crazy stuff there that is not cool.”
Rose dropped the NXT Women’s Championship to Roxanne Perez the night before her release.
It was reported that although WWE had caught her off guard with the release, Rose was in good spirits at the NXT show immediately following her departure from the company.
Prinze acknowledged that Rose’s FanTime earnings eclipsed her WWE paycheck.
He said, “They let her go, and I’m sure that’s why. And it was rumored she was making over $200K a month on that, which is way more than WWE is paying her. So while I’m sure she is disappointed and was probably — well, maybe shocked, maybe not. Maybe she knew what she was posting could cost her her job. But when the money’s that good, it’s like, ‘What am I going to do? I mean, I have to have a life after wrestling.’ And fitness is one of her big things. I’m telling you all, leg day, every day.”
Rose’s representative, Malki Kawa, noted that her client has made over $500,000 from her FanTime page following her WWE release on December 14.
Kawa also predicted that Mandy would be a “self-made millionaire” by Christmas.
Following her WWE release, Rose raised the price of her FanTime subscription from $25 to $40.
Before signing off, Prinze touched on Mandy’s potential future in the pro wrestling business.
He said, “So they let her go, and I guess in 90 days, she will be a free agent and able to wrestle wherever she wants. Although I’m sure, they said, ‘We’ll keep the door open.’ But that means, ‘Yeah, if you give us our cut. If we get 10 or 20% of whatever you pull in a month because we made you, then yeah, come on back.’ And I’m sure they asked that, and she said, ‘Go to hell, I’m not giving you a dime of this money.’ We wish you well, Mandy Rose. You’ll be picked up on Day 91 as soon as your no-compete clause is released.”
Madusa Slams WWE For Double Standards Regarding Mandy Rose’s Release
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On December 14th, WWE released Mandy Rose from her contract due to some risque FanTime content, Saptarshi Sinha reports for EWRESTLINGNEWS.
WWE found itself in a challenging position based on the adult content Rose was posting on her FanTime page, as it was outside the parameters of her deal with the company.
While speaking on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Madusa weighed in on Rose’s untimely departure from the promotion.
She said, “That question is brought up a lot; everyone has their reasoning, their own decisions, and we are a product of our actions, let’s put it that way. Even with times changing, if Mandy chose to be a pro wrestler, sign with WWE, and get a second chance by going to NXT and reinventing herself, she just ignited. She came into her own. She was doing so well, and it was so beautiful to see. She and I get along great, and I feel that if you’re under contract, you know the rules. If you want to try to push the envelope, you know what the ramifications are.
“I’m not saying what she chose to do was wrong for Mandy, but perhaps maybe wrong for the contract. If you know you’re signing into a contract and signing with a company with these rules and regulations of what you can and can’t do, then you should know the rules. On the other hand, with her fan page. I think it’s great to have side hustles. However, if you’re under a contract that owns your likeness, even though you’re using a different name, and you’re being presented in that way where it has effects on what you’re doing, a company has every right to, you know, have a standoff meeting and probably communicate with you once or twice, and then do what they need to do, or is it a double standard.”
“I’m just saying, men in general with this business, it still happens today, can get hung out by their balls sack and still get a second chance. If she got a warning, she continued to do it, and then she got fired, then shame on her. If you’re under contract, business is business. You know what you’re getting into, period, unless she wanted to f it up, take her hiatus and go somewhere else, then that was her choice. We don’t know that. I don’t know that. You don’t know that.”
Malki Kawa, who acts as the representative of Rose, projected that her client would become a self-made millionaire by Christmas, judging by the $500,000 the Golden Goddess had earned from FanTime immediately after her release.
Madusa continued, “I think things still need to be changed. If it was a double standard, if there was no warning for her, guys get warnings in this business, and they’re still employed there, which is unfortunate.”
Rose was a contestant in the sixth season of WWE Tough Enough. Following the season finale, Rose signed a five-year contract with WWE.
Rose dropped the NXT Women’s Championship to Roxanne Perez the night before her WWE release.
Rose raised the price of her FanTime subscription from $25 to $40 after being shown the door by WWE.
Madusa discussed the adult nature of Mandy’s premium FanTme content and wondered if WWE had given her warnings before her release.
Madusa said that WWE should be held liable for double standards in case the promotion had not communicated the matter with Rose before her firing. She said,
