Former Mae Young Classic competitor Zeda Zhang recently spoke to Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly, and she revealed what ultimately led to her WWE release. According to Zhang there was a lot going on behind the scenes that were the reasons that the was eventually released from the company following her appearance as part of the Mae Young Classic.
Regarding her release from WWE, Zhang said:
“They told me why. But talking to other people who have been released, the why that they tell you, might not exactly be the why. So, all they said was we know you work really hard, but unfortunately, hard work is not what gets you far in this industry. I think what it comes down to, is the market because when I got signed, I was actually suppose to get signed [in] June or July of 2017 but they brought me in half a year early. Because they wanted me to come with the Chinese crew because they were trying to get into China at the time.”
“But, because of the issues overseas and I guess the politics with everything, it’s hard to get in there. Because, China has a lot of rules and stuff like that, especially when it comes to another company from overseas trying to come in and promote something such as fighting and also the president over there is more traditional and he is very much about peace even though this is entertainment. They view wrestling back during like the Attitude Era. So, their idea is a little bit different… So, it’s kind of tough.
“That’s why you will see the new hires in waves… All of the sudden Chinese people are here, then the Indian people are here, then the Saudi Arabian people, it is literally all in waves of what the market needs, which makes sense because it’s a big company and it’s all about making money. So, it has to do with market and timing and they just don’t see certain people on TV at this time.”
“So, they originally told me I was going to be a part of the Chinese market and market me there. So, when I first started they had me on all the promos and doing all these things in Chinese, but then all a sudden they said, ‘we are going to keep you in the US market’, which then I wasn’t really out and about and promoted at all because they were so many other people.”
You can see the interview with Zeda Zhang below.
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