In a recent interview with the Hitting The Turnbuckle podcast, former WWE NXT UK talent Millie McKenzie (Emilia McKenzie) discussed several topics, including her departure from the WWE, potentially returning for the WWE NXT Europe launch and much more.

“I think obviously it was a shock initially and a big change, because I was going from wrestling maybe once every 6 weeks with WWE to getting back on the road and wrestling every weekend, so that was a shock, but you know, I’m enjoying it again, tiring but it is fun.

We were all kind of on a group call and they just said look, we’ve got some news for you, we’ve had a great time with NXT UK, you’ve all grown, the brand has grown, but we want to move on to bigger and better things now, so we’re going to close this brand, give us some time and we’re going to sort NXT Europe, that’s what they said to us and then they sacked us all, thank you all for that.

I think they’re working on it, and they said to stay in touch, keep in contact and I guess I’d go back, I think anyone would, and I think anyone that says that they wouldn’t is lying. I’m very grateful for the year I’ve had travelling and stuff, but I think realistically, it’s not sustainable.

I’m young, I’m 22, I’m wrestling every week and stuff and I love it, I do love it, but I think if I want to be doing this full-time, there needs to be a mix body-wise. As I said, I’m wrestling three times a week and training and I miss the WWE schedule sometimes, somewhere in the middle would be nice, and obviously it’s nice having a stable income as opposed to now, if I get injured, I’ve got nothing, I need that stable income coming in, I’ve got bills to pay and fortunately, I eat a lot.”

The full interview is available at this link.