In a recent interview with Busted Open Radio, All Elite Wrestling star Toni Storm discussed several topics, including her decision to depart the WWE in December 2021.

“I’m not saying that I have a problem with WWE at all, I’m actually really grateful for the time that I got to have there, I learned so much and you know what, it was so cool, it was real and it was cool, but in the end, it wasn’t real cool, something just happened and I left. I felt like I was having an out of body experience to be honest, have you ever just lost your mind, that’s kind of what happened. The stress of not seeing family in years, and then, just so many overwhelming things all at once, I’ve been happier ever since.

There was just a moment where I realized it wasn’t for me, and as much as I might have romanticized it as a child and thought that this is my dream and this is what I have to accomplish, I just realized that maybe it’s not and maybe, this isn’t the place for me and who am I to take someone else’s spot that actually really wants to be here. That’s not fair and I just thought I’m still going to be a wrestler.

It wasn’t the place for me, it just wasn’t. I really thought it was and I guess I romanticized it so much in my head and I thought this is where I’ve got to be and I guess I got there and it wasn’t the same thing that I wanted, it just didn’t sit right, there’s so many reasons.”

The full interview is available at this link.