WWE has parted ways with a number of wrestlers this year and it was reported back in February that the company would be letting Sonya Deville’s contract expired. While many former WWE stars have returned to the ring following their departure Sonya Deville has not.
Recently Sonya Deville discussed her current status on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, and she confirmed that she has officially retired from professional wrestling.
“Definitely for now. Never say never. But right now I feel at peace with that. I’m not gonna lie, and I haven’t said this, but it almost is like an open wound, and if I think about wrestling somewhere else, it’s like I was so loyal to the company, it was my only home from 21 years old to 31. I’m a ride or die type of person in general. So it’s weird to even think about doing that, but not there.”
Deville also talked about her reaction to WWE not renewing her contract when she said, “I’m not one to sit in things and sulk. It’s very hard for me to do that, I think, because I want to be doing stuff all the time. I have a high work ethic and work rate, and so there was no part of me that was going to sit home and cry about not getting my contract renewed. I have my family, I have my stepdaughters and my wife at home, I have so much I want to do. I have a legacy that I still want to leave. As much as I’m proud of the work I did in WWE, I very much feel like I’m just getting started in my footprint that I want to leave in this world. So I was excited. I was like, wow, now I get to go pursue those things, because I wouldn’t have left the safety net of the company. I had a steady paycheck coming in. I loved everybody there, I loved what I was doing, so I wouldn’t have left. But I think it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Sonya Deville first signed with WWE, and she managed to become a one time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion during her run with the company. She last wrestled when she faced off against Natalya during the WWE Main Event tapings on February 3rd.