Kayla Becker, formerly known as WWE personality Kayla Braxton, has revealed the full reasoning behind her decision to leave WWE in June 2024, opening up in a candid new interview on Busted Open Radio.
Becker pointed to a combination of reduced responsibilities and creative frustration as the driving factors. She noted that the end of The Bump and being replaced by Jackie Redmond on Kickoff show hosting duties signaled a shift, saying she "could kind of see the writing on the wall" as WWE underwent its broader organizational changes.
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The former SmackDown backstage interviewer also cited a lack of creative freedom as a major sticking point. "My creativity was stifled, I wasn't allowed to do any outside projects," she said.
From her perspective it was no longer worth it to endure the WWE travel schedule for the amount of actual work she was getting.
Becker, who spent nearly eight years with WWE after joining in October 2016, said personal growth was ultimately the deciding factor.
As a woman, I'm getting a little older. I'm not gonna wake up in five more years and still be stuck doing this when I have these other things that I wanna be doing," she explained.
She noted the company was supportive of her exit, though she quipped they may have simply been relieved.?
Since departing WWE, Becker has pivoted toward acting, landing a role in the upcoming action film Stranglehold alongside MJF, Elle King, Justin Long, and Ron Perlman.
She has also expressed openness to returning to WWE, specifically if the company moves forward with a late-night style show.?
