Shotzi Blackheart has revealed that she tried to secure WWE’s permission to wrestle for TNA Wrestling while she was still under contract to WWE, but the company denied her request. The revelation came during an appearance on the Generation Of Wrestling Podcast, where Blackheart detailed the path that eventually led her to officially sign with TNA earlier this month.
According to Blackheart, the idea of working with TNA surfaced after she returned from an ACL injury in 2024. She said she spoke with Tommy Dreamer about the possibility of competing for the promotion at that time, but WWE did not grant her the clearance to do so. The denial meant Blackheart’s path to TNA would have to wait, with her official arrival in the promotion not happening until years later.
The timeline described by Blackheart underscores how long she had been interested in working with TNA before it became a reality. Her comments suggest that the interest in a TNA run predates her actual signing by roughly two years, tracing back to the period immediately following her ACL recovery in 2024. That gap between her initial request and her eventual arrival points to a notably difficult road, as both outlets characterized it, before she was able to compete under the TNA banner.
Blackheart’s disclosure also sheds light on the behind-the-scenes relationship between WWE talent and outside promotions, where wrestlers under contract typically need company approval before appearing elsewhere. Her account indicates that Tommy Dreamer, a longtime figure with deep ties to the independent and TNA wrestling scenes, was someone she consulted directly when exploring the opportunity.
With Shotzi now officially part of TNA’s roster, her comments offer fans a clearer picture of the timeline behind her move. The denial during her WWE tenure appears to have been a setback rather than an end to her interest, as she ultimately found her way to the promotion after her time with WWE concluded. No further details were provided in her remarks regarding the specific terms of her WWE contract or the exact date her TNA signing was finalized beyond it occurring earlier this month.
The account, as relayed through the Generation Of Wrestling Podcast and reported by F4W Online and Wrestling Headlines, stands as Blackheart’s own description of events and has not been independently corroborated by WWE or TNA.
