As reported yesterday, Maria Kanellis was on Special Delivery on XM satellite radio last night for her first interview since being released from WWE. She confirmed what many had surmised, in that she feels WWE let her go because she wanted to try her hand at outside projects (like Celebrity Apprentice and a music career) while WWE wanted to have control over her career.
Maria said that WWE was “not intentionally but intentionally” holding her back from some of the projects she wanted to take on, and she wouldn’t do some of the things WWE wanted her to do. She reaffirmed that she did not ask for her release, but she knows she has her future ahead of her and is interested to see what happens “when the bad relationship is over and you move on.” She didn’t understand the logic behind releasing her right before Celebrity Apprentice debuted, and pointed out that the release came the day after her 28th birthday.
Note from Ryan Clark: I was able to listen to this interview and everything Maria said was dead-on. This release definitely comes as a big surprise among many in the company.
Also, you can listen to Maria’s first song below:
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