Kelly Kelly continued to shoot down the idea that she wanted a final match, and claimed that WWE also knew exactly why she decided against going. “WWE knows exactly why I said no and they were totally like: when we’re in LA, you will be there. I said ‘Yes, I’ll be there.’ So, that was never a conversation? ‘Kelly has to come back, she has to be in a match.’ Never, never,” she maintained.

Additionally, she claimed that she’s done Battle Royals for WWE in the past on a week’s notice, further shooting down the claims that the promotion declined her request instead. “For people to come on and like ‘Oh…she’s so, she thinks she’s better than sitting in the crowd, and she thinks that she deserves a match’ and it’s like, no, I would’ve gladly! When they came for the Netflix thing, I wanted to go for that, because it was in LA!”

She lastly concluded that it was simply a schedule clash between her and the promotion, and thanked WWE for the career she had with them, and noted that she’s signed to a WWE Legends deal, but hopes that she can someday wrestle in front of her children before permanently retiring.

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