
Whilst officially the reason was listed as “budget cuts”, the Welsh star knew the real reason why she was let go. Tegan Nox also talked to Denker about the reasons behind why she was fired. Three or four weeks out, ‘ you’re not needed anymore, budget cuts.’ ‘Okay, no worries’.” ‘Oh, you’re cleared from COVID, your blood tests came back fine.’ ‘Great, I can finally see if this actually goes somewhere,’ and then wasn’t taken on the road. As soon as I got cleared from COVID, I got released pretty soon after. I switched brands, technically went to a Raw taping in Texas, got COVID, was told I tested positive, and had to drive sixteen hours on my own, straight home, and after that never went to a Raw taping, ever.” Speaking with Chris Denker of Into the Danger Zone podcast, Tegan Nox (now Nixon Newell) opened up about her firing from WWE and how she never even got to experience an episode of WWE Monday Night Raw.

She reveals that the only time she made the it to a Raw taping, she tested positive and was immediately made to drive home all alone.Īfter that, the Welsh star was never called back to the Raw set and was released just a few weeks later Tegan Nox revealed that despite being drafted to the Monday Night Raw brand, she never actually made it to one of the shows, lest even made it backstage. In future, we could Nixon Newell in AEW and have her as a feature act in one of the biggest wrestling companies in the world Tegan Nox Fired Whilst she may be missing out on the big show in her home country in September, the future does seem bright for Tegan Nox, should she work on her injuries and get back to fitness. Tegan Nox, or Nixon Newell as she is known outside of WWE, is one of top wrestlers from Wales in the world but was cruelly released by WWE last year, citing “budget cuts” as the reason.

With WWE bringing all their top stars to Cardiff for WWE Clash of the Castle, one of the best Welsh wrestlers in the world will be noticeably absent from the big show in the Welsh capital.
