In just five months, WWE has carried out two waves of layoffs that have affected more than twenty superstars of the company. One of them took place last February, where talents such as Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezer), Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Sonya Deville, Dawn Island or Giovanni Vinci ended up outside the company.
That list also contained the name of Elektra Lopezto whom the news caught as surprise as fans. And, unlike some of the released, Lopez did appear regularly in television programming as an integral legacy of the ghost. This is how the fighter explained her reaction when she met the news in a recent appearance in The Fan’s View Posdcast.
“I was super surprised because I had just left on television that Friday. It was out of nowhere. I was on television on Friday and had just assigned a new screenwriter. I was super excited. He had been proposing ideas for months. He said he wanted to be in live events and wanted to work with girls because I want to fight. I don't want to be just a manager. It doesn't bother me to make manager, but I want to be able to do both, because when I was in NXT, most of the time was a manager and wanted it to be different, because I want to fight. I can fight, and when I participated in the tryoutsI did it as a fighter, not as a manager. I can do both without problem, but also I wanted to make a name for myself, not simply be in the shadow of the boys“Lopez said.
“I went on television that Friday. They were saying goodbye to people while we were working. I thought: 'shit, maybe I saved this time'. I got home, and they would be like 2:30 in the afternoon, and they call me to give me the news. They didn't give me any reason. Nothing. Again, I'm not saying anything wrong with anyone, I do not want it to be misunderstood, but I worked very hard for this and I feel that I was not given a fair opportunity“He explained.
“If they had given me a chance and had failed, I would understand, but they really didn't give me a chance to show what I can do beyond being a manager,” he continued. “They climbed me to the main roster for a paper, pigeonholed and then threw me because it didn't work. They didn't let me out of that box and show them what I can do. I was very surprised. They didn't give me any explanation about reason. I was very shock. It was exactly one year after they got on the main roster. “
Elektra Lopez He signed with WWE in 2021 as Talent of the NXT brand. After a brief period as a solo fighter, Lopez ended up joining the ghost, where he received the nickname of “the godmother.” However, the faction ended up separating after Santos Escobar was promoted to the main roster.
Lopez It was sent to SmackDown in February 2024where he met with Escobar and a re -founded legacy of the ghost (with the incorporation of the garza as the main novelty). However, his role as Manager relegated her to the background, which led to that You will only play three televised fights from its promotion to the main roster.
The fighter, now known as Karissa Rivera on the independent scene, will compete for the first time since her departure from WWE on June 7 in House of Glory Wrestling Puerto Rican Weekend. Her rival All Elite Wrestling's fighter Deonna Purazzo.
