Jordynne Grace Discusses TNA, WWE Aspirations, More – During an interview on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Jordynne Grace, who recently signed a multi-year deal with WWE, opened up about several aspects of her career, including her decision to let her TNA contract expire, the hardest hits she’s taken in the ring, and whether WWE has always been her end goal.
On letting her TNA contract expire:
“I’ve been at TNA for a very long time, since 2018, and I’ve never let my contract expire before. I’ve always just re-signed. I don’t know if it was just the uncertainty of not knowing what was going to happen next, or I was just scared that no one was going to want me. But I feel like now I’m more confident. I had an amazing 2024 and I think it’s time. I’ve done so much in TNA. I’ve done pretty much all there is to do and I feel like if there was ever a time to move forward, it’ll be right now.”
Grace also discussed her feelings about Scott D’Amore’s exit from TNA. “Well, when he left, I was very emotional, like a lot of other people, because it was just so out of the blue. We found out on a Zoom call, it was very corporate, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But at the time, I was just like, ‘You know what? I only really signed here because I had faith in Scott that he was gonna do good things for me and good things for the company.’ He’s the one that kind of set in motion the whole rebirth of TNA.”
On the impact of Scott D’Amore’s exit:
Grace shared how D’Amore’s departure deeply affected her: “I told them I wanted my contract to be cut, basically. It was supposed to be until October of this year, and I was like, I want to get out in January of this year. I mean, kudos to them. They heard me and they let me. So I’m very lucky for that. But I think probably I’d still be at TNA. It’s amazing, and I also think it’s a testament to them as a company hearing a talent say, ‘I’m not happy, I want this.’”
On the hardest hits in the ring:
When asked about the hardest-hitting opponents she’s faced, Grace didn’t hold back: “Masha [Slamovich] has knocked me out before. Legit, she’s hit me with a back fist and knocked me out. So definitely her.” She went on to explain how Masha’s kicks, in particular, have been brutal: “Something else about Masha is, for the longest time, thank God that she finally listened to me, she didn’t wear kick pads. I don’t know if you’ve seen her wrestle, she throws kicks constantly. So anytime she would kick me, it wouldn’t make a great sound, because when you kick someone in real life, it doesn’t really make a sound, but it hurts so bad.”
On her WWE aspirations:
When asked if WWE was always the goal, Grace reflected on her early inspirations. “It was just to be a wrestler in general. I just wanted to wrestle when I was a kid, but I also wanted to be a Diva. That’s the era I was watching. So I wanted to be like one of the models. I wanted to be like one of the model wrestlers. I think since then, obviously, things have changed so much. I started watching TNA a few years before I actually started wrestling and the variation in WWE and TNA at the time was huge, obviously. I saw women like Awesome Kong, and I was like dang, maybe I could be like that.”
Grace’s journey reflects her growth as a wrestler and her evolving ambitions. With her confidence at an all-time high, it seems she’s ready for what comes next in her career.
Jordynne Grace Discusses TNA, WWE Aspirations
