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Kobe Bryant’s legendary status throughout sports is unquestionable. The Black Mamba’s mentality was something everyone wanted to learn from. If one would list all the stories of people around Bryant, most of them would talk about his unwavering work ethic for the game. His inspiring words transcended basketball, as others also took note of what he had to say. Mandy Rose, the former WWE superstar, once posted her achievements with a quote from the great Kobe Bryant. A quote that was universal for people in all parts of life.

A few years ago Mandy Rose became the WWE Women’s NXT Champion. In her jubilations she posted on Instagram an inspirational quote by the Black Mamba, that would well up anyone.

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Mandy Rose’s NXT Championship post conveyed her feelings through Kobe Bryant’s quotes

Rose won the WWE Women’s NXT Championship for the first time back in 2021. At the time it was new to the WWE superstar, and no one could predict how long her reign in the championship would be. 

However, in the moment, Rose decided to celebrate while posting a picture holding her championship belt. In the amazing picture, she quoted the Black Mamba’s touching words to express herself.

The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment.” she wrote. Her post in 2021 garnered over 140,000 likes which was fitting of the caption and the post.

Rose’s reign on the title remained untouched for over 400 days before her career with the WWE was shaken up by what happened after.

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Just after she lost her title to Roxanne Perez on December 13th, 2022, Rose was let go by the WWE for breach of contract. In this case, the company had specific reasons for its decision. They argued that it was because of her content on a FansTime account that put her in a not-so-favorable position.

Mandy Rose’s leaked pictures which cost her WWE contract over a month ago

According to reports, Rose used to post raunchy pictures on a website called FanTime, a paid service hosting similar content to OnlyFans. An effort that reportedly earned the former WWE superstar over $1 Million. 

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However, when some of the pictures she posted were leaked, WWE officials released her from the contract. They seemed to think it wasn’t ideal for her and was “outside the parameters” of her contract with the pro wrestling company.

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