37-Year-Old Female Star Slams and Exposes WWE for Putting Personal Relationships and Political Games Ahead of Sheer Talent: “Ended Up Wanting To Remove Myself”

The WWE universe is accustomed at the sight of seeing released stars return to the company sooner or later. But it is an unlikely scenario for Karlee Perez, aka Maxine, during her time in WWE’s FCW and NXT developmental systems. The wrestling world also remembered her for her work as Catrina in Lucha Underground.

WWE granted Perez a release from the company on June 28, 2012. She subsequently joined Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground for brief spells. While her self-initiated release from the Stamford-based company temporarily shook the WWE world, she kept the reason secret to all until the 37-year-old recently disclosed her rationale behind the decision.

Karlee Perez revealed the main reason behind her WWE release:

WWE often garners a common criticism for underutilizing talent. A handful of superstars blamed McMahon’s promotion for wasting their potential solely. Perez joined the list too while explaining the core reason behind her departure from the company eleven years ago. She accused the company of doing nonsense experiments that led to her frustration in the long term.

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Speaking to Hannibal TV, the released star stated, “I was just getting very frustrated. They were messing with me. They were trying to change my look. They were trying to change my gear because somebody didn’t like it or, politically, somebody didn’t like it. There was just always something. They wanted me to go back to FCW after I already spent years there. There was no reason for me to go back. It was just this game.”

Moreover, it was not the generic attitude of the company toward all other stars. Perez revealed that the brass targeted her for whatever reason and left her with no option except to leave. She also highlighted another key reason for her departure

Perez pointed out the uneven treatment and injustice she experienced at WWE

Favoring some groups of people over others is perhaps the most common form of corruption we get to see almost everywhere. WWE is not an exception. Mil Muertes’ on-screen girlfriend shed light on the unfair treatment she had to bear in the biggest wrestling promotion in the world. Perez further noted, ‘ I was watching other people who were there way less and had way less experience get paid way more or get their pushes for, once again, political reasons or someone they may have been dating or something they’d done, and I just ended up wanting to remove myself from the situation.‘

Earlier, Perez labeled her desire to explore as the main reason for leaving WWE. But after her latest confession, fans surely got a clear insight and got completely out of the slightest hope of her WWE return in the future.

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