Former NXT star Tino Sabbatelli recently called out WWE for "disrespecting" his fiancee and former NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose.
The former leader of Toxic Attraction held the NXT Women's Championship for 413 days before her release in December 2022. However, her name was snubbed as Tatum Paxley mentioned ex-titleholders in a recent promo on WWE's third brand.
While Rose expressed her disappointment at the Stamford-based company's controversial decision to unrecognize her title reign, her fiance, Tino Sabbatelli, called out WWE on their Power Alphas podcast. Sabbatelli claimed the move was disrespectful and disgusting. The former NXT star also mentioned that he would say the same to Chief Content Officer Triple H's face.
"I don't get it, actually. I'm gonna be stern here and I don't give a sh*t if [you] put this on or not put this on. You know, how dare WWE not recognize Mandy Rose. How dare you? You know, in a sense that's just disrespectful. This woman gave you guys ratings that blew all your other ratings out of the water. She was a double champion. She did everything you guys asked [her] to do. Her social media alone brought you so much traffic. She created one of the biggest if not the best female faction and the hottest faction I've ever seen in NXT."
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Sabbatelli added:
"Like, how dare you leave Mandy Rose out? And for me, I think it's just disgusting. I think it's disrespectful and I'll say right to WWE's face. I'll say it in Triple H's face." [13:36 - 14:21]
WWE's alleged disrespect changed Mandy Rose's life forever, says Tino Sabbatelli
Since her release in December 2022, Mandy Rose has reportedly made millions of dollars from her exclusive content. She has also worked on several other projects outside of pro wrestling.
On their Power Alphas podcast, Rose's fiance, Tino Sabbatelli, claimed he did not speak much about WWE snubbing his partner's title reign from Tatum Paxley's promo because he was grateful the company changed her life when they tried to "be disrespectful" by releasing her.
"For me, I haven't spoken much about it because I am grateful that, you know, they tried to be disrespectful and they changed your [Rose's] life forever. They've catapulted you into so many better opportunities. But at the end of the day, you gotta recognize what you did for them and what they did for us. And I hope, you know, people don't take this the wrong way but sometimes people gotta call people out. And I think that's disrespectful." [14:27 - 14:51]
Mandy Rose has stepped away from professional wrestling since her exit nearly a year and a half ago. It would be interesting to see if she ever returns to the ring.
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