Catherine Anne Kelley, best known as Cathy Kelley due to her association with WWE, is a popular American journalist and television host. She currently works as a backstage correspondent on Friday Night SmackDown, but this isn’t her first stint with Triple H’s company.
Kelley started her journey with the Triple H-led promotion back in February 2016 and slowly became a prominent name in WWE. But after nearly four years, her stint with the Stamford-based promotion ended abruptly in February 2020, as Vince McMahon fired her for some bizarre reasons.
Now, after over three years since her 2020 WWE exit, Cathy recently opened up about the reasons why Mr. McMahon fired her. This happened during her latest interview with Out of Character podcast‘s Ryan Satin, as she discussed her 2020 exit from the Triple H-led promotion.
Cathy Kelley opens up about what led to her WWE departure in 2020. #OutOfCharacter pic.twitter.com/6lpDYswioi
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) September 7, 2023
Revealing the bizarre reasons that led to her exit, Kelley said, “I was told that I was too tall. I was told that I had brown hair and they had too many girls with brown hair. So I dyed my hair blonde. Like, there were so many things that I tried to do.”
Explaining further, the WWE star revealed how hard she tried to prove herself, but despite all her attempts, she was fired in 2020. After remaining away from the Stamford-based promotion for nearly two years, Cathy returned in October 2022 and is now again among the company’s most loved backstage correspondents.
Cathy Kelley still has real-life issues with Rhea Ripley
Revealing the bizarre reasons behind her 2020 departure wasn’t the only thing Cathy Kelley did in her recent interview. The WWE star also talked about her relationship with Rhea Ripley, and looking at her comments on her ex-partner, it seems that she still has real-life issues with The Eradicator.
When host Ryan Satin started to talk about Dominik’s Mami with Kelley, the WWE star claimed that she already knew this question was coming. Cathy said, “I knew that you were going to bring that up, but I’m actually very private about that side of my life.”
Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
Full conversation with @catherinekelley available now! pic.twitter.com/Q4Qlk7XndM
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) September 6, 2023
Even though the female star didn’t reveal much about her relationship with Ripley, she hailed her as a performer. The 34-year-old referred to The Judgment Day member as an icon and claimed that she’s an absolute draw.
It seems that despite having issues with each other in their personal lives, Rhea and Kelley have a lot of respect for each other in real life. It remains to be seen if either of them will ever talk publically about their relationship status.