Beth Phoenix confirms she’s no longer under WWE contract

WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix is officially a free agent.

Three weeks ago, it was reported that Phoenix was no longer under contract with WWE. She confirmed that news while appearing on the latest episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet.

“I am not [under contract with WWE]. I am currently a free agent,” Phoenix said. “I have a great relationship with WWE. I treasured my time there. I feel like there’s more, there’s other opportunities that have presented themselves. And I feel the motivation right now to kind of explore, and explore what else is out there and explore myself. But my relationship with WWE hasn’t changed. I have so many friends there, and I appreciate and I enjoy the product as I always have. I love NXT, I have a special place in my heart for NXT, of course. And just the system and seeing young people come up and go through that excitement of developing themselves for the big time. So I just — I love WWE, I always will.”

When asked if those opportunities are related to wrestling or not, Phoenix said it’s “everything else” with some wrestling opportunities in there as well. She mentioned potentially opening a wrestling school as being one of those opportunities.

Phoenix was retired from 2012-2018. She’s had sporadic matches since then, most recently competing alongside her husband Adam Copeland in a mixed tag bout at WWE Elimination Chamber 2023. Phoenix is also a former commentator for WWE NXT.

Copeland is now with AEW but is recovering from a fractured leg that he suffered this May.

In regards to potentially having one more match, Phoenix gave the “age-old cliche answer” of “never say never.”

“It really just depends on the opportunities and what suits our family,” she told Van Vliet. “That’s really it.”