Priscilla Kelly says WWE limited her moves, callups depend on timing

Priscilla Kelly, who wrestled in WWE NXT under the ring name Gigi Dolin, said this week that her in-ring style was constrained while with the company and that decisions about promotions from NXT to WWE main roster programs often come down to timing rather than readiness. Kelly made the comments in an interview on Ringsiders Wrestling following her May departure from WWE after four years with the NXT brand.

Kelly said producers, opponents and company guidelines limited which moves she could perform on television. She told Ringsiders Wrestling that elements of her repertoire, including bridging German suplexes and "some of my big kicks," were frequently off limits. "A lot of people are like, 'Oh, you're wrestling so much better now,'" she said. "And I'm like, 'No, I'm wrestling how I was wrestling before WWE. It is just WWE, in one way or another, wasn't allowing me to have these kinds of matches on TV.'"

Kelly attributed some restrictions to opponents who did not want to take certain moves and to producers who would not approve them for matches. The former NXT tag team champion said the experience left a misconception among fans that wrestlers in WWE can shape their characters...