Former WWE star Melina explained why she declined an opportunity to return in 2020 during an interview with the Wrestling Shoot Interviews YouTube channel.
“Really, I was [interested], but this is another thing where I keep thinking were they just dangling a carrot in front of me?” said Melina. “In all honestly, that was the time to dangle a carrot in front of me because my father just died, and the last thing he said — you know when the last time I saw him was, if, you know, if I had a chance to go back, so for him, hell yeah. I’d go because I wanted to fulfill his vision of what he saw for me. But then at the same time it’s kind of like, well, you know, when they took that carrot back, I thought … like I remember how I felt when I was there last time. I don’t think I could go through this again.”
Melina did appear as the #2 entrant in the 2022 Women’s Royal Rumble match but was quickly eliminated before the 3rd entrant arrived.
You can check out the interview below:
