H Jenkins on October 27, 2025
Every pro wrestlers who ever stepped through the ropes has to battle something. Whether it is an opponent, or something more sinister outside the ring, everyone has their own story. For Krissy Vaine, she had to fight her own personal demons.
Former WWE talent Krissy Vaine is reflecting on her short run with the company and the reasons behind her sudden exit in 2007. During a recent appearance on the Wrestling with Heart podcast, Vaine discussed her experience with her WWE main roster call-up and she also opened up about the backstage pressures that came with it.
Krissy Vaine was originally brought up from WWE’s developmental system to work on SmackDown and was set for a storyline with Torrie Wilson. Sadly, that storyline never happened. What followed was an experience that quickly turned difficult for her to handle.
“I was the first one from developmental to get brought up. We all got shipped to FCW, some people got let go, some people, whatever happened, happened.”
“I was now in FCW with the Bellas and Nattie. I think Nattie and I were the only two left standing from Deep South.”
“So they call me up and I’m like the first out of my class. There’s no social media then to where I could form any friendships. So I go up, and I felt like I was bullied.”
“I should have been tougher than I was. I should have had tools; I probably should have told a higher-up what was happening. But I’m also from the generation that—we don’t tell. If somebody’s being s***** to you, you either tough it out or, like, go.”
“After two weeks of that, I was supposed to be on a three-week European tour, and I said, ‘There is no way that I can go on a three-week European tour. These people are going to destroy me.’”
Krissy Vaine also spoke about the mental toll that time took on her, sharing that she turned to Xanax to deal with the situation. It seems that she turned to the benzo on a daily basis to make it through.
“It was hard for me because I’m from a small town, I was always on homecoming court and cheerleading, very popular, same on the indies.”
“So I didn’t realize at the time that people that were being ugly to me, it was just like jealousy, or a, ‘Let’s get her out of here’ thing, because I was obviously getting pushed into a big storyline that I did not know. I wasn’t privy to that information. So I ended up quitting before the three-week European tour.”
“And I was already taking a lot of Xanax at that time to numb everything. We didn’t do therapy back then. We didn’t do mental health. So it was really challenging. I was on so much Xanax that I couldn’t feel anything. So I was like, ‘Screw it, I’m just gonna walk away.’”
Krissy Vaine signed with WWE in 2006 and competed in Deep South Wrestling before moving to Florida Championship Wrestling. That was their version of NXT at the time. Obviously, she was meant for more, but that wasn’t in the cards for her.
After WWE, Krissy Vaine continued to wrestle on the independent circuit, competing for promotions like NWA and Shimmer. She later wrestled in Lucha Libre USA and returned again in 2019 for WrestlePro. She is currently signed with Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling, where she holds the ARW Bombshells Championship. So, she didn’t let her pro wrestling dream die after WWE let her go.
Outside of wrestling, Krissy Vaine has worked as a model and launched a podcast focused on women in the industry. She is a mother and continues to stay active in wrestling through independent events and media appearances. Only time will tell if she ever circles back to WWE, but she certainly had an experience working for the world’s biggest pro wrestling company.
What’s your take on how WWE used Krissy Vaine? Do you empathize with her issues? Let us know what you think in the comments section!
October 27, 2025 5:42 pm
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