Traci Brooks Explains Why She Returned At IMPACT Slammiversary, Says She’s ‘Very Sore’

Traci Brooks discusses her IMPACT Slammiversary return. 

Traci got involved in the action at IMPACT Slammiversary, standing by her man Frankie Kazarian to fight off Eddie Edwards and Alisha Edwards. Brooks stopped wrestling full-time in 2012 and had largely been out of the spotlight to be a mother. 

Speaking on GAW, Brooks discussed her return. 

“It was old school. We did what we could do. I’ve been out of wrestling for almost 11 years. It wasn’t like we went in there and put on a five-star wrestling match. We went in there and did what I could. I was there to kick her ass and pull her hair and get her the hell away from my husband. It was an old school cat fight. We haven’t seen it in so long, so that was kind of cool. I’m very sore. Very sore,” she said with a laugh. 

Asked why she decided to make her return to television, Brooks said, “My husband asked me if I wanted to come and do this. There were two reasons. One, I always tell my son, ‘the only regrets you make in life are the opportunities you don’t take.’ I couldn’t say no because of him. Sometimes, people are hesitant to do stuff. He asked me, when the package aired where Frankie was like, ‘I’m bringing back the original Knockout,’ his face was [shocked]. ‘Mom!’ He was so excited. ‘Are you scared?’ ‘Yeah, I’m scared, but I’m going to do it. I’m doing it for you,’ and I did it for my girlfriend Tracy, she passed away almost a year ago. I live life for her.”

Traci previously noted that she didn’t have the itch to return to wrestling, but would be there to support her husband. 

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