Mandy Rose Says She Only Did One Season Of Total Divas Because It Was Important For Her To Train

Many fans got their introduction to Mandy Rose through Tough Enough in 2015. Rose didn’t win, but she did sign a five-year deal with the company coming out of the show. 

Before she became a regular on WWE television, she was part of the main cast of season five of “Total Divas.” Rose only did one season of “Total Divas” and joined the WWE main roster despite not having much television time on NXT. 

After four years on the main roster, which was met with a lot of criticism, Rose returned to NXT and started gain accolades for her ability. 

“It does get misconstrued because I had a lot of pressure, throughout my whole career, and that’s why the story is full circle with what I ended up doing the last couple of years. I did gain so much respect from the fans because of all that. I was constantly told, ‘she’s just here for the fame. She’s just here because she wants to get famous and leave. She doesn’t really love the business.’ I didn’t grow up in the business. We all trained really hard in different fields to get to where we are. I never understood it,” Rose said on her Power Alphas podcast. 

Speaking about the challenges of winning fans over and improving in the ring, Rose said, “It was a huge challenge. You either have it or you don’t. If you want to challenge yourself, you can be mediocre, there are a lot of people who are mediocre. If you want that challenge and you want to strive, and someone is telling you that you’re never going to do this or become this, that lights a fire under your ass and you want to do it even more. That was a big part of my career and why I ended up only doing the one season of Total Divas because it was really important to me to go back to NXT and train. The schedule was way too crazy. I didn’t get any training. People thought I was training at the Performance Center, and I really wasn’t. Of course, I wasn’t great, and we all know it’s all about practice. The grind of wanting to prove to people, and yourself as well, you are surrounded by your fans and they look up to you, but sometimes they are your worst critics. Me, if I botched one thing, I was the worst wrestler in the world, and I should quit. The pressure was so intense. For me, I like that. It was a challenge and I know who I am and what I bring to the table. The right training, right time, right booking, I know I will flourish. Coming to NXT, being a champion, I got that opportunity and why I’m so grateful and so blessed. Whatever my path was…I went on the main roster after two years, which was not a lot of training in NXT, got sent back for whatever reason. I humbled, I worked my ass off, did what I had to do, and showed the world that I belong here and that I’m the baddest bitch in the room.”

Rose is currently a free agent after being released by WWE in December 2022. She was reportedly released due to the content on her FanTime website. 

Fans can find Rose’s comments regarding her side businesses by clicking here. 

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