Back Quote by Mickie James

When I left WWE, I always knew that I wanted to come back when the time was right.

— Christian Cage

When I left I knew I was gonna go back to WWE. But I needed to go because whatever I was doing wasn't working.…

— Christian Cage

I left wrestling to spend more time at home with family.

— Beth Phoenix

There were tons of moments where I was maybe starting to bring up the idea of accepting that my wrestling career wouldn't pan out…

— Liv Morgan

I was going to go back to doing the indies more often and possibly working more of a full-time schedule in Japan. If I…

— Roderick Strong

I knew in my heart that I wanted to leave WWE for a long time.

— Maryse Mizanin

The WWE gave me a family and a life.

— Roddy Piper

To be allowed to come back to WWE is the greatest gift that's ever been given to me. Back in the day, I never…

— Jake Roberts

I left WWE because I was utterly miserable wrestling at the time and I needed to get away from the business.

— Wade Barrett

My main reason for leaving WWE was to heal up my body - to give it a rest - and to spend time with…

— Rey Mysterio

I obviously wanted to keep wrestling and stay in the business. The opportunity came up with WWE, and it's been an incredible experience.

— Bobby Roode

I was fortunate enough to work with WWE for 18 years. Certainly that provided my family and myself with a nice living, and I…

— Arn Anderson