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Renee Pacquette Recent Interview Notes: Non-Compete Clause Still in Affect

Chris

Dreams are Endless
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Source: f4wonline.com

Despite leaving the company nearly a year ago, Renee Paquette said her WWE non-compete clause has still not expired but is close to being up.

In an interview with Wrestling Inc., Paquette revealed her status, adding that she still has a good relationship with WWE and there's no bad blood with the company.
Dave Meltzer noted in this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Paquette had an employee contract where she could leave with two weeks notice. However, because she left on her own, she couldn't work for a competitor for a full year and that unlike the 90-day non-compete clauses where talents are paid during that time, she wasn't paid for the year.

As far as what's next, Paquette said she doesn't want to separate herself from pro wrestling because she loves it and knows that's where her fanbase comes from. However, she would like to bridge the gap between that and whatever other projects she works on.

She and husband Jon Moxley have always both done their own thing, but in looking at AEW, there are "endless opportunities of other things I could be doing over there if that was to be something that came up down the line," adding that she hasn't put much thought into it.

"That’s interesting to be like, 'Oh, wait! I can do wrestling things again!’ That’s just been off the table for me for so long," she said.

Paquette would like to bring her Oral Sessions podcast to TV and mentioned how she loved what David Letterman did with his recent show for Netflix as well as Chelsea Handler's former talk show. She hopes to create her own shows instead of being plugged into something that already exists if possible.
 

Cwalker

Well-Known Member
1) I hadn’t realized she’d been gone that long.

2) How can someone have a year long non compete? Did they freeze her contract?
 

Kross Rhodes

Israel Has the Right to Exist
If Renee wanted to fight this she could and would easily win. You can't tell someone they can't work for a year if you don't even pay them.
 

Cwalker

Well-Known Member
If it’s close to being up, might as well just wait it out at this point. If she wanted to do something about it legally, she should’ve at the very beginning.

At this point, you’re spending more time and money just tying yourself up in litigation
 

Chris

Dreams are Endless
Yeah she just didn't care enough to fight it I don't think, they even brought her back for like the Rumble pre-show or whenever so they're on great terms. I think she's happy with her podcast
 

Canadian Dragon

The Ace of WS
Yeah she just didn't care enough to fight it I don't think, they even brought her back for like the Rumble pre-show or whenever so they're on great terms. I think she's happy with her podcast
she also had the baby so i think she said the timing was kind of fine anyways
 

Deezy

DZ PZ
1) I hadn’t realized she’d been gone that long.

2) How can someone have a year long non compete? Did they freeze her contract?
They can't, this bitch is just dumb.

9 months for pregnancy is the only thing that they can claim....rest is on her.
 

Kross Rhodes

Israel Has the Right to Exist
Brock legit took WWE to court and they said flat out it was unenforceable. WWE just relies on people willingly going along with it.
 

Canadian Dragon

The Ace of WS
Brock legit took WWE to court and they said flat out it was unenforceable. WWE just relies on people willingly going along with it.
it's crazy right? Like obviously he has the cash to go to court over it and most regular workers may not be able to afford that but at this point I'm kind of shocked big talent just don't go right to a big competitor and just start working and dare WWE to sue
 

Jimmy King

It’s Britney, bitch
It’s like Chris said, she probably didn’t care enough to even bother doing anything about it. Plus, getting pregnant and all so it was good timing.

She seems happy with what she’s doing with her podcast and promoting her cookbook, so as long as she’s happy that’s all that matters.
 
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