WWE announcer Eden (Brandi Rhodes) issued the following tweets on her official Twitter account announcing she is officially parting ways with WWE following tonight’s Smackdown taping in Norfolk.
(1/2) What I’ve been teasing for weeks: I’ve been offered a new opportunity outside of WWE!! So I’ve decided to part w/ WWE after tonight.
— Brandi Rhodes (@RealEdenWWE) May 25, 2016
(2/2) https://t.co/3VTfckiGyX will continue! Check it out soon for updates on my new career life! 🎉 Doing things my way! #RhodesStrong 💪🏾
— Brandi Rhodes (@RealEdenWWE) May 25, 2016
This comes a few days after her husband, Cody Rhodes, requested and was granted his release from WWE. Cody had been teasing the possibility of her leaving the company on Tuesday on his Twitter account.
Eden, who originally came in under the name Brandi, signed a developmental contract with WWE in March 2011 and spent time in Florida Championship Wrestling. She was released from her contract later that December and then returned to WWE in November 2013 under the name Eden Stiles. Eden spent time as a ring announcer for NXT and then became a regular on WWE television.