During a recent interview with Gulf News, former WWE SmackDown General Manager Paige commented on the recent “heat” she received after she said the following, “It was never WWE holding the women back. It was the fans not taking them seriously. They wanted to see more of the male characters many years ago. It was a male dominated sport.”
Paige later clarified her comments, saying, “Fans back then would call us toilet breaks. It was only when the girls, the female superstars took it upon themselves to change the way anyone perceived us. AJ (Lee), the Bellas, myself and the WWE four horsewomen all the superstars wanted to create that change. In reality what I said was it’s not all on WWE. Up until a few years ago women didn’t have the support from a lot of people.”
When a fan told her that “a lot of fans supported the women” back then, she said: “Absolutely you guys did. We loved that. But riddle me this, what about when the bra and panties matches were happening? Or when Michelle McCool, Gail Kim etc were busting their asses why wasn’t there an uproar then? All I’m saying is…it’s a two way street.”
You can check out Paige’s tweets below:
Absolutely yes. Fans back then would call us toilet breaks. It was only when the girls, the female superstars took it upon themselves to change the way anyone perceived us. Aj, the bellas, myself and the WWE four horsewomen all the superstars wanted to create that change https://t.co/h3h1Va4fXR
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) February 18, 2019
I know but people are sensitive these days. In reality what I said was it’s not all on WWE. Up until a few years ago women didn’t have the support from a lot of people. https://t.co/R0qhEgodwF
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) February 18, 2019
Absolutely you guys did. We loved that. But riddle me this, what about when the bra and panties matches were happening? Or when Michelle McCool, Gail Kim etc were busting their asses why wasn’t there an uproar then? All I’m saying is.. it’s a two way street. https://t.co/lJl8lvoNp0
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) February 18, 2019
