Chelsea Green Explains Her Real-Life Grudge With WWE Hall of Famer Michael Hayes

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The former Green Regime leader’s journey to the WWE World Title was full of obstacles. Many believed she was a mid-card superstar in the sports entertainment juggernaut. In an episode of Unreal on Netflix, Michael Hayes claimed that Green wasn’t a main event-level performer and that her role was to create megastars.

Many fans and pro wrestlers weren’t pleased with Hayes’ comments. However, the WWE Women’s Champion didn’t seem fazed by the legend’s opinion. She continued to deliver remarkable performances on TV and ultimately earned her spot at the top of the card.

Following her title win, Chelsea Green appeared on The Nikki & Brie Show. During the chat, The Hot Mess said she changed her mind about Hayes’ comments when several people texted her saying the legend was disrespectful. The SmackDown Superstar added that she was used to detractors undermining her potential.

“My number one op, Michael Hayes. I’m not an emotional person at all. I also don’t hold grudges. (…) Back to Unreal, I watched it, and I didn’t think anything of it. When I started getting flooded with texts, I changed my mind like, ‘Oh, yeah, that was kind of mean. That was kind of rude.’ Well, what’s sad is you were all always used to hearing that. Yes. Do you know what I mean? It was so like ingrained in me that you needed like people to be like, ‘No, that’s not okay.'”

Green revealed that she dedicated her win to Hayes because she consistently fought to overcome obstacles, and she wanted fans to see that.

“They’re putting you in this box when you’ve constantly, like, fought to get out. And so when I went on the post-show, and I was like, I have to do this even though I don’t feel any type of way about it. I have to dedicate this win to him [Hayes] because I’m the petty queen that I am. And the fans need to see that. They need to (…) they did this for me.”

You can watch the full video below.

Chelsea Green Sustained an Injury on WWE SmackDown

Chelsea Green made her first appearance as WWE Women’s Champion on this past week’s SmackDown. She and Tiffany Stratton challenged Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley for the Women’s Tag Team Championship on the blue show. Unfortunately for Green, she suffered a pinfall loss on the program.

Following the show, reports indicated that Chelsea Green got hurt on SmackDown. The Hot Mess later took to Instagram to disclose that she broke her orbital bone last Friday. Green added that she was unsure about her future as the WWE Women’s Champion.

A new report by the Wrestling Observer suggested that Green sustained the injury during the tag team title bout. As of this writing, the Canadian superstar’s title reign is in jeopardy.

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