Michael Hayes Clarifies Comments On Chelsea Green, ‘She Is Amazingly Talented And Entertaining’
On WWE Unreal Season Two, Michael Hayes spoke about Chelsea Green, saying that her role was to make people like Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton.
Chelsea responded, saying she couldn’t help but to be pissed hearing a top producer essentially put a ceiling on her.
Speaking with The Undertaker on Six Feet Under, Hayes addressed his comments and the fallout.
“I’ve talked to Netflix about this, because when we did that interview, and I recalled this specifically, when we started that interview, the first thing I said was, ‘Chelsea is as good or as talented and entertaining as anyone we have.’ Of course, that never saw the light of day. That was on the cutting room floor because if you’re going to make me a heel, that’s the best way to do it, to say she’s not good enough. That’s not really what I was saying. I don’t regret what I said because her role, at the time I said that, and even right now, is not the top role. It is to help make other people. As we all know, we’re only as good as the people who help make us,” he said.
He continued, “With that said, if Chelsea caught fire because of this following and support she has, we’d go with that in a heartbeat. Look at Daniel Bryan, look at Kofi Kingston. When they both caught fire, we went with it. Whether some people at top agreed with it or not, they went with it because that’s what the people wanted. We’re not there right now with Chelsea, and quite frankly, I feel, just my opinion, the people that support Chelsea now, if we start pushing her, would fade because she’s getting pushed from the machine. If she’s getting a push from the machine, then she doesn’t need my help. Intracately, I feel, that the fan loves it when they know that their support makes a difference and can change a career. Take a look at NXT, especially in the Full Sail days. Those people knew their support had power because it could change or make the start of someone’s career. It’s still that way, to an extent, at the Performance Center. You see people get behind people that office isn’t getting behind because they feel they can make a difference and make a change. Chelsea is amazingly talented and amazingly entertaining. She can handle anything, but that’s the role she’s in, right now. Not necessarily her fault. To her credit, she knows her role, she does it and plays it with a smile.”
He closed by stating, “I spoke what I felt to be the truth. All the truth is not out there, that’s okay. People have hated me since the beginning of time and if you ask me a question, I’m going to try to tell you the truth. I still fear that if we get behind her, it hurts that rebel support.”
Hayes agreed with Undertaker that she is underutilized, said she does have the “it” factor, and that he’s a big fan of her work.
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