Kayla Becker: During The Vince Era, It Was, ‘Don’t React, Don’t Smile, You’re Just A Glorified Mic Stand'

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While speaking with Simon Miller of WhatCulture Wrestling for a new interview, Kayla Becker talked about the Vince McMahon era in WWE, detailing how they wanted the backstage personalities to act.

“Especially during the Vince era, it was like, ‘Don’t react, don’t smile, don’t take away any of the attention away from the wrestler because you’re just a glorified mic stand.’ It got better after he left, Triple H was really good about giving us a little bit of freedom. But I get it, it’s a TV show, you only have a lot of time, it’s live television, they can’t have us going all Mean Gene and taking over the entire segment. I understand why they do things that way.”

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