Chelsea Green believes her WWE character’s evolution helped turn her from an intentionally annoying heel into one of the company’s most popular women.
Chelsea Green returned to WWE in 2023 and quickly built a character around throwing tantrums and complaining whenever things didn’t go her way.
That personality initially positioned Green firmly as a heel, but she has since become a major fan favourite and went on to capture the WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam.
Speaking alongside Matt Cardona on Casual with Katie Nolan, Green discussed why she believes audiences eventually began embracing her.
“It was this perfect storm of them liking this annoying character but maybe also liking my take on wrestling?” Green said. “It’s kind of a fresh take because we’ve had a lot of the same takes on wrestling for many years.”
Green has previously spoken about wanting wrestling dialogue and performances to feel less traditionally “wrestling-y.” She believes creating something original can be particularly challenging when performers are also trying to connect with wider pop culture.
Chelsea Green Explains Inspiration Behind WWE Character
Rather than creating something entirely new, Chelsea Green believes wrestlers can draw inspiration from older characters and concepts, then adapt them for a modern audience.
“At this point in time, I really feel like it’s best to pull from old movies and things we can redo in our own way,” Green said. “I wanted this character to be the opposite of what a hot girl should be.”
Green explained that she wanted to retain the glamorous side of her presentation while making the character funny and willing to poke fun at herself.
“There’s so many layers to this,” Green said.
Green described the original version of her returning WWE character as an exaggerated “Karen,” but said she gradually incorporated more comedy as it developed.
“I added some comedy to it as time went on, and she got funnier, and funnier, and then I think people realized through media, through our Netflix show Unreal, through interviews that, ‘Oh, maybe I like her?’”
Green believes that increased exposure away from WWE television helped audiences see more of her personality and contributed to the shift in how fans responded to her.
