Chelsea Green talks backstage reaction to a top producer’s comments on WWE: Unreal.
During WWE: Unreal Season 2, Michael Hayes spoke about Chelsea Green’s role on television. Hayes suggested that Green wasn’t meant for the top spot, claiming she was needed to elevate other performers.
The comments sparked backlash on social media, with many criticizing the former Freebird for downplaying Green’s position despite fans wanting her to become a main event attraction.
It wasn’t just fans who reacted, though. During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Reality Checked, Green hinted at negative backstage reactions to Hayes’ remarks about her.
“Okay. This is tea ladies because I have not done media since this came out. This really, really ruffled some feathers. So one of the head producers of WWE, his name is Michael Hayes. He works very closely with our boss, Triple H, and he basically on ‘Unreal’ said, you know, ‘Chelsea makes the most out of her time, so we don’t need to give her 30 minutes. We give her 30 seconds, and she does the same work, which is great because she’s not meant to be here for 30 minutes. She’s not meant to be the top girl. She’s meant to elevate all those girls to be in that top position, to be a main eventer.’
Chelsea Green shares her honest reaction to WWE: Unreal comments
Commenting on the viral remarks, Chelsea Green said that while she is aware of her place on the WWE roster, she couldn’t help but feel upset, as she thought she might have had a chance to reach the upper echelon in the women’s division.
“It’s crazy because I’m a self-aware human being, so I know my kind of like place on the totem pole in this fake hierarchy that is wrestling. But to actually hear it, to actually hear that there was a ceiling put on me, it’s different. Like you can’t help but be pissed off and a little upset and just aggravated at the fact that you thought that there was maybe a chance that there wasn’t that ceiling, that maybe it was all in your head and that it was confirmed. And it wasn’t confirmed to me, it was confirmed on national television.”
Chelsea Green most recently competed in the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble. She initially avoided elimination with a little help from Alba Fyre. However, she was eventually eliminated by former Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley.
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