WWE star says her throwback persona clashed with the company’s direction
Summary
– Scarlett said WWE was hesitant to embrace her original sexy heel character
– She felt her presentation clashed with the Women’s Evolution era
– Karrion Kross claimed Scarlett generated huge online numbers before joining WWE
Scarlett recently explained why she believes WWE never fully embraced the character that originally helped make her stand out before joining the company.
Speaking during a conversation with D-Von Dudley, Scarlett said her pre-WWE persona was intentionally designed as a throwback to older wrestling presentations. She explained that while many women’s wrestlers were focused on being serious competitors, she wanted to lean into a more exaggerated heel character.
Scarlett pointed to her work in AAA and said the character was generating major online attention before WWE signed her. According to her, the presentation was built around bringing a flashy and provocative energy back to wrestling television.
She also admitted the character rubbed some people in the wrestling industry the wrong way, including some women performers. Scarlett believed that reaction actually helped the act work better as a heel persona.
Scarlett said WWE’s focus during the Women’s Evolution period did not line up with the type of character she wanted to portray. She described her act as the complete opposite of the direction WWE was pushing at the time.
Karrion Kross supported her comments during the interview and claimed Scarlett was producing major traffic and monetization numbers for companies through her online popularity before arriving in WWE.
The discussion gave fans a closer look at the creative differences between Scarlett’s original wrestling identity and WWE’s evolving presentation of its women’s division during that era.
