Michael Hayes ‘doesn’t regret’ comments about Chelsea Green
Michael Hayes says he doesn’t regret comments he made about Chelsea Green on WWE: Unreal, but feels the show didn’t accurately portray what he was saying about her.
In season 2, Hayes said that while Chelsea is entertaining, he felt that she was not suited for a main event role, saying that it’s her job to help make stars like Charlotte Flair or Tiffany Stratton.
Hayes clarified his comments about Green during a recent appearance on Six Feet Under with The Undertaker. Hayes said he had spoken to Netflix about the segment that aired, saying that parts of his comments were edited out of the broadcast.
Hayes said:
“I’ve talked to Netflix about this because when we did that interview, and I recall this specifically, that when we started the interview, the first thing I said was, Chelsea is as good or as talented and entertaining as anyone we have. But, 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. And 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. And as you know, we all know that we’re only as good as the people that help make us.”
“With that said, if Chelsea caught fire because of this following and the support that 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 up top agreed with that or not, they went with it because that’s what the people wanted. We’re not there right now with Chelsea.”
The Undertaker commented that he believes Green has that “it” factor.
Taker said:
“I think she, without a doubt, with just a hair more mean streak, I think she can be a top player. She has that thing, that ‘it’ thing.”
“And I just think there’s a lot of great things coming for that young lady. I’m a big fan of hers.”
“There’s certain organizations around that know how to use her. You got to go south of the border, you’ve got to go south of the border,” Taker, who is a producer for AAA, continued.
Hayes’ full appearance on the Six Feet Under podcast is available below. The video is cued to his comments regarding Chelsea Green.
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