Former WWE broadcaster says she was ‘never allowed to speak’ on political views
Former WWE broadcaster Kayla Becker disagrees with how the company approaches political topics.
In a series of posts to her Instagram stories, Becker — who went by the name Kayla Braxton in WWE — explained why she’s been using her social media accounts to speak up about politics more often lately. Becker said she’s lost tons of followers and even some friends by doing so, but she thinks it’s important to use your platform to speak up about what’s right and wrong. When she would get “riled up” and post political things during her WWE tenure, she would get in trouble for doing so.
“When I worked for WWE, I was never allowed to speak on my views,” Becker said. “Because we’re an entertainment company and we don’t want people to, like, we don’t want them to be saddened by what’s happening in the world. Cop out, cop out. We had a giant platform. That’s exactly what you should be using to speak up about what’s right and what’s wrong. And I’m over it.”
Becker said she feels the state of the world is in a bad place with “some of the worst people” running things. She called for WWE to publicly remove Donald Trump from its Hall of Fame. That seems unlikely to happen given that Paul “Triple H” Levesque is a vice-chair of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
Prior to departing WWE in 2024, Becker worked for the company as a backstage interviewer and host. She is now pursuing acting and hosting opportunities as well as co-hosting her own podcast.
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