Chelsea Green has addressed the controversial comments made by WWE producer Michael Hayes regarding her position within the company. During the second season of the Netflix series WWE: Unreal, Hayes was filmed discussing Green’s role on the roster. In the clip, Hayes praised Green’s entertainment value and efficiency but stated that she is not built for, nor should she be in, the top-tier roles occupied by stars like Charlotte Flair or Tiffany Stratton. Hayes further remarked that Green’s job is to elevate talent like Flair and Stratton rather than to be the “top girl” herself.
Green responded to these remarks during a long-form interview on an episode of Reality Checked on SiriusXM. She admitted that hearing a high-ranking official explicitly place a ceiling on her potential was a difficult pill to swallow. While she prides herself on being realistic about the wrestling industry’s hierarchy, having her limitations verbalized on a big platform struck a nerve.
“Okay, this is tea ladies because I have not done media since this came out. This really, really ruffled some feathers,” Green said. “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, ‘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 meant to elevate all those girls to be in that top position, to be a main eventer.’”
Green elaborated on the emotional impact of the clip. She noted that while she understands her current utility to the company, the confirmation that management views her as a supporting player rather than a potential main event star was frustrating. The segment on WWE: Unreal essentially confirmed her worst fears—that no matter how well she performs, there may be an artificial limit on how high she can rise.
“It’s crazy because I’m a self-aware human being, so I know my kind of place on the totem pole in this fake hierarchy that is wrestling,” Green continued. “But to actually hear it, to actually hear that there was a ceiling put on me, it’s different. 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.”
