Paige On If She's A Pioneer Of The Women's Evolution

Busted Open Radio on Sirius XM tweeted a snippet of an interview they had with Paige where the current Smackdown GM says that when she first came to WWE developmental she made girls cry.

What really stands out in this clip is listening to Paige discuss what it was like when she first started in FCW, saying it was much different than learning to wrestle men like her family had taught her. She also said they wanted her to do bikini contests, but said she wasn’t there to flash her body and just wanted to wrestle:

When I first came in, it was still in the era where it was more of the Divas—and I don’t like to give the Divas a bad name, Divas is what I wanted to be when I was growing up—it isn’t bad. But it was just full of models and people that hadn’t been in the business for a very long time, and I came in and I made a few of the girls cry. I was like ‘I’m so sorry, that’s just how I wrestle!’

Then I had to start doing the bikini contests [in FCW] and I put my foot down and I was like ‘no, I’m here to wrestle.’

"I came in and I made a couple of the girls cry when I first started and I said 'I'm sorry it's just how I wrestle.'" @RealPaigeWWE to @davidlagreca1 & @TheMarkHenry on if she feels like a true pioneer of the @WWE Women's evolution. #SDLive #SD1000 #WWEEvolution pic.twitter.com/0pUgFaV5Gv

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) October 16, 2018

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CLEVELAND, OH - FEBRUARY 21: WWE Diva Paige attends Wizard World Comic Con at Cleveland Convention Center on February 21, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Patrick R. Murphy/Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 22: (L-R) Summer Rae and Paige of WWE and Kevin Skaff of A Day To Remember attend the 2015 Journeys AP Music Awards, Fueled by Monster Energy Drink at Quicken Loans Arena on July 22, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Duane Prokop/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 21: WWE Diva Paige attends Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2015 - Day 2 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on August 21, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/WireImage)
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CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 21: WWE Diva Paige attends Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2015 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on August 21, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 21: WWE Diva Paige attends Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2015 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on August 21, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 08: WWE Divas Natalie Neidhart a.k.a. 'Natalya', Amanda Saccomanno a.k.a. 'Mandy', Milena Roucka a.k.a. 'Rosa', Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Britani Knight a.k.a. 'Paige', Victoria Crawford a.k.a. 'Alicia' and Natalie Nelson a.k.a. 'Eva' attend a photocall to promote their show 'Total Divas' on October 8, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/WireImage)
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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 08: WWE Divas Amanda Saccomanno a.k.a. 'Mandy', Milena Roucka a.k.a. 'Rosa', Brie Bella, Nikki Bella and Britani Knight a.k.a. 'Paige' attend a photocall to promote their show 'Total Divas' on October 8, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/WireImage)
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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 08: WWE Divas Britani Knight a.k.a. 'Paige' poses during the 'Total Divas' Paris Photocall at La Maison Blanche on October 8, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/WireImage)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige competes in the ring against Charlotte at the Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige competes in the ring against Charlotte at the Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige competes in the ring against Charlotte at the Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige competes in the ring against Charlotte at the Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Paige aka Saraya-Jade Bevis arrives for WWE RAW at 02 Brooklyn Bowl on April 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Paige aka Saraya-Jade Bevis arrives for WWE RAW at 02 Brooklyn Bowl on April 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage)
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PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 22: Wrestiling Divas (Alicia Fox, Natalya, Eva Marie, Naomi and Paige) perform during 'WLIVE REVENGE' - Wrestlemania Show Party at Hotel Accor Arena Bercy on April 22, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage)
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PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 22: Wrestiling Divas (Alicia Fox, Natalya, Eva Marie, Naomi and Paige) perform during 'WLIVE REVENGE' - Wrestlemania Show Party at Hotel Accor Arena Bercy on April 22, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage)