Gulf News Entertainment recently interviewed Paige in promotion of the new Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson produced biopic Fighting With My Family.
Paige opened up about women’s wrestling in the WWE, “It was never WWE holding the women back. It was the fans not taking them seriously. They wanted to see more of the male characters many years ago. It was a male dominated sport.”
She continued, “When I first started, there were only five women there. It was a struggle but WWE just believed in us. When I got into the ring, I wanted to prove to the fans that girls were capable of having good matches and sometimes, even better. That was kind of my mission from the get go. Now there’s obviously a revolution.”
Paige’s comments have drawn social media criticism from fans, who reminded Paige about organic fan movements like #GiveDivasAChance. The former SmackDown Live GM took to Twitter to issue a response, “Absolutely you guys did. We loved that. But riddle me this, what about when the bra and panties matches were happening? Or when Michelle McCool, Gail Kim etc were busting their asses why wasn’t there an uproar then? All I’m saying is.. it’s a two way street.”
https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1097578904871612416
Those interested may read Gulf News Entertainment‘s interview with Paige in its entirety HERE.
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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 - FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler and WWE Diva Page attend 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 10: WWE Diva Paige attends day 4 of Wizard World Comic Con at Pennsylvania Convention Center on May 10, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/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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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Paige arrives for WWE RAW at 02 Brooklyn Bowl on April 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Paige arrives for WWE RAW at 02 Brooklyn Bowl on April 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Paige arrives for WWE RAW at 02 Brooklyn Bowl on April 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/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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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)
