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Chelsea Green Doesn’t Mind Being the Butt Of the Joke: ‘It Bought Me My New House’
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Chelsea Green often gets put in positions where she is the butt of the joke on WWE TV, and she doesn’t mind at all. The WWE Women’s United States Champion has been put into dumpsters, depicted as a Karen, and often given her comeuppance on TV. Green has parlayed that into becoming a fan-favorite despite being a heel, and she told Chris Van Vliet on Insight that it’s something she relishes.
Green told Van Vliet that she doesn’t mind losing because fans aren’t watching to see whether she wins or loses. She also said that being the butt of the joke makes her money, and she’s quite happy with that. You can see the highlights below:
On Wanting to Part of the Show, Win Or Lose:
“I think it goes back to when I played Laurel Van Ness; I quickly realized that character work was my forte. I was trying so hard to be a professional wrestler. Then when I became Laurel Van Ness I was like, oh my god, I’m doing way less work, and people like it way more. What have I been doing this whole time? From then, it kind of spiraled and I realized okay, if that’s what I bring to the table, then who cares if I win or lose? They’re not watching to see if I win or lose. They’re watching to see the ridiculous stuff that comes out of my mouth, the bumps that I take and stuff like that. Life has been so much better since I stopped trying to be a professional wrestler. It really is. It’s great.”
On What She Considers Herself Now:
“An actress, a glorified actress, a little bit of a stunt woman. And then, every now and then I do a roll up. It’s great. I love it.”
On Being Okay With Being the Butt of the Joke:
“Because it gets me views and it gets me a new contract, and it gets me a raise, and it bought me my new house, and honestly, hopefully in the next year, it gets me numerous auditions. You know what I mean? Hopefully this parlays into something even bigger than we could have ever imagined, because I was able to tuck my tail between my legs and be the idiot.”
