Sareee On Wanting To Be ‘Cool & Strong’ in WWE But Being Turned Into Anime Character

Sareee recently spoke with Jaguar Yokota about her time in WWE, and in particular, WWE’s decision to give her the Sarray name and anime character as part of NXT 2.0. She revealed that the character wasn’t exactly what she wanted to be (translation by @meraWRESTLING)

“When I went to WWE in America, I didn’t want to be a villain so much as a strong wrestler. I wanted to be seen as cool and strong, but instead, they made me play an anime character in a sailor uniform.”

She exited WWE in 2023 and is now the reigning IWGP Women’s Champion.

[English subtitles] Sareee talks about playing a heel and having to play a character she didn't want to in WWE:

“When I went to WWE in America, I didn’t want to be a villain so much as a strong wrestler. I wanted to be seen as “cool” and “strong,” but instead they made me play… pic.twitter.com/snJRkOhk5M

— meraWRESTLING (@meraWRESTLING) August 11, 2025