Shotzi Blackheart On Getting Hate On Social Media, Says It Affected Her Emotional Health

Shotzi Blackheart is no stranger to dealing with hate comments on social media, and she says it affected her negatively during her time with the company. Blackheart was a part of the WWE roster until her release in May. She spoke with Saraya on the Rulebreakers podcast and talked about how being a target of trolls on social media drove her into a dark place.

You can see the highlights below (h/t to Wrestling Inc):

On dealing with social media criticism and being on a list of most hated on social media: “I deal with criticism very hard and I’m super sensitive. I’m a Pisces — everything affects me so much and I get really emotional… She went on to mention a list of ranked wrestlers who receive the most hate online. “I end up being number three on there. It ended up being Charlotte [Flair] who was second … but it was all women in the top five, which I thought was messed up. I hated that list, I hate that it even existed.”

On having a difficult time with it: “It took me a while to start being like, you know what, f**k them. They don’t f**kin’ know me. They don’t know what I’ve been through. My peers respect me and that’s all I care about,” she explained. “I went into a deep depression dealing with online hate and all that stuff. But now I’m in a really good headspace about it and I’m really good at navigating through it.”