Saraya Addresses Negative Reaction To AEW Dynamite Promo

AEW star Saraya has spoken about the negative reaction to her promo from the September 28 episode of Dynamite. Some fans were critical of a line where she referenced "having a boss who listens [to her]".

Discussing the promo on a recent edition of Talk is Jericho, Saraya clarified the remark by saying:

"Then they were mad at me because I said a boss that listens to me about the division. Because Hunter listened to me, he always did. He was always wonderful. That's why I liked working with him in NXT. He's the one that helped me when I first got to the main roster, but it can get a little frustrating at times being there as you know. 

"You feel like you're throwing ideas and stuff like that and seeing what sticks and then you end up just sitting in catering or you end up sitting at home. That's the thing that became really frustrating.

"Whereas I threw an idea at Tony, and straightaway he was like 'Let's give it a try. They can either like it or hate it, but we'll give it a try'. I really appreciate that. So I said that in a promo like, 'Alright, a boss that listens to me'. [It was like], Oh it's the worst thing I ever said. It's like I literally came over to their house and set their family on fire. It was like the worst thing ever. I was like, 'Oh my god! you guys need to chill, it's not that deep'".

Saraya (then Paige) was inactive for a significant period of time before departing WWE this summer. She recently disclosed that there were no discussions about her possibly returning to the ring prior to her leaving.

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