Ex-Champion Slams WWE For Treating Her As Just A “Body”
WWE is facing serious accusations from a former superstar.
Mandy Rose joined the Stamford-based company after finishing second in the 2015 Tough Enough competition. While she was barely used in NXT, she made her main roster debut as part of Absolution, alongside Paige and Sonya Deville.
Over the next few years, God’s Greatest Creation formed alliances with Deville and Dana Brooke before moving back to NXT to become the leader of Toxic Attraction.
The 35-year-old, who was released in December 2022, was involved in some controversial storylines during her seven-year stint in WWE.
Rose recently opened up about her booking in a clip from her Power Alphas podcast shared on the show’s Instagram page.
I was portrayed on TV as a s*x symbol. Let’s be honest. It was no secret. I was a homewrecker. I did a hotel scene with a married man. I made out with a 300-pound man in front of my boyfriend at the time. I did a lot of things because I knew that this was part of my character.
Listen, I’m a beautiful woman. I’m being confident, not cocky. And they can use this as a way of developing storylines, developing characters, and basically using me as the s*x symbol in a way where they can monetize off of it.
But then, all of a sudden, I go and do this on my own, just having a direct relationship with my fans doing exclusive content, and all of a sudden within 24 hours, I get stripped from my 413 title reigns, I get fired with zero warning, and I’m sitting there like, ‘Wait!’
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Mandy Rose Claims WWE Ignored Her As a Person
The former NXT Women’s Champion also added a caption to the video, elaborating more on her point. She claimed WWE praised her body but ignored her as a person.
She added that behind her glamorous presentation in the Stamford-based company, she was put under pressure, stating that the company had expectations from her that had nothing to do with who she really was. Rose pointed out that she had to fight to reclaim her identity and prove that she was more than just a body in the squared circle.
They praised the body, but ignored the person. In WWE, I became a “s*x symbol.” The look. The walk. The crowd reaction. It was all part of the brand—until it started branding me.
Behind the glam was pressure. Scrutiny. Expectations that had nothing to do with who I really was. I had to fight to reclaim my identity. To remind the world—and myself—that I was more than a body in the ring. Success isn’t selling a fantasy. It’s surviving it—and still choosing to stand in your truth.
Rose recently claimed she was warned by the company she was “too s*xy” and had to tune it down a little.