AEW once tried spicing up Saraya's character — But she drew the line!
Saraya
once turned down a storyline pitched by
AEW
that attempted to spice things up for her character.
Saraya has emerged as one of the top pioneers of women's wrestling over the years.
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She has been a part of many memorable matches and storylines in both
and AEW. However, there was a time when All Elite Wrestling pitched a completely different storyline to her that she had never experienced.
Despite being a completely new scenario and possibly would have intrigued the fanbase, the Anti-Diva turned it down. But she had her own reasons for doing so, which can be seen as valid.
Which storyline idea did Saraya turn down that AEW pitched?
In the recent edition of her Rulebreakers podcast, Saraya revealed that AEW wanted her to do a romantic storyline with Daddy Magic.
This was the first time a love storyline was pitched to her in her wrestling career. Moreover, AEW wanted them to do kissing scenes and presented it as an authentic romance angle.
However, the former WWE Divas Champion had a boyfriend at the time. That made her feel that doing a love angle on live television was inappropriate for her, and she was not comfortable doing so. Therefore, she rejected the storyline and it was the first time she turned an idea pitched to her in her wrestling career.
Saraya said,
"Oh yeah, AEW. So, there's a wrestler called Daddy Magic. They wanted me to do a love storyline with him. And I've managed to go my whole career without doing a love storyline. I wasn't going to start now, you know? And they were like, 'No, all he's going to do is kiss you.' I had a boyfriend at the time and I was just like, I can't do it, you guys. I just can't do it. So I turned that down. There's not really any other storyline I've turned down.
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It's just that if I have to kiss someone and I have a boyfriend, I don't think it's appropriate."
AMA: The One Where Saraya Gets a Tattoo and Spills All Her Secrets
Saraya left AEW a few months ago and has been constantly teasing her return to WWE. However, she made it clear that she was not eyeing a return this year. With Saraya on a new journey, it remains to be seen what the future holds for the former AEW Women's World Champion.
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