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Cameron Not Burning Any Bridges Where WWE Is Concerned

Posted By James Walsh on 07/25/16


WWE alum Cameron spoke with Wrestling Inc for a new interview. Some highlights are below:

On her journey since Tough Enough: “I would definitely say I was definitely blessed to have an opportunity to be with the WWE considering I wasn’t a [professional] wrestling fan growing up. And to get an opportunity to be with such a big company with such amazing people, to travel the world, and to have some of the most loyal fans in the world, die hard, it was definitely a great opportunity, definitely a roller coaster ride, but I wouldn’t take it back for the world.”

On if she was surprised her Melina vs. Alicia Fox line stuck with people: “Yes, I was! I was like, ‘oh my gosh!’ At first it would bother me a lot because at the end of the day, I am human. And to be criticized like that, I’m like, ‘if it was somebody else, they probably would have been okay, someone who’s more respected’ and I feel like if [professional] wrestling fans knew I came from a [professional] wrestling background and I said that, it would have been I guess you could say, more warranted. ‘Okay, I can see where she’s coming from.’ I think it’s because of my lack of knowledge. I mean, sometimes I still don’t understand, but I do get it. I absolutely get it. I get it because [professional] wrestling fans are very passionate and loyal, so I understand it, but all I can do is take it and own it. There’s nothing else I can really do. Let’s talk about me pinning Trin [Naomi] on her stomach. I’m human. We’re all human. Imagine being on Wrestling Inc. and fans were told, ‘oh, you can’t comment. You can’t have an opinion’, how they would feel about that. You’re being at work and you’re told not to do something. It’s just kind of like, we all make mistakes and there [have] been some top Superstars and Divas that have made mistakes and they’ve been criticized for it. It’s just I was caught in the moment. Things happened and it was too late before I [noticed], like, ‘oh s–t! Let me fix this!’ But at that time, it was live and it happened. I own it. I own it. But stuff happens.”

On wanting to be in wrestling before Tough Enough: “Yeah, when the opportunity presented itself, before WWE I worked with autistic children and when I heard that, I also did track and field and cross-country in high school, and I love entertainment. I just love being able to reach people through entertaining and being a role model to say, ‘hey, if you want something and you love it and you’re passionate about it, like, the sky has no limits. You can do it. It is possible.’ And I take myself as an example, someone who didn’t watch [professional] wrestling growing up and when it’s something like, ‘I want to do this – I really want to do this’, I just kept pushing, pushing, pushing until the door opened. So it’s like, when I had the opportunity, it was like I got to not only entertain, but I got to give back to the community doing Special Olympics and bringing awareness to breast cancer and Be A Star, and all those things I had to offer, and it’s a sport, I was like, ‘damn, this is the dream right here!’ It’s like I get to do all three things at once.”

On meeting Vince McMahon for the first time: “I met him the first time we had to do, we had to do that segment with him on RAW live. That was the first time I met him. So it was like meeting Vince for the first time and you have to do a segment live. I respect that man so much. He’s like a beast. He is such a great businessman. And also too when we’d get back after the show, this guy goes to the gym after a long RAW then wakes up early in the morning and repeats. It’s just like wow. Like, that’s why he’s really strict about people being in shape because he’s like, ‘if I can do that, then why can’t you?’ So I understand him for that.”

On dealing with Triple H: “I love how he has taken NXT and made that like his baby. I think that he’s very invested into it. You can go to him. You can talk to him. It’s not awkward. He makes himself available to talk to him. He’s really there. I’m speaking from the NXT aspect from when I was down there. I feel like I didn’t really talk to him much, but things that really mattered and things I wanted to get across, it’s like I was able to go to him and approach him and be like, ‘hey’.”

On her experience doing Total Divas: “You know what? I will say it was definitely an amazing opportunity that you know that people will never have. But at the same time, it’s like people would get to see who Ariane is. And that’s why I was really happy to get the shows done because people now will see the difference between who Cameron is as a character and who Ariane is as a person. And I feel like you only got to see 5% of that. So it’s kind of like, it was a very bittersweet situation.”