Red Velvet has no problem with being booed.
Since turning heel and joining the Baddie Section, Red Velvet has had an interesting run on AEW TV as of late. She is now being booed consistently for the first time in AEW with many seeing a lot of potential in Velvet as a heel in the promotion.
Speaking to Will Washington, Righteous Reg, and Phil Lindsey of Grapsody, Red Velvet explained what it was like to begin being booed:
“Totally, I knew going into it [against Baker in Pittsburgh] that some people were going to cheer, but the majority of people were going to boo me. I just took it on and was like, ‘Alright, let’s see where it goes.’ I didn’t expect the boos to be as loud as they were, but that was fuel to my fire. I was like, ‘I kind of like this.’ Everyone loves to be a popular kid in school, but everyone thrives better when they are the nerdy kid who went popular. ‘Alright, these people don’t want to get behind me, I’m going to make them hate me even more. I’m going to take what they love and that’s the DMD.’ That was the first taste when I was cool and not totally bothered by it. I had more fun when it happened in Chicago because it was more unexpected. I didn’t think they were going to get behind Skye as much as they did. They are great and loyal fans there. Boston, I pulled the trigger. ‘You guys are going to boo me and don’t want me to win this part of the tournament? I don’t care. Let’s go.’ Everything in my career, even going from babyface to heel, was all timing and never planned. It wasn’t, ‘this day, we set you heel.’ It happened organically and that’s been the best part for me. It keeps me on my toes and that’s made me grow as a wrestler.
“I kind of thought, coming to AEW, I was going to be a babyface, always. I don’t think TK [Tony Khan] had any plans of turning me heel, I don’t even think he thought there was a mean bone in my body to be a heel. It’s only the beginning. I don’t think I’ve let people see how dark I can really get.”
Red Velvet to Grapsody
Red Velvet has been one of the hottest stars in AEW and her in ring content has shown her to be a very successful heel in the promotion.
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