Chelsea Green is done hearing that wrestling is fake — especially after the injuries she’s suffered this year. The WWE Women’s Champion says she puts her body on the line every week, and she has the broken bones to prove it.
Speaking with PIX11 News, Green said the question gets under her skin because fans often overlook the physical risks wrestlers take. She said she broke her ankle in two places and her orbital bone this year.
“The first question everyone has about wrestling is, ‘Is it fake?’ That drives me nuts because I am putting my body on the line on live television every single week. Just this year alone, I broke my ankle in two places and my orbital bone. So, I mean, no.”
Green compared wrestling with other live entertainment, asking why wrestlers are singled out when performers in other fields also play roles. Her point: the show may be entertainment, but that doesn’t make the bumps, stunts, and injuries imaginary.
“Would we ask a soap actress if that’s fake or would we ask a stunt performer? Would we go to a live show and would we ask them? No, it’s not. What we’re doing is, it’s very much real. It’s very much dangerous. It’s very much we put our bodies on the line for your entertainment. Just enjoy it. It’s not that serious.”
Green then pointed to one of wrestling’s most basic high-risk moves: launching off the top rope. She said there’s no way to make that physical leap harmless.
“You can’t fake jumping off the top rope. There has to be a level of insanity that we have within us.”
Green’s comments come after a year that has seen her deal with multiple injuries. Ringside News previously covered how she suffered a broken orbital bone during a WWE SmackDown match.
Green’s answer is clear: fans can debate how wrestling stories are written, but the physical risk is part of the job. And after breaking bones while performing, she’s not interested in brushing off that reality just to make the “fake” question easier to ask.
What do you think when people call wrestling fake, and did Green’s answer change how you see the risks performers take? Share your thoughts and leave your feedback in the comments.
