Victoria is well respected in the wrestling scene but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have her fair share of haters. Unfortunately, it seems she was recently pulled from an event and she called out cancel culture for the same.

While speaking on The Velvet Ropes, Victoria explained that she avoids posting on social media when she’s angry because it’s easy to write something in the heat of the moment and regret it later.

Victoria compared it to the saying, “say it, forget it; write it, regret it,” pointing out that tweets or posts can live forever even if they’re deleted. For that reason, she believes everyone, including herself, needs to think carefully before posting.

Victoria added that she and her friend try to stay positive and not let hate get to them, even though they are sensitive. She said she will not respond to people who dislike her or doubt her because their opinions don’t define her.

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“But social media is not the platform to go to if I’m angry in the moment. You know what? Let me think about it tomorrow and see if I feel the same way. You know what I mean? Because social media makes it so easy to go on a rant, and the next day you’re like, I shouldn’t have said that. Yeah. Isn’t there that phrase—say it, forget it; write it, regret it?

Because if you post a tweet, that tweet will live forever. Even if you delete it, it’s there forever. You know what I mean? And we all have to be, myself included, really careful about what we say.

Thank God you and I are very positive people, you know what I mean? We don’t let the hate get to us, even though we’re really sensitive. But I’m not going to respond to someone who doesn’t like me or doesn’t believe in me, you know what I mean?”

Victoria revealed a recent experience where she was unexpectedly canceled from a show on October 19 because of something on Twitter. A friend called to check on her, but at first she thought the concern was about her back. When she learned it was about Twitter, she was shocked, as she had never faced that level of hate before.

Despite the situation, she chose not to comment publicly and informed WWE instead, deciding it was best to stay silent. Victoria reminded herself that it was the other party’s loss and that people who truly know her understand her character.

Though it was difficult not to respond, she believes staying quiet proved she is the bigger person and that strangers’ opinions cannot define who she really is.

“So yeah, because I got canceled on an October 19th show and it was on Twitter. A friend of mine called me and said, ‘Hey, I just want to see if you’re okay.’ I said, ‘Oh no, my back feels fine. It’s fine. My back.’ And she goes, ‘No, about Twitter.’ And I go, ‘It’s impossible for us to read every comment, for sure.’

There are so many platforms, right? And I was like, ‘What?’ And then she goes, ‘Oh, they canceled you for a certain reason.’ And I was like, ‘What?’ I had never experienced that much hate before—this was just recent.

But we have to rise above. I never commented. I did let WWE know about the situation because, you know, just—don’t reply back on this. It’s their loss. You’re a good person, that kind of thing, and everybody knows that. I was struggling so hard not to say anything, but I’m the better person. I shouldn’t care about what somebody else thinks of me. They don’t know me. They don’t know. We are living in a cancel culture.”

Victoria’s experience shows that cancel culture and online hate can affect anyone, even long-time respected wrestlers. Even then, her calm and careful response shows that staying dignified and choosing not to fight back can be the strongest way to handle it.

Do you agree with Victoria’s choice to stay silent, or do you think public figures should address cancellations directly? Share your thoughts and join the discussion below—your perspective matters.

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Subhojeet Mukherjee has covered pro wrestling for over 20 years, delivering trusted news and backstage updates to fans around the world.

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