{"id":273371,"date":"2025-04-04T17:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/konnan-unhappy-with-3-time-wwe-champions-aew-run-says-she-was-phoning-it-in\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:58","slug":"konnan-unhappy-with-3-time-wwe-champions-aew-run-says-she-was-phoning-it-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/konnan-unhappy-with-3-time-wwe-champions-aew-run-says-she-was-phoning-it-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Konnan unhappy with 3-time WWE champion&#8217;s AEW run; says she was &#8220;phoning it in&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4859261\" data-slug-id=\"2457612\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Konnan recently made some serious claims about a former WWE champion&#8217;s AEW run. He claimed she was &#8220;phoning it in&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Saraya joined AEW in 2022 to a huge reaction from fans. As a result, she was pushed and quickly won the AEW Women&#8217;s World Championship. However, the hype around her quickly cooled off, and she spent a lot of time away from the ring. Upon her return, she was involved in lacklustre storylines before she departed from the company.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his <em>Keepin&#8217; It 100 Official<\/em> podcast, Konnan claimed that once Saraya&#8217;s stock dropped in AEW, she was &#8220;phoning it in&#8221;. He further noted that the former Divas Champion would get a pop if she returned to WWE.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Yeah. I said it at the time that her stock dropped in AEW. She was kind of phoning it in. She wasn&#8217;t really you know? And since Tony doesn&#8217;t push her, Mone and others get away with it. I think that if she came back, maybe the kids won&#8217;t know who she is, but everybody else will, and then the kids will probably Google her and find out who she was, and they&#8217;ll probably do a nice video package. They&#8217;ll know that she&#8217;s somebody when she shows up, and there will be a pop.&#8221; [1:26 &#8211; 2:02]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Female superstar says she inspired John Cena turning heel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M5Tuz212sKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/video\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Konnan on: did AEW devalue Saraya too much for a WWE return to mean anything?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g09b60tzXtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"g09b60tzXtE\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/g09b60tzXtE\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/g09b60tzXtE\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Vince Russo believes Saraya has had conversations with WWE<\/h2>\n<p>After Saraya announced her shocking departure from AEW, fans started speculating about her future. Many fans and critics believe that she will head to WWE. A former writer believes she has already spoken with the Stamford-based promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on<em> The Coach and Bro Live<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-saraya-already-conversations-wwe-potential-return-aew-exit-says-veteran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Vince Russo claimed Saraya left AEW <\/a>because she was unsatisfied creatively. He also suggested that she has had conversations with the sports entertainment juggernaut.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When you are a creative animal, it doesn&#8217;t matter how much money you are getting paid. If you&#8217;re not satisfied creatively, you&#8217;re gonna want out of there. And I think that&#8217;s part of what happened. Creatively, Tony Khan didn&#8217;t do anything with her. You know she has had conversations with WWE,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/video\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Coach and Bro Live! | Thursday March 27, 2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mNLpS04jiDI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"mNLpS04jiDI\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/mNLpS04jiDI\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/mNLpS04jiDI\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Saraya.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/77006-1564547783-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Sunil Joseph&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nSunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. 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