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Lainey Reid on NXT vs WWE SmackDown dynamics

Lainey Reid was asked about the transition from NXT to WWE SmackDown. “I feel like NXT in itself, you find yourself more as a team. There’s competition there but, it’s not the same. I think once you get up to the big leagues and you’re dealing with a lot more money and a lot more star power, there’s a lot of egos. There’s a lot of people who think this is right or that is right. It is different in the sense of these people don’t really have your back and they don’t want what’s best for you.” Reid was asked if she feels she’s having to pay her dues on the main roster. She went on to state that she wishes there was a talent who is that locker room staple or go-to leader, like how when she was in NXT, she had Zoey Serrano/Stark and Ivy Nile. “Honestly, in a sense, I wish it was more so like that. I wish there was more of a — I don’t know if locker room leader is the word for it but, in a sense, I do wish there was somebody there that kind of made you — because that’s what it was when I came into NXT. There was people like Zoey Stark, there was people like Ivy Nile, and they taught you from the very beginning. They were just on you about anything. I remember being on my phone the first show and Zoey came over there and she rung my tail. I think we need things like that. I think we need people that stay and watch the show or we need people that make sure maybe the newest girls are the last ones to leave. I don’t know. I think there’s an order that I wouldn’t mind bringing back.” (BustedOpenRadio)

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Jess Core@jess_core

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Lainey Reid on NXT vs WWE SmackDown dynamics

Lainey Reid was asked about the transition from NXT to WWE SmackDown. “I feel like NXT in itself, you find yourself more as a team. There’s competition there but, it’s not the same. I think once you get up to the big leagues and you’re dealing with a lot more money and a lot more star power, there’s a lot of egos. There’s a lot of people who think this is right or that is right. It is different in the sense of these people don’t really have your back and they don’t want what’s best for you.” Reid was asked if she feels she’s having to pay her dues on the main roster. She went on to state that she wishes there was a talent who is that locker room staple or go-to leader, like how when she was in NXT, she had Zoey Serrano/Stark and Ivy Nile. “Honestly, in a sense, I wish it was more so like that. I wish there was more of a — I don’t know if locker room leader is the word for it but, in a sense, I do wish there was somebody there that kind of made you — because that’s what it was when I came into NXT. There was people like Zoey Stark, there was people like Ivy Nile, and they taught you from the very beginning. They were just on you about anything. I remember being on my phone the first show and Zoey came over there and she rung my tail. I think we need things like that. I think we need people that stay and watch the show or we need people that make sure maybe the newest girls are the last ones to leave. I don’t know. I think there’s an order that I wouldn’t mind bringing back.” (BustedOpenRadio)

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