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Summer Rae Was Nervous About How Vince McMahon Would React to Her New Look: “It’s Not an Excuse, I Can’t Just Show Up Like This”

Published 01/22/2022, 7:15 AM EST

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Summer Rae, a.k.a. Danielle Moinet appeared on the latest SmackDown show, which was in Nashville. They also announced Rae as a Royal Rumble participant this year. We mainly know her in WWE as the dance partner of Fandango and from being on the main cast of Total Divas.

They released summer Rae from her WWE contract in the year 2017. Post WWE, she had a couple of matches on the Independent circuit, but she mainly focused on her other ventures after wrestling.

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She appeared on The Sessions with Renee Paquette, where she confirmed her Royal Rumble appearance. At the interview, Renee addressed how wonderful Rae was looking in her new hair color and she might be present when Rae went in front of Vince McMahon. 

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Summer Rae, who was blonde during her time in WWE till her release, dyed her hair red for her modeling career. When WWE asked Rae to enter this year’s Royal Rumble she said, “The second thing I said I’m red-headed now and Sasha has every hair color into the world.”.

Rae revealed she is a little nervous about going in front of Vince with her new hair color. Her sister told her not to make an excuse regarding hair. Rae, who was just nervous going in front of Vince, said, “It’s not an excuse. I can’t just like show up like this and Vince see me and be like WOAH. What’s that?”

Some of her fans do not recognize her in her new hair color look. She got questions from fans like, “What are you wearing for Rumble, and are you going back blonde?”

In the end, she is concerned about how her fans, backstage officials, and Vince McMahon will react to her hair. However, there was a great appreciation for her appearance on the SmackDown episode in her hometown. 

Summer Rae considers The Shield to be the brothers she never had

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Many WWE superstars get friendly during their time on the road. These bonds are lifelong for them, as superstars know each other very well till then. Summer Rae shared one of her memory when she traveled with the Shield.

She rode with the Shield members in their car in Texas. She revealed how driving along with the Shield was a chaotic experience and that bonded them as the brothers she never had. Every time she tried to doze off, the brakes would be slammed, and she woke up with a startle.

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It’s always shocking and exciting to know about the backstage friendships of WWE superstars. Summer Rae is going to be on next week’s SmackDown and we fans are excited to see more of her since she is with the company for the second run.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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