Former WWE star Brooke Adams recently opened up about her struggles with playing a “dumb” character on television early in her wrestling career.
Brooke joined WWE’s main roster in 2007. She worked on the ECW brand, where she teamed up with Kelly Kelly and Layla as part of the Extreme Exposé group. The trio appeared in weekly dance segments on ECW, which followed the earlier Kelly’s Exposé segments.
Speaking in a WrestlingNewsCo interview with SoCal Val, Brooke reflected on that time and later experiences in TNA. She explained that while she understood why companies try to shape characters for newcomers, she struggled with being portrayed as ‘dumb’ instead of confident and smart.
She admitted feeling insecure and overwhelmed in TNA, especially when working with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff. Looking back, she said the experience taught her to trust the process and helped her grow. Despite her fears, Brooke said she eventually learned an important lesson which was to trust the process. She explained that wrestlers often receive storylines they don’t like.
Reflecting on Extreme Exposé, Brooke summed it up, saying, “I came in as a dancer. Honey, I cannot dance. I know what it kind of looks like… fake it ’til you make it. All I can do is just pop it. Trust the process. … I didn’t like the dumb essence of it. Why can’t I be a sexy, hot, smart secretary? Why do I gotta play dumb? I had a very difficult time with that.”
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