Before she became one of WWE's biggest stars and the winner of the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble, Liv Morgan remembers a time when online criticism hit much harder.
Speaking in a recent interview with Complex following her huge win at the Royal Rumble, Morgan reflected on her early days in NXT, WWE's developmental system, and where she struggled to find her footing under constant public scrutiny.
"I'd have people rip me to shreds, like, 'This girl could not wrestle,' this and that," Morgan said. "And it used to upset me."
The self-proclaimed "Greatest Rumble Winner of All Time" signed with NXT in 2014, and the constant criticism forced her to change her mindset, leading her to consciously decide to stop letting outside opinions define her.
"And then, like one day, I literally made a decision like, I'm gonna not care," she explained. "Not that I don't respect people's opinions… but like, I only care about like what my boss thinks. You know what I mean? Like, that's the only opinion that I care about. So, like online noise and chatter, it doesn't matter to me. The good or the bad, I care about it the same, zero."
Now firmly established as one of WWE's top stars, Morgan says that mindset shift was critical to her growth, allowing her to focus on her performance rather than public perception. She also addressed the constant stream of rumors and assumptions circulating online, particularly regarding her personal life and WWE storylines.
One example was the speculation fueled by a 2019 Monday Night Raw storyline in which she objected to a wedding and confessed her love for the bride.
"I feel like the only one that I could really think of is, I think the internet thinks I'm like a lesbian," says Morgan. "I think that I like girls, and you know what? I love girls. I think women are beautiful. But I don't know that I am romantically interested in women. I did object a wedding and confess my love for a woman. So I get it."
Morgan acknowledged that wrestling’s blurred lines between fiction and reality often fuel those assumptions, especially given her storylines on RAW, such as her on-screen relationship with Dominik Mysterio. Still, she said she rarely feels the need to correct the record, as the rumors and dirt sheets are more than likely wrong.
"That's the magic of wrestling. If there's something about me on the internet that's false, I'm never gonna be like, it's false," she said. "I'm gonna always shut the fuck up."
The former women's champion also pushed back on the growing culture of online insiders and unverified reports about WWE creative decisions.
"Sometimes they're just so wrong," says Morgan. "Everyone will swear that whatever the narrative on the internet is at the moment is right. But you know, I'll giggle and laugh like, 'Oh my god, they're so wrong.'"
She adds, "Even if people feel like they have behind-the-scenes scoop, like, you probably really don't. I know what's true at the end of the day. I'm not going to confirm or deny anything. Like, I don't care what your narrative is. Have your narrative."
That evolution from a young performer shaken by criticism to one of WWE's most confident stars reflects the journey she's taken over the past decade, and she's focused on what matters most.