Former WWE and AEW star Saraya voiced her concern on her latest episode of the Rulebreakers podcast about how a fan inappropriately touched her while at a signing in Chicago, saying that incidents like this from fans are on the rise.
Saraya said that she feels there’s been an increase from certain fans who feel comfortable grabbing female stars.
“Just this past weekend in Chicago, a fan decided he wanted to slap my ass three times in a row because he thought it was funny,” Saraya said. “And security didn’t do a f*cking thing.”
She said they eventually gave her a security guard.
“The fans are getting way too comfortable. This is the second time this year a fan has touched me, tried to kiss me, and slap my ass,” she continued.
Rhea Ripley, AJ Lee, Jey Uso, and others have also talked about fans not keeping personal space and Lee recently encountered one person at a convention who turned their photo into a kissing video with AI. The company then announced they would be banning the person permanently from attending further events.
Saraya noted that the majority of fans are great but you always get that weirdo that gets “a little too handsy” who thinks they have a parasocial relationship with them.
The former AEW Women’s champion is still a free agent having departed AEW in March of this year.
