In an interview with The Daily Mirror in the United Kingdom to promote WWE RAW 25 this Monday night, WWE’s Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon commented on several topics, including the women’s roster breaking character during her WWE Royal Rumble announcement.

“We were chastised by some fans because we broke character and I told the women earlier in the day — they knew I was coming out but they didn’t know what I was going to say — I told them react naturally, don’t feel like you have to be in character, it’s okay for you to react however you want to react, to whatever I’m going to say. We all broke character that night. We had this very real moment with each other and with the audience, because again, our audience is such a huge part of making this happen.”

The interview is available in full at this link.