Naomi comments on a potential heel turn and does not want her character to become stagnant.
Since Jade Cargill was attacked in the latter half of 2024, fans have speculated that Naomi, who has since taken over Cargill's role as WWE Women's Tag Team Champion alongside Bianca Belair, was the perpetrator.
While she continues to deny any wrongdoing, Naomi recently commented on a potential heel turn during an appearance on HUGE Pop! Naomi says that when the time comes for her to turn heel again, she wants to do it in a way that adds a new layer to her character and shows her fans something they haven't seen before.
"I do love what Naomi has done and become at this point. However, I don’t ever want to become stagnant or complacent or coasting. I do feel like there is a time for the Glow or the character of Naomi to change or evolve. I’m always up for that challenge and I’m always thinking and pushing myself. Also, I don’t want to force anything, and I feel like that timing has to be right and thought out. For me to change after being so connected and established, and with something that still works, I would want it to be worth it and I would want to go all in with it. If that does mean me going to the darker side, I don’t want to throw that away because it would be a big deal. Not just for me, but for fans. I still think I’m a very safe woman on the roster where you can have a place everywhere. I’m an established and strong baby(face). If I was to get away from that, we have to go all the way. I gotta be nasty. I gotta be dirty. I have to be something ya’ll haven’t seen before. Everything has to change. I’m up for it. I would love that."
Naomi was briefly a heel for about a year in 2015. At that time, she would be paired with Sasha Banks and Tamina Snuka as Team BAD. That he'll turn would eventually give way to her GLOW character, which has persisted to this day.
Next up for Bianca Belair and Naomi, they will defend their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez on the February 24 episode of WWE Raw.
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