Cathy Kelley has opened up about how harsh comments from some male wrestling fans once made her doubt her own intelligence—so much so that she decided to take the Mensa test to prove something to herself.
During a recent appearance on “The Nikki & Brie Show,” the WWE backstage interviewer explained that people often criticized her when she first started watching wrestling because she didn’t know every detail of the product. Some fans even used offensive language and treated her as though she wasn’t smart.
Kelley admitted those remarks hit her hard at the time, especially since she cared too much about what other people thought. She said she took the test because she wanted proof that the critics were wrong about her.
While Kelley knows that joining Mensa can come across as pretentious, the decision was personal. She passed the test and received a membership card, but her membership later lapsed—the result mattered more to her than staying in the organization.
Kelley also noted that a high IQ doesn’t make someone better than anyone else, and she understands that intelligence shows up in many forms. She believes the test highlighted her strengths in logic, problem-solving, and reading people.
She added that she once felt uncomfortable being seen as smart because of the old belief that men didn’t like intelligent women.
Former WWE CEO Stephanie McMahon also encouraged Kelley to embrace her intelligence and use it as a strength in her career.
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