Liv Morgan Opens Up About Her In-Ring Pet Peeve: Hair Pulling Gives Her ‘The Ick’

Every wrestler has something inside the ropes that bothers them more than it probably should — a spot they’d rather avoid, a habit they can’t stand. For Liv Morgan, that thing is having her hair pulled by opponents during matches.

The WWE star has spoken publicly about the quirk, describing the sensation as giving her ‘the ick’ — a visceral, instinctive discomfort that apparently doesn’t go away no matter how routine the spot might seem in a professional wrestling context. Hair pulling is, of course, a staple of women’s wrestling in particular, frequently used as a heel tactic or a transitional move, which makes Morgan’s aversion to it all the more interesting given the physical and dramatic demands of her position on the roster.

Morgan has been one of WWE’s most prominent figures in recent years, having held both the SmackDown Women’s Championship and the Women’s World Championship. A performer at her level is involved in physical, hard-hitting programs on a regular basis, so the fact that a relatively minor spot like hair pulling is the thing that gets under her skin is a relatable and humanizing detail — the kind of behind-the-curtain honesty that fans tend to appreciate.

It’s a reminder that even the most seasoned performers on the biggest stage in the industry still carry their own personal list of in-ring preferences and pet peeves, and that not everything that looks routine from the outside feels that way from inside the ring.