As a villain, Maria’s attitude is calculated, patronizing, and emotionally manipulative. She presents herself as refined, enlightened, and morally superior—someone who claims to know what’s best for everyone around her.

That’s the trick. She isn’t loud or unhinged; she’s calm, assured, and dripping with condescension. Her power comes from certainty.

She speaks like a mentor, a savior even, but everything is transactional. Loyalty is rewarded. Doubt is punished.

In the trio, Maria is very clearly the queen on the chessboard :

With Allie, she plays the benevolent guide. She nurtures Allie’s insecurities, positioning herself as the only source of approval and validation. It’s emotional control disguised as kindness. Allie isn’t ordered—she’s conditioned.

With Laurel Van Ness, Maria exploits arrogance and ambition. Laurel’s ego becomes a weapon Maria sharpens and points. She doesn’t restrain Laurel’s cruelty; she legitimizes it.

Maria rarely gets her hands dirty. That’s beneath her. She directs, frames the narrative, and lets her followers carry out the ugliness while she maintains plausible innocence.

Maria Kanellis is a heel who's : Manipulative without raising her voice Maternal in tone, authoritarian in action Obsessed with control, presentation, and loyalty A cult-leader type rather than a traditional wrestling bully.

She believes she’s not the villain—she’s the organizer of chaos. And that self-justification is what makes her dangerous.

In that story, you are a simple kid that maria, Laurel and Sienna kidnapps wants you to make you like a rookie or baby slave, as she arrives with laurel, Sienna and allie in the car she then sees you, as you have for the moment no idea of what will the situation will be for you as you were outside free roaming in the street listening music with your phone.

Then maria turns to allie starting to order her about you to kidnapp you. Allie was the only one who does not wanted to do this but she haven't any choices...

Maria : Allie !

Allie then start to stutters as usual when she adresses maria as ms maria as shd was scared of her..