Gail does not hold back! Legendary Gail Kim Visits Ring the Belle to discuss her WWE Women’s Championship win on her debut night, her favorite matches against Awesome Kong and Taryn Terrell, and the racism and stereotypes in Pro Wrestling industry.
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Former WWE Divas Molly Holly and Lisa Marie Varon (known as Victoria during her career) shared their experiences with rookie Divas, and what it was like to pitch ideas to the McMahons.
DS Shin of Ring the Belle sat down with the legends to discuss fan-voted top five moments of each woman’s career.
Shin asked Holly and Varon what it was like to work with rookie Divas, after a wave of new talent emerged in the division with no previous wrestling experience. Varon spoke on the expectations Divas were made to uphold, and how they got new talent over.
“It’s a tough sport. I always say to fans that come up to me and want to wrestle, go to college or play golf or something like that. It’s a tough, tough business. Only the tough survive. You’re fighting for your own spot. You have to be thin, you have to be pretty, you can’t wrinkle, you can’t get gray hair, you always have to have a smile on your face.
I think our forte was working with the rookies and making them look good; better than they are. I mean, we would sacrifice our form and everything like that just to make them get the big pop, and people to cheer for them and boo us.”
The former champions also discussed creative struggles women in WWE had to face, and how it felt pitching to the McMahon family.
Varon participated in the first-ever women’s steel cage match, which aired on Raw in November of 2003. She explained how the women wanted to make the match hardcore, but faced discrimination.
“Interesting fact about this gigging. We gig our forehead to bleed sometimes, or we have the ref gig us, or something like that, and I wanted to gig [during the match]. Fit Finlay goes, ‘No, no, no, you’re not allowed to.’ And I go ‘What? We’re doing a cage match, though.’ You know? We were hardcore at the time. I would never do it now, but at the time I was like, ‘Oh, were so hardcore and we can do anything the guys do.’ We didn’t think it through. I went to Vince to ask him and he goes, ‘No, thank you Victoria for wanting to do it, but no one wants to see a Diva bleed.’
I did tell Lita, ‘Throw me as hard as you can against the cage so I can get color gigging, naturally.’ And I didn’t know how to do it, so I went ‘thunk’ and I got a big knot.”
Molly Holly faced her own creative barriers. Holly faced Victoria at WrestleMania 20 in the infamous “hair match” for the WWE Women’s Championship, with the added stipulation that if Holly lost, she would have to shave her head bald. Victoria won the match.
Holly spoke on how the championship match almost never happened.
“I was the champion, and the writers told me that there was only room for one match, girls’ match, at WrestleMania. They were going to do like a pillow fight, or a mud thing with the Divas. I was like, what? Like, I’m the champ and I don’t get to defend my title at WrestleMania? I was really devastated, so I thought, ‘I’ve got to come up with something that makes them change their minds.’
So, I put a bald cap on and had my photo taken. Then I made a booklet with a bunch of different storylines that could go either way, like, with showing my head getting shaved. I presented it to Stephanie McMahon. I presented it to some of the writers, and said, ‘I’m willing to shave my head, can I please be on WrestleMania?’ And sure enough, they came back to me couple days later and said, ‘All right, we’re going to let you get your head shaved at WrestleMania.'”
With the Royal Rumble only a few days away, fans have speculated as to who the remaining nine unannounced women’s Royal Rumble match entrants might be. Varon and Holly are two names that are frequently in the discussion. Varon spells out how WWE returns usually happen.
“It is not my decision. They have to call and invite you. I still do the indies and a lot of signings at Comic Cons. A lot of people think I have a choice. The company has to decide. It’s out of our hands.”
Check out the entire interview with the Divas above, and be sure to visit Ring the Belle’s YouTube channel here.
Watch to see if the legends make an appearance in the women’s Royal Rumble match on Sunday, Jan. 27, live on the WWE Network at 7 p.m. EST.
Ariane Andrew, who was known as Cameron during her stint at WWE, recently spilled details on her relationship with AJ Lee, wardrobe malfunctions at WrestleMania, working with Ember Moon, and a possible WWE return.
The former Diva sat down with DS Shin of Ring The Belle to countdown fans’ top five Cameron moments.
Andrew touched on her torrid relationship with WrestleMania, including her canceled tag match against the Bella Twins on WrestleMania 29, and a wardrobe malfunction during the Vickie Guerrero Invitational Battle Royal match for the Divas Championship, at WrestleMania 30.
“[WrestleMania] has not been my best friend. We got the match cancelled then we had my top come off. Luckily, I was out early and not later, because, you know, the fans would’ve gotten a full preview of these little nuggets right here.”
Andrew experienced her first championship match at Elimination Chamber against AJ Lee, in Feb. 2014.
The Total Divas staple was asked what it was like to work with AJ Lee during a period when Lee was at the top of the division. At first, Andrew pleaded the fifth, then decided to elaborate.
“Wrestling fans are going to hate me out there because [AJ Lee] did make a huge impact in the division. But what I will say is, I respect her, her work ethic, and what she’s doing now with her books, and stuff like that. But I will say that for someone who was new, I wish I could’ve had someone who was a little bit more guiding and not leave me out to the wolves. That is what it kind of was, with dealing with her. It was major tough love.”
Andrew would continue by making a comment about needing guidance from a wrestler who didn’t show up to matches at the last minute. Also alluding to the fact that the Elimination Chamber match with Lee almost didn’t happen, due to an illness Andrew questioned.
“I’m gonna spill some tea here because [AJ Lee] said she was sick. Her stomach was hurting, but then she told me to do my move where I drop the leg on her stomach. So, I was like, ‘Girl, I’m confused.'”
After the Funkadactyls broke up in 2014, and Andrew experienced an unsuccessful singles run, she was sent to NXT in late 2015. When describing the chemistry she had with Superstars, Andrew spoke fondly of Ember Moon.
“Someone who was my complete favorite was Ember Moon. She wasn’t on the roster on my time, and this is when I was back down in NXT. We had some great matches. We just vibed. Our chemistry was just always on point, and I had the best matches with her.”
When describing a finisher she developed in NXT that was not seen on television, Andrew let it slip that she might return to WWE, soon.
“Actually, I had another finisher when I was down in NXT, as a comeback. You guys didn’t get to see that. But maybe you guys will in the future. I may have an announcement to possibly make. Who knows what it’s about? To possibly, maybe come back in WWE.”
See the entire interview from Ring The Belle in the video above.
What do you think about Andrew’s comments on AJ Lee? Will we see a Cameron return at the Royal Rumble?
Historic First-Ever Women’s TLC match is booked on SmackDown! But on Raw, Ronda and Nia seem to be in a weird love square where their heads are at Charlotte and Becky on the blue brand.
This week’s news and rumor go over the confirmed matches for the highly anticipated WWE TLC happening in two weeks. We look into some of the rumors surrounding Nia Jax and Natalya. Also, Connor Mcgregor is on the Women’s Wrestling news, who would’ve guessed, thanks to The Man, Becky Lynch. We also delve into the exciting announcement and controversy surrounding NXT UK.
I’m heading to LA next week to meet up with Victoria and Molly Holly at the Wrestling Guy Store. If you’re on the east coast, come over to say hi to me and the two legends of WWE Women’s division.
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Figure 8, Eclipse, Stratusfaction and Widow’s Peak! There are so many great finishers in the history of WWE, but what are some of the best (and the worst) of them all? We’re here to answer your question.
Join in the discussion as we go over our favorite finishers from the history of women’s wrestling. We made sure to include various types of finishers like slams, kicks, and submissions. We also asked YOU to pick your least favorite finishers of all time, and it quickly became a tea time.
What did you think of our list? Even we were very surprised at some of the finishers that didn’t make the final list, so don’t be too mad that your favorite wasn’t chosen! Tell us in the comment section below about your favorite finisher in the history of WWE.
The highly anticipated clash between the Champions at Survivor Series is officially canceled due to Becky Lynch’s “broken face.” Injuries are never a good thing, but can this be a “Blissing” in disguise for The Man? In fact, she is the forerunner for taking the WrestleMania mainevent spot with Ronda Rousey.
We also discussed the massive backstage heat on Nia Jax following the punch that injured Becky Lynch. Alexa Bliss’s retirement rumor over the weekend, and rumors on Paige being cleared to wrestle. We lastly go over, Maria Kanellis’ fantasy team for Survivor Series.
Ronda Rousey Makes Another Headline Toppling the Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Top 100 Female List, and The Man, Becky Lynch, is NOT happy about it! Also, we had a “Crazy” main roster debut of Nikki Cross on SmackDown, and Naomi wants a “bald” new look.
Survivor Series is NEXT WEEKEND. We go through the Team Captains and team members of SmackDown and Raw’s women’s team. Alexa being sidelined again from action. We also go through PWI’s Women’s 100 list, and it’s former Top spots over the years.
We also look back into WWE Evolution. Rumor leaked that WWE was planning a different Mae Young Classic winner. Also, another superstar might have been injured during the event.
Lastly we look into Ember Moon’s Harry Potter/Game of Thrones themed wedding. Also Naomi wanting a bald look.
Can you believe that we’re only 3 weeks away from Survivor Series?! For the big annual event, WWE announced a huge Champion vs Champion match, which will see the company’s two biggest stars fight against each other. Early WrestleMania rumors are rolling in as Stephanie McMahon reportedly shows interest in bringing Serena Williams to WWE. Also, Team Bestie, Trish Stratus and Lita, is looking to return for the biggest show of the year.
We also discussed some interesting aftermath of WWE Evolution. Can this be an annual event and become the WrestleMania of women’s wrestling fan? WWE is positive about the possibility.
Let me know what you thought of all the news, and we look forward to making News and Rumor videos more frequently. So get ready for some spill!