Charlotte Flair named the women who most impressed her on each of WWE’s brands while speaking with Maria Menounos for Menounos ‘ Better Together Podcast.
Here is what she had to say:
On working with Ripley at WrestleMania: “Well, I have to give credit to two ladies in NXT. But for Rhea to be put in the position she was, like I don’t know what it would have been like in NXT if someone had said, ‘Oh, hey by the way, you’re at WrestleMania this year. Like, in two months, be ready.’ Because that story just came out of nowhere. That was not the plan, that wasn’t in the books, that was just fly on the moment, right? And I talked to her before the match and I said ‘Bring it,’ and she did exactly what she needed to do. And that’s a lot of pressure to have on someone. So Rhea meant — to have that mental calmness, and she was able to get through it — kudos to her.”
On working with Shirai: “But having having the opportunity to be in the ring with Io, because you hear a lot. Like you know, ‘She’s considered one of the greats,’ ‘She’s traveled all over the world.’ Just being in there with her, the way she moves, she’s so quick. She’s so solid. So I just was like, ‘I didn’t get to wrestle you enough! I want more!’ And just her kind of, the loner aspect she tries to play, and the look, I love it.”
On who stands out on Smackdown: “Man, I love Nikki Cross. She’s another, she just radiates on your screen. When she runs down and she’s all crazy, she is just another like, a white meat babyface. That’s who she is, she’s just bubbly, she’s nice. She has all that energy. When those two have the opportunity to shine, they will.”
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