Kemo
02-01-2018, 10:47 PM
Since Ronda Rousey’s appearance in the final moments of Royal Rumble 2018 Sunday night, several members of the women’s roster have made negative public statements regarding how it was handled.
Nia Jax, Nikki Bella, and Sasha Banks have all had disparaging comments regarding how Rousey debuted. How much of this is part of story line and how much is their genuine reaction, however, is not currently known.
Natalya has long been considered a locker room leader and she recently spoke to TV Insider magazine about the reaction backstage to Ronda’s debut.
Natalya and Ronda go back years and so Natalya commented about her first reaction to seeing her backstage Sunday.
“To me, just seeing her backstage as a friend, I picked her up off the ground when I saw her. It’s not my place to say if it was right or wrong. The other girls and I, we all have our own opinions. We can speak our minds. It’s a free country. For me, more than anything, I was just happy to see my friend…”
In regards to how the locker room feels about Rousey overall, Natalya says there is nothing but respect for her backstage.
“I’ll tell you one thing, because I am in the women’s locker room. There is nothing but respect towards Ronda, no matter how anyone felt [about] how they debuted her. I think we are all excited about having her there, because there are so many possibilities of what we can do with her. We are all wondering if she is going to be on Raw or SmackDown. I really want to work with her, because I know we would tear it up.”
Nia Jax, Nikki Bella, and Sasha Banks have all had disparaging comments regarding how Rousey debuted. How much of this is part of story line and how much is their genuine reaction, however, is not currently known.
Natalya has long been considered a locker room leader and she recently spoke to TV Insider magazine about the reaction backstage to Ronda’s debut.
Natalya and Ronda go back years and so Natalya commented about her first reaction to seeing her backstage Sunday.
“To me, just seeing her backstage as a friend, I picked her up off the ground when I saw her. It’s not my place to say if it was right or wrong. The other girls and I, we all have our own opinions. We can speak our minds. It’s a free country. For me, more than anything, I was just happy to see my friend…”
In regards to how the locker room feels about Rousey overall, Natalya says there is nothing but respect for her backstage.
“I’ll tell you one thing, because I am in the women’s locker room. There is nothing but respect towards Ronda, no matter how anyone felt [about] how they debuted her. I think we are all excited about having her there, because there are so many possibilities of what we can do with her. We are all wondering if she is going to be on Raw or SmackDown. I really want to work with her, because I know we would tear it up.”