WWE star Naomi recent appeared on Lilian Garcia’s Chasing Glory podcast to talk about the injury she sustained back in 2017 on the path towards WrestleMania 33. Naomi was SmackDown women’s champion at the time and was forced to relinquish the title, but would end up winning it back at Mania. She also states that she doesn’t necessarily need a belt to be happy with her current spot in the company. Highlights are below.
How her injury was legitimate and how it affected her:
That was a tough time, because fans thought that was a work, they thought it was a part of the script and for and they don’t understand, that was real. I really had to vacate it when I didn’t want to. I cry. I was upset, because my MCL, really was torn. I had a slight tear. And that wasn’t supposed to happen in Mania, but I bust my butt off in rehab. I didn’t even know at the time if I was fully healed, but I fought for that and it was rough, and it almost didn’t happen. But I’m glad it did.
Being happy with her spot in the company:
I want whatever the people want, give the people what they want. That’s what I think. That’s how I feel. And if it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. I just want to… I’m good. As long as I’m involved, I’m working and doing what I love to do, I don’t care which way the cake is cut. As long as I’m doing what I love to do and that’s going out there, putting smiles on people’s faces, being able to be included and perform somehow. Now, that leads me organically if it happens to be in a title, a championship or… like, great, but I don’t want it forced. I’m good either way, like with the fans and the people, what they want. If that isn’t me right now, great. If it is, great. I’m going to make it do what it does either way. I’m just, I’m good
Check out the full podcast below. (H/T and transcribed by Fightful)