WWE star Lash Legend recently spoke with Denise Salcedo about her official call-up to the SmackDown roster, and her gratitude for her years in NXT.
Legend will take part in the women’s WarGames match at WWE Survivor Series this Saturday in San Diego and spoke to Salcedo about the timing of her call-up coming almost one year after a cup of coffee on the SmackDown brand. When asked if she was surprised by the timing, Legend said:
“Honestly? No. I think, honestly, the past year I’ve been knowing that… I’ve just been having a feeling of knowing in my gut since we had the storyline around this time last year, honestly, with the tag division. I’ve just known since then, ‘okay, surely, surely I should be up there soon. And so I’ve just been very optimistic. It wasn’t a matter of if, it was a matter of when.
I was very happy, though, when it officially did happen.”
Legend also discussed her support system including real-life partner Trick Williams:
“I’m very grateful. I’ve had a lot of great support, like I’ve just had a great support system. Obviously my man [Trick] is here, he understands the business as well and he’s been super supportive.
And having the girls on the main roster being so supportive even though I wasn’t, like, officially on there. Like, Nia [Jax]’s been supportive, Bianca Belair, Naomi. Like these girls have been so nice and uplifting me. And Bianca was just always like, ‘It’s going to happen, it’s going to happen.’
“I’m just grateful for that, honestly. I feel like a lot of these women have me a lot of hope. And then when [getting called up] officially happened, just having all the support and love, it was very nice to see.”
After also shouting out WWE fans and behind-the-scenes crew for their support, Legend also spoke about the ups and downs and gratitude she experienced in NXT:
“I’m grateful. I was there for five years and it was a lot of different opportunities, some special moments, highs and lows. I’m just grateful. I’m grateful for every single thing I endured at NXT.
I’m grateful for all the relationships I have with the coaches, with Shawn Michaels, just everybody. It’s helped me. I think the reason why I can go [to the SmackDown roster] right now is because of everything I learned during that time.
So even if I felt like, okay, I was supposed to be up a year ago, if that was the case? Like, no, I’m grateful that I was there as long as I was because I kept learning, kept learning, and it literally prepared me for where I am right now.”
The full interview with Lash Legend is embedded below.
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Ethan Renner
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.
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