Celebrating her induction into 2019 George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Beth Phoenix was on Ring the Belle to run down the fan-voted top five moments in her career. She discussed the origin of The Glamazon character, competing in a Tables match right after returning from the ACL injury, and her husband, Edge, feuding with Becky Lynch online. Check out a few highlights (courtesy of Ring The Belle) and the full interview below.
Edge Feuding with Becky Lynch on Twitter:
“What the heck? Becky Lynch has a mouth on her, which I appreciate. However, I don’t think she understood that she bit off more than she can chew when she came after my husband, Edge. Becky and Adam went at it for quite a bit. I had to shut it down at one point and went, ‘let’s just do this match guys.’”
Thoughts on the Summer Slam match between Natalya and Becky Lynch:
“I’m looking so forward to Becky and Natalya at Summer Slam. My best friend against somebody that I feel has changed the business. So I am very excited for SummerSlam.”
Dealing with the company’s restrictions on Divas division:
“We just tried our best to work within our comfort zone. We had to do things that weren’t great. I had to do bikini shoots. I had to do bra and panties matches. I had to do lots of stuff I didn’t love and didn’t want to do. But I knew at the end, I’m here to entertain and make people happy. And I knew it would change. I knew in my heart, someday if we don’t give up, it’s gonna change. And it has.”
Crying when WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship was Introduced at WWE Elimination Chamber:
“That was so special. It meant a lot to me because the girls felt as passionately as myself and Nattie. It wasn’t always nice. It was always a battle. It was always a fight. Every week you knew it was gonna be a fight. So I appreciate that the girls continued to fight and they got a win. That felt like a win.”
The Super Glam Slam at the Survivor Series 2011:
“It was Madison Square Garden. The same place where Bret vs. Owen took place, which is the match that inspired me to be a wrestler. This particular move, we weren’t supposed to do in the match. This is pipebomb, but we were not supposed to do that move. Eve and I were like, we’ll take the flak. Whatever flak comes from this spot: they were concerned of the danger aspect, which I get that. But Eve and I knew that that would be the moment from the match. This is what it will take to make the match memorable, and we’re in Madison Square Garden. We took a risk, and we believed in ourselves. Obviously, fans remember it.”
