Jessie Jones shares her experience with WOW – Women of Wrestling so far.
Jessie Jones is one of the new stars of the rebooted WOW Wrestling. During a recent interview with Women’s Wrestling Talk, Jones opened up about what it’s like working with owner Jeanie Buss.
“You know, they say that we are the superheroes but Jeanie Buss is my superhero. She has given women who long deserved to be in the spotlight a chance when they didn’t believe that they were going to have one. Not many people know this, but I was actually quitting in 2014 because I wasn’t going to be able to go any further. So I mean, if you can’t rise up, why spin your wheels in one place? So I had announced on you know, that I was leaving wrestling and I actually got messaged by Leilani Kai, and she’s the one who was like, hey, I want you to go check this place out. Your cousin is in it. And I was like, I’m quitting. You know, I appreciate it. I’m honored that you would think of me but like, I’m just done. And she was like, Look, this is different. It’s owned by Jeanie Buss. You know, it is for women by women, you know, to empower women. Please go check it out. Like just give it a chance. You know, so I called and talked to Selina (Selina Majors) and I went and checked it out and I was like, You know what? Maybe I’m gonna stick this out and see where WOW goes. And that was you know, that was 2014. I think it was 13 or 14. But that’s the only reason I’m still in wrestling today was because Jeanie Buss gave me that opportunity with David and Selina.”
A notable executive producer behind the scenes is former WWE Divas Champion AJ (Lee) Mendez. Jones had nothing but good things to say about Mendez and the trail she blazed for women in wrestling.
“It’s incredible, and I totally attribute the condition …the state of women’s wrestling today to her. Like AJ’s tweet like, give women a chance. That’s when women was like, fine. They got so much publicity so much behind it. That’s when women were actually like, given the ball and like and an opportunity to roll with it. And you know, to have the opportunity to share the locker room and learn with somebody who has done so much. It’s just…I’m blessed as all I can say, blessed and honored and so grateful.”
When looking at what’s to come during the rest of the season, Jones said the roster is stacked, and she wants fans to see every moment.
“Not one in particular. I’m excited for them to like see the whole entire show. Like they have to watch everything like you because you need to know who likes who. Who doesn’t like who. Who’s fighting, who and why they’re fighting? Like, it’s just entertaining. It’s amazing. It is so much fun. Like, I still can’t believe that I’m a part of it. And that like and that this is happening. And you know, it’s real surreal. There’s not one in particular moment that I want the fans to see. Because I want them to see all of it and see like the things and the women that they’ve been…they’ve been missing out on. They haven’t had the opportunity to see because they weren’t given the platform because there’s so many incredibly talented women on the Women of Wrestling roster, that it’s insane. It’s, we are stacked. We are talent stacked with people who are hungry and ready to entertain and do what they love.”
WOW airs every Saturday night through networks affiliated with CBS.
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