Lita is making the most of her time as a WWE Superstar in 2023.
WWE Hall of Famer Lita recently sat down with Cameron Hawkins of The Ringer to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about her recent run this year aligning with Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus to work with Damage CTRL, Lita admitted that this run feels like bonus time for her now.
“It’s pretty surreal, like bonus time, right? I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a little nervous, and I hope I could keep up with these women,” Lita said. “But to get in there and do it and then, even more exciting, to wake up and be like, ‘OK … nothing’s broken. [I won’t] end up in the emergency room now. I can actually enjoy it and let it soak in.’ But it was really incredible.”
Prior to WrestleMania 39, Lita had only competed at once at the Showcase of the Immortals, which was a loss in a triple threat match with Trish Stratus and Jazz at WrestleMania X8 in 2002. This year, Lita made sure to take everything in as she entered SoFi Stadium with Stratus.
“Trish and I are walking into the stadium for the first time and we have our phones, just video, and we’re like, ‘This is crazy,’” Lita said. “I have a video where I went to record my entrance, and I promptly forgot [I was recording] as I started entering because I just got so excited, and the video was just like, you know, all over the place. It’s basically in my pocket because it’s … yeah, you can’t not, I’m sorry. Everyone that looks like they’re playing it cool out there, they’re freaking out.”
Through her latest return to WWE and filming the new season of Most Wanted Treasures on A&E, Lita has come to realize just how important she has been to many people in the world of professional wrestling.
“I love that, you know, when women were getting into wrestling [they] either had to be a super fan or have an ‘in’ somehow. It was just a little bit more carny.” Lita said. “My favorite [compliment], I think, is that I inspired them to be them, not the ones who say, ‘Oh, you inspired me, I wanted to be like you.’”
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