Lola Vice says she looked up to Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey. However, she vows to become the best crossover from MMA to WWE of all time.
Former UFC fighters Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey have transitioned to WWE and had prominent runs in the company. Lola Vice is following in their footsteps, as the former Bellator MMA fighter is becoming a breakout star in NXT. Vice will face Baszler in an NXT Underground match at NXT Battleground.
Speaking with Phil Strum on Under The Ring, Lola Vice was asked whether she looked at Shayna Baszler’s work before she joined WWE.
“Shayna and Ronda [Rousey] are two people I looked up to a lot,” Lola Vice said.”Ronda Rousey opened the doors for young women fighters like me to step foot in a cage, and Shayna was the first to make this crossover. When I was in MMA, I knew I wanted to be in the WWE one day. I just didn’t know when.”
Lola Vice On The Transition From MMA To WWE
Lola Vice continued, saying that she admired the way Baszler and Rousey transitioned to WWE. But she made it clear that she believed she would be the best crossover of all time.
“When I got the call and I started studying, I saw Shayna’s transition and Ronda’s transition, I admired them for the way they did it because people think, ‘Oh, you’re a fighter. You get in there, it’s easy.’ It’s actually the complete opposite,” Lola Vice said. “If it was easy, we would have a lot of MMA fighters in the WWE, but it’s an extremely hard transition, and only very special people can do it.
“So I admire them for their hard work, but I know I’m gonna be the best crossover in history, of MMA to the WWE.”
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