WWE star Raquel Rodriguez talks Evolution, pro wrestling and more ahead of major event
The last time WWE Evolution took place Raquel Rodriguez was still training at the performance center hoping to be able to enter the ring with the superstars of at present and the coming day On Sunday she will get a chance to defend her tag-team championship with Roxanne Perez in one of the toughest matches on the card The duo will put the titles on the line in a fatal four-way tag match against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss Sol Ruca and Zaria and Kairi Sane and Asuka Rodriguez expressed to Fox News Digital what Evolution meant to her the first time she saw the premium live event take place back in CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM This is a very exciting time for all the women in WWE all the women that are just in general invested in wrestling around the world she stated We only had one Evolution and I remember that was back in I was training at the performance center I was biting my nails because I just yearned to be a part of it so bad But it was a beautiful representation of women in wrestling women in sports and women of way of life from just all over the world So to know that we are able to have a women s Evolution and have more women from our history and our future coming out to represent I think it is going to be an absolutely amazing show I can t wait to see all the women little girls and the abuelitas and tias that are gonna be in the stands cheering us on I am just very grateful and very excited to be walking in as a WWE Women s Tag Group champion and walking out as a women s tag club champion That s not going to change For Rodriguez pro wrestling was in her blood Her father Rick was an independent wrestler in Texas in the s and s and she would watch him compete CHARLOTTE FLAIR RECALLS CONTROVERSIAL WRESTLEMANIA FACEOFF WITH TIFFANY STRATTON THAT 'ROCKED' HERShe explained that while Chyna and other female wrestlers of that time were inspiring her interest in wrestling really was drawn from her father There was not just one person that I looked up to and craved to emulate I mean I looked up to various I obviously cherished Chyna and Beth Phoenix for being the woman that they were representing strong tall woman Rodriguez mentioned I think for me and my life I mean I was already foot my freshman year of high school and I was taller than anybody and everybody since the young age of I constantly felt different and not unfailingly in the best procedures And so to see these women who were bigger than specific of the men and stronger than a few of the men was something I could relate too I felt very seen and very heard and so I perpetually loved watching them and looking to them for any inspiration I also invariably look to my dad as well I am a daddy s girl and I say that in and out he has really guided me in a lot decisions I made in my life and I wouldn t be here if it wasn t for him for sure and the sacrifices he made Watching him and his work in wrestling really inspired me obviously from a young age because I have been saying I yearned to do this since I was a little girl But even the present day he keeps me very grounded he keeps me at home I am very very lucky to have so various people I consider role models Rodriguez is a six-time women s tag squad champion four of which came with Liv Morgan However Morgan has been sidelined with a shoulder injury and Perez stepped into her place to fill in at least for the time being Rodriguez disclosed she has all the confidence in the world that they will defend their titles successfully despite never genuinely teaming up with each other in an official match It is definitely going to be a challenge for us Rodriguez informed Fox News Digital But I look at the other teams and Alexa Bliss and Charlotte haven t really been together for that long So I would say they are in the same playing field as us Asuka and Kairi yes Kabuki Warriors have a staple name in the women s tag division They have been champions before However Asuka is just coming back from injury and they haven t really done much tag work either since she has been back so I think she is in the same boat Then we have Zaria and Sol and I have seen what they have been doing on NXT and I think they are doing absolutely tremendous work Both very very talented women both seem to be a very good connection when it comes to women tag wrestling but Sol has kind of been doing her own thing and so has Zaria So I am not going to be too worried about their connection and their teamwork I feel like they are kind of on the same playing field Overall I would say our tag matches have been pretty even except for the fact that I am the majority of experienced in the women s tag division and I have the plenty of titles Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
