Posted on 9/04/125 by Colin Vassallo
On today’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie Show,
Nikki Garcia reflects on her title match at WWE’s Clash in
Paris.
Nikki opens up about her Paris trip from proud moments to
areas she would like to improve as well as online hate she
received after the match. She also discusses co-parenting
with Artem and addresses a rumor that she only dates 20-
year-olds.
Nikki Garcia reflects on Paris title match & difficult year
(22:52-25:43)
Nikki Garcia: Everything was just always about love and my
other half, right? But this was the first time experiencing
Paris and what I’ve always talked about this theme of this
comeback is I’m not here to prove anything to anyone but
myself, and so it felt like I was finally in Paris for me.
It was about me, and so I was like, I just kept having pinch
me moments of like, “Thank you god so much for this, like
for giving me the opportunity to have a title match in
Paris.” Already, that was a dream for me. That’s a check off
the bucket list. I can’t believe it, and then in front of
30,000 people, and then to be in this incredible Airbnb and
get to do also some of my fun things in Paris that we got to
do on the side, but then to do this recovery stuff and I was
just on cloud nine. I felt so blessed and lucky and it kind
of put in that period or that great part of like, “Yeah,
this is what this era means. This is exactly what it means.”
And it all came naturally. It wasn’t supposed to happen in
this way. It ended up happening in this way and kind of
weird the timing that it was like three years to the day
almost of what would have been my three year anniversary and
a year from how my life completely changed this past year
and how it’s been such a hard year. When you think of the
dates, how do you not sit there and go, “Wow, god, thank
you.” I see angels. I understand. You literally made this
all almost to the date of everything, you know, that’s been
hard with other things and this is when you know like you’re
in this new year and you’re doing great and you know,
obviously the match, like I’ll be honest. I am so proud of
myself because you know, it’s been hard living where I live,
hands on mom, full time mom. When I mom, I’m single mom, and
then running two companies and you know, having all the
things but also making my comeback priority too, but nothing
will be more priority than Matteo, and so having all those
things and then you know, getting these really big
opportunities and not knowing. It’s not like back in the day
when we were doing live events before the big match or I had
to stay overseas, so I don’t even get to be in the PC before
like a big match. It’s like, you just, you know, you go out
and you do it and I was so proud of myself, and it was
really cute because when I came back, they all were clapping
for me and it was really special and obviously, there are
two spots bummed about. I can say the volley kick, you know,
and you know what? That stuff happens.WWE event tickets
Nikki Garcia co-parenting with Artem & her love for
wrestling (37:53-38:32)
Nikki Garcia: I have so much passion and love for this
business and that’s why I was like, “I’m not gonna let
people take away of how much fun I had out there and how
like I loved every second.” I was like in heaven. I truly
love wrestling. That’s why I’m here. That’s why I’m
traveling every week and I’ve made sure, and I have to give
it to Artem who’s been amazing on adapting to my schedule.
Brie Garcia: He’s been great.
Nikki Garcia: And I get Matteo almost more and he lets me
like, he’s amazing.Wrestling fan merchandise
Brie Garcia: You and Artem have been a great team.
Nikki Garcia: A great team.
Brie Garcia: A great team. Both of you have really adapted
well to everything.
Nikki Garcia: We’ve adapted well and Matteo’s thriving and
it’s like, all these things. I’m having so much fun. I love
this new locker room of women. Like I’m obsessed.
Nikki Garcia addresses rumor that she only dates 20-year-
olds (44:40-45:39)
Nikki Garcia: There’s another lie going around that I’m only
into 20-year-olds.
Brie Garcia: What?
Nikki Garcia: So, when I was looking through DMs, I did see
there were a bunch of guys saying like, “You know, sucks
that you’re now only into the 20-year-olds,” and I go,
“Where is this coming from?” By the way, I would totally
date and hook up with, if there was a connection in
chemistry, someone in their 20s, 30s, 40s or 50s. I don’t
think I’d dip into the 60s.
Brie Garcia: You never know.
Nikki Garcia: And you never know. But first of all, there’s
no age. There’s no look. There has to be chemistry and
feeling. I am a big passionate person. I’m not just gonna
hook up with someone.
Brie Garcia: No, it’s so not your thing.
Nikki Garcia: So, whatever is going, I don’t know where this
has started, but wow, first of all. But then to see other
people in my DMs confirm it, like, “Hey, you know, thought I
had a chance, but I guess you’re only into people in their
20s.” I’m like, “What the?” I’m like, “This is crazy,” but
whatever. It just goes with how the world is.
The Nikki & Brie Show hosted by Nikki & Brie Garcia is
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