Posted on 7/10/125 by Colin Vassallo
On today’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie Show,
Nikki & Brie Garcia are joined by longtime friend and fellow
women’s wrestling trailblazer Saraya. Saraya and the twins
discuss their “Total Divas” days and a potential reboot,
embracing single life, the return of WWE Evolution and more.
Saraya on “Total Divas” reboot (8:52-9:17 & 15:05-15:29)
Saraya: Especially “Total Divas” too. That was so
exhausting. I had the best time, you know, with that. I wish
we could, not redo it, but I wish we could have like another
season to see where we all are now. You know?
Nikki Garcia: Yes. I agree.
Brie Garcia: I mean, everyone wants it and all the girls who
were part of “Total Divas” all want to reboot it. I think
it’d be amazing.
Nikki Garcia: I think it would be huge.
Saraya: Yeah. 100%.
Nikki Garcia: I just see, especially with some of us with
the “Total Divas” of like, when you see the success of, “And
Just Like That” with “Sex and the City,” like we’re all
doing so many different things now in our new eras of life.
That would be so cool to bring it all back together with all
of us. It would just be a lot of fun and I think it would be
a huge success as well.
Saraya: For sure. 100%. 100%. “Total Divas” reunion, let’s
go.
Saraya on return of WWE Evolution (9:17-11:08)
Nikki Garcia: What were your thoughts when you saw them
announce that they’re going to be bringing back Evolution?
Saraya: Oh my gosh. You know, it’s kind of bittersweet
because obviously I’m not there anymore, but then the first
one that I did, I couldn’t be a part of it because of my
neck, but I could do commentary and stuff like that, so I
was like, “Man, I keep missing out on all these like big
things that are happening for female wrestlers,” and I feel
like us three really helped kind of usher in, you know, I
always say it was us, okay? I don’t care what people say. We
lit the match for then people to come onto the main roster
and be able to do amazing things, right? But we were
grinding behind the scenes on the camera. I mean, we worked
our asses off to make women’s wrestling the way it is today
and that’s not discrediting anybody else because when these
ladies came up on the road, they delivered. Whatever they
were given and whatever opportunities they had, they
delivered, but they got to go straight into doing that, you
know, which is like, I’m so, a little bit, you know, jealous
of because I couldn’t do it because of my neck. You know, I
couldn’t showcase all the hard work that we just put in, so
it can be a little frustrating, but I’m so happy. I’m kind
of annoyed that it took them so long to bring it back. I was
like, “It’s been years now. Why have we not done more?” You
know, more of that, because I know the girls now, they steal
the show every pay-per-view, in my opinion and that’s not
being biased because of my gender. I just feel like they
just steal the show. Every female wrestler right now is so
incredible, and they all have their own character. It’s so
special, so I’m just like, “Damn,” like I’m so happy that
they’re finally bringing it back again and I’m so happy that
there’s so many freaking female wrestlers that are going to
go on there and absolutely smash it, but there was a part of
me being like, “Man, yeah, I do wish I could be a part of it
sometimes,” you know?
Saraya & Nikki Garcia on embracing single life (16:06-17:50)
Brie Garcia: How has single life been?
Saraya: Oh my god. Yes, so I love it. I was texting Nikki
about it earlier this year, you know, because we were both
going through similar things and oh my gosh, I really love
it. I really do because I wasn’t single really for over a
decade, you know, because I went from one boyfriend to the
other and I was like, “Damn,” like this year, and I think
that is what brought me so much happiness too is just like,
I just don’t want to go on dates. I’ve had guys hit me up
like constantly, which is nice. You know, you feel kind of
special, but I haven’t, you know, felt any connection to the
point where I want to go on a date, you know? I was like
talking, I mean, I still am. I’m talking to like this one
guy who’s always, he’s so nice to me and he treats you so
well, but I can’t really pull that trigger to want to be in
a relationship or anything like that. You know, I’m just
like, I’m not ready for it. I love being single. I love
having my own spot. I love like doing whatever I want, you
know, because you don’t have to worry about someone being
like, you know, wanting to take some of your space and your
energy. I’m like, “Oh no.” I don’t have to worry about that
anymore, so it’s really lovely and I feel so happy. I think
this is the best, I think really truly that is the catalyst
of what makes me the most happiest this year.
Nikki Garcia: I love that. I so agree with you about the
space and energy. It’s like, I feel the same. I only want Te
Te in that space, and I don’t want anyone else in it. I’m so
peaceful and happy and zen and I’m like, “I don’t need
anyone else.” I want to give him my energy, myself, my
energy and that’s it. I don’t need to share. I don’t want
to.
Nikki Garcia likes a man with edge (21:23-22:01)
Nikki Garcia: You know what I like about those men though in
that industry is they’re kind of like us. They stay super
youthful and like young at heart. They can be such badass
career men and the women too, but I’m just saying because,
you know, single ladies are here. But then they just have
this thing about them where they have edge and they’re like
a free spirit and I’m very drawn to that. I love that kind
of like when you could go be badass in business, but then
you still have that free spirit, young at heart edge to you.
Edge is everything to me. You have to have some edge to you
or I’m like, “Uh-uh.”
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