Want more wrestling news, rumors, and results? Be sure to visit PWInsider.com and PWInsiderXtra.com.
SiriusXM issued the following:
On yesterday’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie Show, Brie Garcia addressed her highly anticipated return to WWE, sharing all the behind-the-scenes details from the moment she got the call to the chants that took over the arena.
Brie Garcia reflects on her WWE return & the moment she got the call (1:49-5:06)
Brie Garcia: I mean, obviously, everyone on the show knows the journey it's been and I feel like so many times people have heard me, like when I was on red carpet or different interviews, you know, people always ask like, “So, Brie, you going back to WWE?” and I would always jokingly say like, “I haven't got the call.” Obviously, it wasn't a joke, but I would jokingly say it, and you know, it's interesting because it has been a journey to get here. When you debuted a year ago, you know, it wasn't in my mind, and then I started to get the itch. I wanted to get back into the ring and I tried and the answer kept being no. It was no, and so I was like, “Fine.” But I think what it was is timing. Sometimes, I think when we feel like we're ready to do something, it's like the higher-
Nikki Garcia: Divine timing.
Brie Garcia: Divine, you know, they wait for when the timing is supposed to be really right, and you know, it was now and I see it now, and you know, I've had a lot of patience and I feel like it's just it was meant to be this way and it's crazy because doing it in Saudi Arabia, the first thing I thought when I got the call, I was like, “I don't think they know who I am. Could I just wait to debut in Philadelphia?” and they're like, “The Saudi people know who you are,” and I'm like, “Do they?” But I'll admit, I was stressed up until my music hit that I was going to have zero reaction. People were going to be like, “Who?” I thought I was going to get maybe the who chant, “Who, who, who?” But honestly, I was so stressed and so nervous, and I'm just gonna say it. I was not expecting the reaction I got.
Nikki Garcia: You got the pop of the night, girl. Humbly saying, you got the pop of the night, and everyone's been telling you that.
Brie Garcia: Right, and I'll admit, I didn't have a lot of time to train for the Rumble, but the minute I knew I was gonna be in it, you saw. I dedicated every day to doing something to get ready. Whether it was weight lifting, getting in the ring, boxing, you name it. I was really like, it's been a lot of years, many years, and I'm like, “I gotta do everything I can.” I was going to a physical therapist because, you know, make sure the body is aligned. I was going to rolfing. I can't, I don't say it right, but different techniques to just get my body aligned, feeling good, strong, and I've been training, obviously, weight lifting in the gym for a while, so that part I wasn't nervous about, but it was everything else, and so, you know, in a short period of time, it gave me confidence and obviously, I'm going to keep that determination and schedule going moving forward, but yeah. I felt ready when I got on that flight to Saudi, but the only thing that I didn't feel ready about is how everyone would be me coming being in a number in the rumble. I wasn't sure the reaction I would get.
The Nikki & Brie Show hosted by Nikki & Brie Garcia is available anytime on the SiriusXM app. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the full episode HERE.
If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section, which features exclusive audio updates, news, our critically acclaimed podcasts, interviews and more by clicking here!
Bang On Casino
