Former WWE Superstar Victoria recently sat down with ‘From the Vault’ to reflect on her second Women’s Championship victory in February 2004. Victoria recalled being in tears after the match and reflected on what winning any championship in wrestling means.
“Every time you win the championship, you are getting a pat on the back and there’s a lot of pressure on you, but they know you can do it. It was truly amazing.”
Though Victoria walked into the match alone in 2004, she often worked with Stevie Richards during her WWE tenure. Victoria shared that Richards was often ready to help her, both on and off-screen.
“Stevie and I, amazing. He always gave me a pep talk in the backstage cuz I always self doubt. I’m just really hard on myself, and he always just looked me in the face. ‘You got this, you got this, you got this.'”
Victoria’s second reign with the gold, her first as a babyface, would see her defend at WrestleMania 20. Not only did she retain the gold at WWE’s biggest annual event, inside the iconic Madison Square Garden, but as a result of losing, Molly Holly had her head shaved.
Victoria recently joined WWE under a Legends Deal, leaving fans excited at seeing more from the veteran. Whatever comes, Victoria will never forget the profound effect that becoming WWE Women’s Champion had on her.