Lash Legend On Seeing More Female Black Talent Featured In WWE: ‘It Is Such A Monumental Thing To Be A Part Of’
Lash Legend speaks on Black representation in WWE.
Today, WWE has a really diverse roster. Some of its most popular stars are Trick Williams, Oba Femi, and Lash Legend.
In a recent interview with MuscleManMalcolm for TheSportster, Lash Legend was asked what it means for her to see black wrestlers consistently featured on WWE programming today.
“I think that it is such a monumental thing to be a part of, because I feel like, for me, when I was growing up watching wrestling… This was my preteen era where you just got a bad attitude, so I got into wrestling. I started watching it, and I loved it. I was like, ‘Dang, this is really cool.’ But, I watched it as a fan. I didn’t watch it as like, ‘Oh, I think I can do that one day.’ It was just something that I thought was so cool, so admirable.
But I just didn’t know that I could do that because I didn’t see anybody on that screen that looked like me at the time. So now being able to be here and been blessed to get an opportunity to wrestle, I’m on the main roster doing all these things, pay-per-views, PLEs, WrestleManias. It’s just like, ‘Dang, we really did it.’ Obviously, Jacqueline paved the way. I feel like for me specifically, the moment that really hit me… I was actually signed to WWE, but I wasn’t here yet because it was around COVID time but the match that really impacted me was Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania.
When I saw that match, I was just like, ‘Man, this let me know. It just confirmed everything that I needed for myself.’ I was so emotionally invested. I’m like, ‘Dang, these women are killing it. I can literally do this too.’ I think a lot of great women have paved the way for us. It’s just a blessing to see that we’re getting these opportunities. We’re taking heat and killing it. I mean, we really are, like you said, on every single brand. Shout out to the men as well. Everybody talks about Trick, Oba, and Je’Von killing it. They all coming up and it’s just really cool to see that their talent is being showcased deservedly so.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Lash said she wants Megan Thee Stallion to join her and Nia Jax on WWE programming. Fans can check her comments here.
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