Mandy Rose knew what she was doing.
On the November 15 episode of NXT, Mandy Rose wore a backward cap and red gear, which drew comparisons to Nikki Bella, who famously wore similar gear.
Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Mandy discussed the gear and inevitable comparison.
"Can't even wear my own merch hat and it's a big thing," she said with a laugh. "I had the little outfit on backstage, we were all saying it. 'Do I look way too much like Nikki? I'm definitely going to get ripped on the internet.' Everyone is like, 'Yeah, but who cares? You're owning to her legacy, right?' 'Yeah, why not,' and that's what happened. We knew the internet was going to go there."
Speaking about a potential match against Nikki, Mandy said, "She did say she wants one more match. Her legacy, and everything I've done, we have similar backgrounds because she obviously paved the way for us, definitely during the Diva's time and the women's revolution. I feel there is some kind of similarity with the both of us because she was always one to want to have people respect her more, and she did gain that respect over the years. In the beginning, it maybe wasn't so much like that. There is a story there."
Nikki came out of retirement to compete in the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble. She hasn't wrestled a singles match since 2018.
Rose has been NXT Women's Champion for over a year. Elsewhere during the interview, Rose discussed potentially being called up to Raw or SmackDown. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
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