Naomi Opens Up About Women’s World Title Win At WWE Evolution, Reactions From Colleagues Backstage

First comments from the new champion.

Closing out WWE’s 2025 Evolution Premium Live Event was the Women’s World Championship bout between Rhea Ripley and the champion IYO SKY.

The bout concluded with Ms. Money in the Bank Naomi cashing in, making the match a Triple Threat and then becoming champion. Following her victory, Naomi took to the Evolution post-show and commented on her title win.

“It’s everything. Me returning, I wanted to do better, be better, become better, and I think this solidifies that and it proves that.”

It was mentioned by media member Stephanie Hardy that Naomi’s entrance tron has the words ‘underrated,’ ‘underappreciated,’ and ‘third wheel’ on it. She commented on what that says to those who may feel the same way.

“I think it speaks volumes and that’s why so many are connecting with this journey that I’m on and where I’m at right now. I think whether it’s wrestling or real life, I think we all experience moments or times in our life where we don’t feel appreciated, we don’t feel loved, we don’t feel seen, we don’t feel valued and sometimes, you have to adjust. You can’t keep doing the same thing, expecting a different result. Sometimes, you gotta stop being so nice and make people respect you and make people step to you properly and I think that’s what people resonate with. We’ve seen me over a decade be a genuine, loving, solid, good person, a good girl, a good character, good babyface, and I think everyone understands, I don’t care how good you are, everyone has a breaking point and sometimes, you gotta clock it! Check em! Treat them the way they treat you, and then you’ll get a little respect, and I think that’s where we at now. Hello! (She laughed)”

Before exiting the presser, Naomi opened up about her colleagues’ reaction to her title win.

“Very, very emotional. Very emotional, very cool, very surreal… To go to the back and just feel the love, that’s what touches me the most and what I enjoy and love the most is the reactions, you know what I mean? And just seeing so many new faces and talent but also… they’re like, ‘Oh, I been watching you since –’ we got a lot of NXT girls here — ‘I been watching you since Total Divas’ or, ‘I been watching you since NXT season three’ and just to see them get emotional and happy, it’s really cool. But it don’t matter (she laughed). It don’t matter. Because they ain’t getting no title shots.”

Naomi was on the SmackDown brand, but with the Women’s World Championship win, she’ll be appearing on Monday Night Raw.

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