Former WWE star Jazz who is a former two times WWE Women’s Championship recently shared her experience walking in into WrestleMania as the first ever African-American Women’s Champion. She walked in into WrestleMania X8 as the WWE Women’s Champion.
WWE fans from the attitude era and the ruthless aggression Era must be very much familiar with the name of Jazz. He started at professional wrestling career in 1999 under the promotion of Extreme Championship Wrestling. After the promotion was bought by Vince McMahon Jazz came to WWE in 2001.
Jazz Shares Her Experience Of Walking In Into WrestleMania As The Women’s Champion
She defeated Trish Stratus in March 2002 and win the WWE Women’s Championship. At WrestleMania 18 she defended her Women’s Championship against Trish Stratus and Lita. She successfully defended the title at the event.
She was sidelined by an injury after that and she made her return in 2003. At WrestleMania 19 she challenged the WWE Women’s champion Trish Stratus along with Victoria. Even though she failed to capture the title this time. She was managed by Thera long and she also played the role of a valet of Rodney Mack who is the real life husband of Jazz. In 2004, WWE released from a contract.
Jazz who is a former two times WWE Women’s Championship recently spoke with It’s My Wrestling podcast where she shared her experience walking in into WrestleMania as the first ever African-American Women’s Champion. She said;
“You know, WWE made this big deal with Sasha [Banks] and Bianca [Belair], you know, of headlining Mania. You know, and it made me think back and I was like well hold on, I was actually the first-ever African-American woman to go into Mania as the Women’s World Champion and to walk out as the Women’s World — WWE Women’s Champion so, you know, I just want to let that be known that I am the first to ever do that.
“You know, but again, during that time and that era, it wasn’t really acknowledged the way it is now. You know, and I just feel that’s some recognition that needs to be seen and needs to be heard, and not just because it’s me.
“You know, but, just to [let it be] known that it has been done. So, it makes me feel like it just opens the door even more and more wider for us to continue to grow and continue to make history in this business. Not only as a woman but as an African-American woman.”
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