Liv Morgan On Proving Herself In WWE NXT, Wanting It All On SmackDown, WWE Legend She Looked Up To
Liv Morgan spoke with NorthJersey.com earlier this month before WrestleMania 34. The full interview is at this link and below are highlights:
Her run in WWE NXT:
"I spent three years in NXT doing whatever I could to be better and be noticed. It was a lot of hard work and proving yourself. So, I don't want to say it was quick. Looking back, it feels like it was a blink of an eye, and it's amazing. It's been amazing to come from WWE Performance Center and now to be on SmackDown Live. Thinking about that itself is insane, because it doesn't feel real."
Wanting it all on SmackDown:
"I want to be the SmackDown women's champion. I want to be the longest-reigning SmackDown women's champion. I don't set a limit for myself. I want the respect. Who doesn't want it all?"
Growing up after her father passed away when she was very young, being a role model like her own role model – WWE Hall of Famer Lita:
"I grew up in an unstable environment. If you look at my life on paper, I shouldn't be here. WWE was the only thing that made me and my brothers happy. Watching Lita, I'd see this red-haired chick with baggy pants and sneakers, and she's wrestling with the boys and is a tomboy. I was such a tomboy growing up. I liked baggy pants and sneakers. Even today, I wear tights and wear sneakers. Just looking at Lita, I felt like she could be my friend. She was someone I related to. That's all I want to do for girls growing up. I want them to see me and think, 'Liv can be my friend.'
"So, if I'm anyone's role model, it'd be very cool. I don't try to be anything I'm not. I'm just myself. If I can relate to anyone, or they can relate to me, it'd make me very happy."
Source: NorthJersey.com