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On today’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki & Brie Garcia are joined by longtime friend and fellow women’s wrestling trailblazer Saraya.
Saraya and the twins discuss their “Total Divas” days and a potential reboot, embracing single life, the return of WWE Evolution and more.
The Nikki & Brie Show hosted by Nikki & Brie Garcia is available anytime on the SiriusXM app. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the full episode HERE.
Saraya on “Total Divas” reboot (8:52-9:17 & 15:05-15:29)
Saraya: Especially “Total Divas” too. That was so exhausting. I had the best time, you know, with that. I wish we could, not redo it, but I wish we could have like another season to see where we all are now. You know?
Nikki Garcia: Yes. I agree.
Brie Garcia: I mean, everyone wants it and all the girls who were part of “Total Divas” all want to reboot it. I think it’d be amazing.
Nikki Garcia: I think it would be huge.
Saraya: Yeah. 100%.
Nikki Garcia: I just see, especially with some of us with the “Total Divas” of like, when you see the success of, “And Just Like That” with “Sex and the City,” like we’re all doing so many different things now in our new eras of life. That would be so cool to bring it all back together with all of us. It would just be a lot of fun and I think it would be a huge success as well.
Saraya: For sure. 100%. 100%. “Total Divas” reunion, let’s go.
Saraya on return of WWE Evolution (9:17-11:08)
Nikki Garcia: What were your thoughts when you saw them announce that they’re going to be bringing back Evolution?
Saraya: Oh my gosh. You know, it’s kind of bittersweet because obviously I’m not there anymore, but then the first one that I did, I couldn’t be a part of it because of my neck, but I could do commentary and stuff like that, so I was like, “Man, I keep missing out on all these like big things that are happening for female wrestlers,” and I feel like us three really helped kind of usher in, you know, I always say it was us, okay? I don’t care what people say. We lit the match for then people to come onto the main roster and be able to do amazing things, right? But we were grinding behind the scenes on the camera. I mean, we worked our asses off to make women’s wrestling the way it is today and that’s not discrediting anybody else because when these ladies came up on the road, they delivered. Whatever they were given and whatever opportunities they had, they delivered, but they got to go straight into doing that, you know, which is like, I’m so, a little bit, you know, jealous of because I couldn’t do it because of my neck. You know, I couldn’t showcase all the hard work that we just put in, so it can be a little frustrating, but I’m so happy. I’m kind of annoyed that it took them so long to bring it back. I was like, “It’s been years now. Why have we not done more?” You know, more of that, because I know the girls now, they steal the show every pay-per-view, in my opinion and that’s not being biased because of my gender. I just feel like they just steal the show. Every female wrestler right now is so incredible, and they all have their own character. It’s so special, so I’m just like, “Damn,” like I’m so happy that they’re finally bringing it back again and I’m so happy that there’s so many freaking female wrestlers that are going to go on there and absolutely smash it, but there was a part of me being like, “Man, yeah, I do wish I could be a part of it sometimes,” you know?
Saraya & Nikki Garcia on embracing single life (16:06-17:50)
Brie Garcia: How has single life been?
Saraya: Oh my god. Yes, so I love it. I was texting Nikki about it earlier this year, you know, because we were both going through similar things and oh my gosh, I really love it. I really do because I wasn’t single really for over a decade, you know, because I went from one boyfriend to the other and I was like, “Damn,” like this year, and I think that is what brought me so much happiness too is just like, I just don’t want to go on dates. I’ve had guys hit me up like constantly, which is nice. You know, you feel kind of special, but I haven’t, you know, felt any connection to the point where I want to go on a date, you know? I was like talking, I mean, I still am. I’m talking to like this one guy who’s always, he’s so nice to me and he treats you so well, but I can’t really pull that trigger to want to be in a relationship or anything like that. You know, I’m just like, I’m not ready for it. I love being single. I love having my own spot. I love like doing whatever I want, you know, because you don’t have to worry about someone being like, you know, wanting to take some of your space and your energy. I’m like, “Oh no.” I don’t have to worry about that anymore, so it’s really lovely and I feel so happy. I think this is the best, I think really truly that is the catalyst of what makes me the most happiest this year.
Nikki Garcia: I love that. I so agree with you about the space and energy. It’s like, I feel the same. I only want Te Te in that space, and I don’t want anyone else in it. I’m so peaceful and happy and zen and I’m like, “I don’t need anyone else.” I want to give him my energy, myself, my energy and that’s it. I don’t need to share. I don’t want to.
Nikki Garcia likes a man with edge (21:23-22:01)
Nikki Garcia: You know what I like about those men though in that industry is they’re kind of like us. They stay super youthful and like young at heart. They can be such badass career men and the women too, but I’m just saying because, you know, single ladies are here. But then they just have this thing about them where they have edge and they’re like a free spirit and I’m very drawn to that. I love that kind of like when you could go be badass in business, but then you still have that free spirit, young at heart edge to you. Edge is everything to me. You have to have some edge to you or I’m like, “Uh-uh.”
