Candice Michelle Recalls What She Learned From Melina, Denies She and Melina Didn’t Get Along at First

During a recent interview on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, former WWE Superstar and Women’s Champion Candice Michelle recalled her rivalry with Melina in WWE. Michelle spelled out her initial frustrations not being able to have a match put together at first, and eventually having to surrender and listen to her co-workers, such as Melina, in the ring.

Also, Michelle said it was not a matter of her and Melina not getting along at first. Instead, she explains it was a matter of both talents paving their careers to WWE differently. Below are some highlights:

On Learning How To Work Against Melina in WWE

“Actually, maybe there was one other point. I had this match against Melina on a house show, and she didn’t like to put things together with me, which was frustrating because I didn’t know much, so I really wanted to put together a match. I remember even going to, I think it was Fit, I was like, I don’t know what to do. If somebody doesn’t want to put a match together with me, what am I going to do? And he really said nothing. I was like, Okay, well, what I do know is how to shoot fight, and if we’re going to go out there, I’m not going to give up my opportunity, and we’re going to go out there, and we’re gonna have a shoot fight. We went out there in that mindset and had one of the best matches. It was such a great lesson for me, because we put together matches to try to make it go so move to move, and we had to listen to the crowd. I had to listen to my partner, Melina, leading the match out there. I had to really surrender, and it became a beautiful match and a beautiful lesson.”

Her Response to Van Vliet Hearing Her Say in Other Interviews She Didn’t Get Along With Melina at First

“No. You know, she came from the independent scene and the wrestling school, and paving that way. So, for her, she felt like this opportunity was earned and deserved. It looked to many that I’m just coming from Hollywood and just popping on TV, and I get this opportunity, I just paved my way differently in LA.”

As previously reported, Candice Michelle recently signed with TNA Wrestling to work there in a behind-the-scenes role. Also during her interview with Van Vliet, Michelle spoke about a potential in-ring return, stating, “I don’t know when it’s coming, but it’s coming.”