Lisa Marie Varon Reveals WWE Granted Her Permission To Induct Mickie James Into the TNA Hall of Fame

During a recent appearance on The Velvet Ropes with So Cal Val, former WWE and TNA star Lisa Marie Varon (aka Victoria), discussed her career, her WWE Legends contract, appearing at the TNA Hall of Fame ceremony, and more. She recently inducted Mickie James into the TNA Hall of Fame earlier this month at Bound for Glory. Below are some highlights provided to us by WrestlingNews.co:

Lisa Marie Varon on WWE approving her TNA Hall of Fame appearance

“Since I have the WWE Legends contract, I immediately called WWE, is it okay that I induct her? And they’re like, oh my gosh, congratulations. That’s amazing. And they were so open arms, and since they have, [WWE and TNA] work together.”

On feeling nervous before her induction speech

“They called me maybe eight days before, which I don’t have a dress, I don’t have shoes… And I don’t land until 11 o’clock the night before, Bound for Glory… And to get to the hotel at 11 o’clock, God bless this girl, Michaela, when she picked me up, and it took two and a half hours to get my bag. So going to sleep at 1:30… I need my rest and bags and not look exhausted… So I get there, I am a nervous wreck… not to be graphic or anything. I did throw up a couple times because I was just so, so nervous. I was so nervous… Give me a wrestling match. I’m still nervous on that, but it’s much easier than speaking.”

On praising Mickie James while expressing concerns about modern wrestling

“Mickie is a trailblazer. Little girls want to be her when they grow up, and she set the record high for the new talent coming up. Not just women. Men, too. Just step it up. You don’t get to be okay I’m comfortable, as is. You need to get better and better, improve yourself… it can be something dangerous. It can become dangerous when people start getting hurt… Mickie was like she just went off the charts of setting the record high… it’s becoming dangerous in the ring now, people are trying to step it up a little too much. It’s scary to watch, sometimes.”

On who she thinks should be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame next

“Well, ODB, of course, I think she’s one of the originals, just like Tracy Brooks… AJ Styles… that era of wrestling when we were there [were] superstars from first match all the way to the end… Christopher Daniels, Kazarian…”

Lisa Marie Varon is a former two-time WWE Women’s Champion, a five-time TNA World Knockouts Champion, and a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion. She’s not yet been inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame.