Stephanie Vaquer on Winning Women’s World Title In Front of Her Father, Wrestling With IYO SKY & More

Stephanie Vaquer is set to walk into her first-ever WrestleMania as the reigning Women’s World Champion. La Primera will defend her gold against the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble winner, Liv Morgan, this Saturday.

Stephanie won the then-Women’s World Championship at Wrestlepalooza last September at the expense of IYO SKY. It was a special moment for Vaquer, as she not only captured the Women’s World Title, but she did that in front of her father and on his birthday. However, it wasn’t an easy ride for Stephanie, as she nearly missed out on performing at that event due to medical issues.

During a recent conversation with Chris Van Vliet on INSIGHT, Stephanie Vaquer opened up about the same. She also commented on her match with IYO SKY and her impeccable chemistry with the former Women’s World Champ.

Below are the highlights:

Stephanie Vaquer on winning the Women’s World Title in the presence of her father at Wrestlepalooza

“This is amazing, because that’s a long history. Before Wrestlepalooza, it was supposed to be I go to Clash in Paris. I was really, really sick, so they cancel my participation in Clash in Paris. I’m so, so sad. So after, WWE said, ‘Don’t worry, we have iced the story for you.’ Wrestlepalooza is a big event; it’s the first Wrestlepalooza, so I’m excited. One week before, I get sick again. I feel sick again. So the medical say, ‘Okay, I’m sorry, but you can’t go to Wrestlepalooza.’ I already have the ticket, the flight for my dad, and everything and like that. That was so hard in that moment, but I talked with Triple H, and I talk with many people in WWE and say, ‘No, I’m ready. I’m not sick. I feel good. I can do that. Please just let me go; I can do that.’ Finally, I was there, and that was amazing, because it’s not just Wrestlepalooza, a big event with IYO SKY; my dad was there, and my dream that Women’s World Champion.”

On her match with IYO SKY

“I really enjoyed that a lot, because I respect IYO so much. She’s amazing. She’s really so professional. I really enjoyed that match. It was an amazing match. I always say, I’m not just the Women’s World Champion; I won with IYO SKY, the best, one of the best in the world. So it’s like, for me, it’s really special. I respect IYO SKY so much. I remember after that show, many people say, ‘Yeah, you really make that show amazing,’ because that match was the more important match that day. I remember Randy Orton saying you made Wrestlepalooza, because that was the best match.”

On her chemistry with IYO SKY

“I don’t know. I think maybe because I trained in Japan. So I know the Japanese style and language. Not perfect, but we can have good communication, and we can understand that the style. We have many, many things in the same style. So I think for that reason, we can have really good chemistry in the ring.”

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