Traci Brooks Discusses the Wall Between TNA & WWE Coming Down, How You Couldn’t Imagine It Five Years Ago

The Velvet Ropes with So Cal Val recently interviewed TNA Hall of Famer and “The Original Knockout” Traci Brooks, who discussed her career, TNA’s relationship with WWE, her husband Frankie Kazarian winning the TNA World Title, and more. Below are some highlights sent to us by WrestlingNews.co:

Traci Brooks on the Wall Between TNA & WWE Coming Down

“Could you imagine WWE and TNA working together five years ago? No… You couldn’t be backstage if you worked for a different company… there was a wall up period… watching it with Rebel, he’s just like… ‘Dad’s on NXT three weeks in a row.’ You don’t understand that was not [possible] five years ago… I still don’t believe it. Sometimes it’s like… Frankie was in the battle royal in NXT, and they like, just showed him backstage talking to Shawn Michaels, I’m like, what’s happening?”

On the Leon Slater and Jeff Hardy Comparisons

“Leon Slater… reminds me of Jeff Hardy. Like, not even his in ring stuff, but just how he literally… 4am they’re still signing autographs… Leon’s the one that he’s at the end, picking up garbage. He’s the one like, so it when Frankie speaks that highly of you. Definitely the good, the good hands.”

On the Bikini Contest Segment With Eric YoungOn Her Husband Frankie Kazarian Winning the TNA World Title

“When he won it… I realized how much it meant. Like, I could cry right now… it’s just like, finally, finally, he gets his reward. He gets his flowers… Everybody knows you step into the ring, you’re going to have that amazing match, or you’re going to be elevated… You’re going to come out of that like, ‘Oh, that was a night off’… But for him to actually get his flowers like that. It was a big thing.”

On Her Son Rebel Wanting To Wrestle

“He wants to be a six time X Division champion, because Frankie was five. He wants to be the youngest X Division [champion]… He’s like, ‘Well, Dad, now I gotta be, now I have to be the world champion’… Dad did it. He’s got his name, Rebel Kazarian. Tom Hannifin actually was like, ‘I can’t wait to call Rebel Kazarian’s first match.'”