One half of the new Knockouts Tag Team Champions, Tara, has written a new blog about winning the belts this past week on Impact along with Miss Tessmacher.
New Knockouts Tag Team Champions Crowned
Tara writes:
I want to discuss the Tag Team belts for a minute. I have been wrestling for 12 years, longer than any female in either WWE or TNA. But I am still a huge fan of the industry. When the wrestlers are watching the show backstage, and someone does some crazy maneuver, the loudest reaction is always from me. And no organization will give a wrestler, or superstar ; ) , the opportunity to be in a position to win a championship belt if they didn’t have faith in their character and ability. They used to kid me at WWE because I was so proud of my belt when I had it, and I would carry it around with me backstage. But after I won the tag team belt, I saw Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan watching the show backstage. I thanked them for the opportunity. At first they thought I was joking because I’m a veteran but I was still sooo excited about winning it.
I have heard it debated whether there needs to be a Women’s Tag Team Belt. And when I was training in MMA, I’ve heard people question the validity of a pro wrestling belt. But let me say this on behalf of Miss Tessmacher and I…we worked very hard to earn these belts. We love them. And every time that we put them on the line, you are guaranteed to see our best and get an unparalleled match. Because we’re the Champs : )
Read more here.
Thoughts: It’s so great to see Tara take such pride in being a champion. Sure, wrestling has predetermined outcomes but at the end of the day, the amount of titles you’ve held will always be a factor (not the only one, however) when it comes to how well you’re remembered. And to those wrestlers, championships mean a lot.
To touch on the topic, I just wanted to give props to Tara’s tag partner too. Miss Tessmacher has come a pretty long way in the ring in such a short space of time, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
