Mandy Rose has come a long way his pro wrestling career and she is the reigning NXT Women’s Champion. The final season of WWE Tough Enough in 2015 saw some great talents and it included Rose who received a contract after finishing second in the competition. The current NXT Women’s Champion recently revealed an essential piece of advice she received from AEW star Chris Jericho and WWE Hall of Famer Lita during the reality TV series.
Mandy Rose opens up on Chris Jericho
Mandy Rose was amongst the best contestants on the sixth season of Tough Enough, which had AEW star Chris Jericho as the primary host and mentor.
Rose was new to the world of reality television back then and admitted that she initially made a mistake by not portraying a character.The 32-year-old star was also unfamiliar with how professional wrestling worked and recalled being herself when she started her run in the business.
Tough Enough had several legendary judges and coaches who rarely missed the opportunity to guide the rookies throughout the show. Mandy Rose, too, was often pulled aside by veteran stars and given some much-needed advice regarding her performances.
The likes of Chris Jericho and Lita realized that Mandy Rose had the qualities to play the role of a ‘good b*tch’ in kayfabe, and they urged her to make the necessary changes to her on-screen gimmick.
Here’s what she revealed on the latest episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet:
“But then, like, you know, people pulling me aside, you know, like Lita and Chris Jericho and telling me, like, ‘Listen, you’re in a reality show,” stated Rose. “You could probably play a good b*tch. You should probably do that.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, really?’ That’s when I started to kind of show that and really started getting notoriety, and people started talking about me.”
