CJ Perry recently spoke with Fightful on several topics, including the advice given to her by NBA legend Dennis Rodman regarding pro wrestling.
Perry said, “Actually, it’s really crazy ‘cause Dennis Rodman—this is coming right off of my release from the WWE—and so him and I instantly connected because we love wrestling and also the athlete connection in a competitive, professional sport. He immediately, within the first couple of days, he pulled me aside and he said this on camera. I got really hot because I was focused, I wanted to become champion. I wanted to be champion, and by the way, I’ve only been Fireball champion. I didn’t even win the 24/7 Championship. However, Fireball did send me a title thing that said I was their champion. That really resonated with me. He pulled me aside and he was like, ‘You know what, you shouldn’t wrestle. You need to manage.’ He goes, ‘That’s your calling. You’re gonna be the best at it. You’re gonna be the best wrestling manager.’ But he’s like, ‘You’re never gonna be the best wrestler, ‘cause you have Charlotte Flair.’ Are you kidding me? But deep down inside, I knew what he was saying was true and I wanted to do that in WWE.”
Perry also talked about how Paul Heyman was her favorite and she wanted to be the female version of Heyman.
“Paul Heyman was my favorite and I wanted to be the first female version of Jerry Maguire come to life in professional wrestling [or] Ari Gold from the Entourage. My version of Paul Heyman.”
You can check out Perry’s comments in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
