In an interview with The Undefeated, Brandi Rhodes said that she feels she has to work harder than everyone else in wrestling because of her last name. Here are highlights:
On being the first African-American woman to hold an executive position in a North American wrestling promotion: “It’s great because I’ve had a lot of big ‘firsts’ in wrestling and I don’t think a lot of people know that until you have to be the one where you have to let them know.”
On being judged differently because of her skin as a child and how that changed as she got older: “That was a hard, hard lesson to tell an 8-year-old girl. But now, here, as a 35-year-old woman and still making my way as an in-ring performer, it’s something that I hear all the time in my head because it’s not because I’m black that I have to work harder than everyone else. It’s because my last name is Rhodes that I have to work harder than everyone else.”
On the expectations on her after she married Cody: “The moment I married Cody, I was supposed to be very, very elite and strong in the ring, as far as people were concerned. I’ve always had to grin and bear it. … I’ve always known that if a mistake is made, no matter what, it’s my fault. No matter what, it’s my fault. So I should just make sure there are no mistakes made.”Click Here: Paris Saint-Germain FC Jersey Sale