Red Velvet Says Reign With ROH Women’s World TV Title Has Been Great, ‘It’s Really Pushed Me’

Red Velvet comments on her current reign as the ROH Women’s TV Champion.

Since winning the title in July 2024, Red Velvet has defended the belt against big names like La Catalina, Diamante, Leyla Hirsch, and Leila Grey.

As her reign approaches the one year, Velvet still refuses to underestimate any of her opponents, noting that you can lose a match just as quickly as you can win one.

“I’m gonna get real with you guys. This was my first title on television, right? You don’t get a handbook on how to be a champion, what it takes to be a champion, you just kind of go by what you assume, your morals, and what you want to be as a champion. When I won this belt, instantly I was like, ‘Oh, I have a target on my back.’ I never knew what it was like to have a target on my back because I was chasing the target, I was always chasing the champion. I had no idea like, okay, what am I about to get myself into? It’s been amazing. I’ve wrestled so many different girls during my title reign. You have Diamanté in that street fight, Layla at the time, we went back and forth. So many people, I learned so much after every defense. My attitude hasn’t changed from when I wasn’t a champion to when I was a champion because guess what, when you get in the ring and the bell rings, as quickly as you can win is as quickly as you can lose. What I always make sure I don’t do is underestimate my opponent because people underestimated me all the time. People underestimated me when I was going against Billie and I was like, aha, jokes on you, it’s my night. But, I never underestimate my opponents. If I get to know who I wrestle a little further, I’ll do my due diligence and watch their stuff. I’m still a student of the game while being champion. This reign has been great, it’s really pushed me, I’ve had the opportunity to be showcased as a champion during promos, so thank you for that, keep giving me the mic, I want to talk. I hope I get more opportunities to show off what I can do on the mic and other things but this run has been great.” Velvet said while speaking of her title reign on the latest episode of AEW Unrestricted.

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