Lilian Garcia on Chasing Glory, Paige, and the evolution of women's wrestling [Exclusive]

Lilian Garcia is a true WWE legend

I actually recently found a book I own called Divas Uncovered that had a lot of quotes from yourself and other women who have been involved in WWE, with a lot of quotes in it. I need to ask, who is the one woman from the past you think could thrive in WWE today?

That's a loaded question! Do you mean, who, from back then could...?

Yeah, just with the in-ring presentation being a lot more physical and the spotlight being on in-ring ability. A lot of women back then obviously had great in-ring ability, but there's now a greater spotlight on it. Who do you think would be able to be the perfect former WWE Superstar to be in the ring with today's roster?

I really feel like they'd all have something to offer. I feel like, now, the women get such an opportunity to really showcase their talents, so they're given the time, and time in the ring helps them be able to hone their craft - and I feel like if the women back then had been given the same amount of time, we would have even seen them evolve even more - but you look at Trish Stratus, for example, she came into this era and she showed that, boom, she could totally handle it!

There's a lot of them that have done that, but it's the opportunity that now they have that's incredible, and I'm just really proud that not only have they stepped into the opportunity but they've shown that they really belong there and that they can do what the men do and be as entertaining.

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I asked that because you were a part of Evolution, where the eras all seemed to merge wonderfully and time most definitely wasn't an issue. A lot of people have been clamouring for a sequel. A lot has happened since the first one, such as the Saudi Arabia match. I'd love your thoughts. How do you see the Women's Revolution progressing from here?Should there be a second Evolution or more time in general?

I think what's really important is to not set the women apart. In other words, make it normal. Like, it's expected that, yeah, they would have a Royal Rumble, or yeah, they would have an Elimination Chamber match and do great. It's just expected because they're just great athletes, not just because they're women doing the sport.

I love the fact that it is a progressive evolution, where we see it as, "Here's the men doing the match, here's the women doing the match, they're just incredible athletes," so we expect both and don't make a big deal out of it.

Do I agree that there are moments that you HAVE to celebrate and the Saudi Arabia moment is something to celebrate? Absolutely! I mean, that's a huge wall to break over there and I think that's incredible.

When it just becomes normal that we see the women in these moments, I think that's when you'll really see the evolution.

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