Raquel Rodriguez embraces the parallels .
Upon her return to WWE television, Raquel Rodriguez joined The Judgment Day, with Liv Morgan serving as her stablemate and tag partner. At the same time, Rodriguez served as a bodyguard of sorts for Liv Morgan, who carried the WWE Women’s World Championship. This dynamic has naturally drawn comparisons to Shawn Michaels and “Big Daddy Cool” Diesel, the latter of whom came into WWE in 1993 to protect and help Michaels, the Intercontinental Champion.
According to Raquel Rodriguez, she received those comparisons when she previously guarded Dakota Kai in WWE NXT. Either way, she seems to be fond of them.
Raquel Rodriguez reacts to Shawn & Diesel comparisons
“I absolutely love it,” Raquel Rodriguez told Insight With Chris Van Vliet. “I feel like Dakota and I had those comparisons in NXT too when we were tagging. So I was calling myself ‘Big Mommy Cool’ for a while because I love it. I don’t know if Rhea Ripley’s gonna like that.
“No it’s really, really cool and what a comparison to be compared to Diesel. He was just known for his swag and his attitude and his confidence, so I tried to bring that. Especially coming back from my illness. I was like I want to come back and I just want to exude confidence. I want to exude machismo, to quote a little bit of WWE there with Razor Ramon, but machisma. So yeah, I love that comparison.”
Beyond their singles successes, Diesel and Shawn Michaels, known as Two Dudes with Attitudes, enjoyed a run as WWE Tag Team Champions. In a similar vein, Rodriguez and Morgan currently possess the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, courtesy of a win over the former champions, Bianca Belair and Naomi.
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