Kevin Nash Urges Raquel Rodriguez to Embrace Her Biggest Advantage in the Ring
On the Kliq This podcast, Kevin Nash criticized Raquel Rodriguez for minimizing her presence in the ring. He explained that she often sells moves in a way that makes her appear smaller. He wants her standing tall and using her size to her advantage.
'I get pissed off at her because she always works down. She works small. I'll see her selling and she'll make herself small instead of staying up and selling big, like moving your hands this way instead of dropping so you can get drop down to them. They got to teeter to knock you off your f***ing base when you're that much bigger than them.'
Kevin Nash says Raquel Rodriguez could create more drama by using her power
Nash wants to see Rodriguez could create more dramatic sequences by using her size to remain on her feet longer instead of going down easily against her opponents. 'You can work 20, 30 seconds of just teetering where then that person hits the ropes. Oh, here it comes now and then she gets her foot up, boom, cuts her off. She's working too small.'
'As a person tries to knock you down, then they use more momentum, eventually you want them to use the ropes, which now here comes the high spot that either you're going to take the bump or in this case if you're getting heat, then you cut the person off.' [H/T: PWMania]
Since making her return at WWE Bad Blood last year, Raquel Rodriguez has primarily competed in the tag team division. However, she has also taken part in several singles matches against top names like Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez, Kairi Sane, and Lyra Valkyria. Despite her clear power advantage, Rodriguez has suffered losses against these opponents.
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