Lita is a trailblazer for female fighters in this industry. The four-time WWE Champion carved out a successful path at a time when women were seen as mere attractions in the company and she set a precedent that Superstars like Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks or Becky Lynch would continue. Regarding the latter, Lita will be her adversary in Elimination Chamber, after he was present at the WWE Raw after Royal Rumble to launch a challenge for the Raw Women’s Championship.
► Lita was critical of WWE’s relationship with Saudi Arabia in the past
The WWE Hall of Fame member was recently interviewed on Ring The Belle to promote her match against the Raw champion, becky lynch, in the live premium event that will take place this February 19 in Saudi Arabia, and commented on why he agreed to fight in that country, after having criticized the relationship that WWE had with the kingdom a while ago. Precisely, the opening for various female fighters to participate in Saudi Arabia eventually made her change her point of view.
“So I will say that I was open about the early relationship between WWE and Saudi Arabia. ‘Oh, they say they want women to fight there, but I don’t know if I believe that. There are no women on this poster.
There are women on the bill now, and I have personally spoken to the women who have been there. And they say, ‘That’s amazing. There are women crying, without thinking that they would get to see two such strong women in the ring.
They’re like, ‘It’s really powerful. You’re going to enjoy that.’ And then, sure, they have a long way to go? Do we as a society have a long way to go? Absolutely, but you have to take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves”.
Lita returned to the WWE ring during the last Women’s Royal Rumble match, though she was eventually eliminated by SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair. She will now have an opportunity to achieve her fifth championship, but she will not have it easy against Becky Lynch.
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Lita explained why she decided to fight in Saudi Arabia | Superfights