{"id":120580,"date":"2021-06-04T21:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T02:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=120580"},"modified":"2021-06-04T21:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T02:23:34","slug":"maria-kanellis-reveals-becky-lynch-as-a-dream-opponent-wants-women-characters-to-be-well-rounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/04\/maria-kanellis-reveals-becky-lynch-as-a-dream-opponent-wants-women-characters-to-be-well-rounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Kanellis reveals Becky Lynch as a dream opponent, wants women characters to be well-rounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1689731499\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>It doesn&#8217;t appear as if the stars will align, but Becky Lynch is a top dream opponent for Ring of Honor&#8217;s Maria Kanellis.<\/p>\n<p>Kanellis was interviewed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFdBQ7GppuiNvITfZ2M_KuA\">Women&#8217;s Wrestling Talk<\/a> and discussed Lynch, Deonna Purrazzo, and Paige as her dream opponents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would have loved to wrestle Becky \u2026 I think Becky embodies everything that women in wrestling want to be at this point,&#8221; Kanellis said. &#8220;She&#8217;s just so she&#8217;s strong in her belief, she&#8217;s strong in the ring, and she she never questions herself like when she&#8217;s out there. Deanna has that quality to where they&#8217;re solid in the ring. It&#8217;s like they are they are one with the ring. And I love that. So just to have a match with her would have been incredible. Paige is another one. I know that one can&#8217;t happen, but like, she&#8217;s another one that like she&#8217;s just alright, I&#8217;m pale. I&#8217;m doing it. You know, like, everyone else is wearing spray tan and she&#8217;s just like, I don&#8217;t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanellis also discussed the fact that she&#8217;d like to see more well-rounded characters for women in wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want them to have more well rounded characters,&#8221; Kanellis said. &#8220;I want to know more than just one thing. I want to know about what your family is like or what motivates you and I don&#8217;t want to just see one thing all the time on screen and that&#8217;s that I&#8217;m really tough. Like, I want more well rounded characters. I want there to be some internal conflict sometimes when it comes to all these different storylines that are going on with women&#8217;s wrestlers \u2026 so I think that&#8217;s the step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kanellis returned to Ring of Honor in 2020 after being gone for five years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/01\/first-match-announced-for-rohs-best-in-the-world-ppv-event\/\">First match announced for ROH\u2019s Best in the World PPV event<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1501243971\"><div id=\"pwtor-3790254725\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>It doesn&#8217;t appear as if the stars will align, but Becky Lynch is a top dream opponent for Ring of Honor&#8217;s Maria Kanellis. 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