Lita Admits She Didn’t Think About Hall of Fame Until WWE Reached Out

Lita is a trailblazer for female professional wrestlers and was rightfully inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014 for her accomplishments. However, she admitted that she never really thought about the Hall of Fame until WWE reached out to her.

While speaking to Inside the Ropes, Lita admitted that she never really thought about being in the Hall of Fame until WWE contacted her. In 2014, she was living a simple life, spending time in Nicaragua, surfing, and staying away from wrestling.

The idea of being inducted into the Hall of Fame wasn’t something she had considered. When WWE called her, she was surprised but didn’t think much of it at first, just saying “okay, cool.”

“In 2014, it was a really interesting time for me. I was spending a lot of time in Nicaragua, surfing, just being off the grid and kind of happy, doing my thing, but not thinking about much. You know, we always wonder around January, ‘Who do you think they’re going to put in the Hall of Fame this year?’ but it wasn’t on my mind. I wasn’t thinking about it at all. Then I got the call for it, and I was kind of like, ‘Oh, okay, cool. Thank you.’ At the time, it didn’t really feel like the thing I had been thinking about and dwelling on for so long. I was just like, ‘Okay, great.’

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However, after asking her fans on social media to share their favorite memories of her career, Lita started to think about her past. The fans reminded her of moments she had forgotten, and that’s when she realized how much she had achieved. It wasn’t until then that she truly appreciated her career.

Before that, Lita stated that she hadn’t focused on her legacy, as she was just enjoying her time away. Being inducted into the Hall of Fame brought her peace and helped her finally appreciate everything she had done in wrestling.

“But then I opened up my Facebook and Instagram to the fans and asked, ‘What do you remember about my career?’ because I wanted to reflect and think about what to talk about during my retirement or Hall of Fame speech. And having the fans share all these memories with me that I had forgotten about, because I had kind of set everything on a shelf for a minute, made me go, ‘Oh, that was cool. Oh my gosh, yeah, that was funny,’ or, ‘Yes, I enjoyed that.’ I just watched a lot of the stuff and it made me finally appreciate my career.

It wasn’t until then that I really had that appreciation. I wasn’t mad about it, I just hadn’t thought about it. I was like, ‘Okay, I can take a nap now, go surfing, or do whatever I want.’ But I finally had that moment to think about it, and I realized, ‘Wow, these were really good accomplishments.’ It was that moment I had been pushing away for so long because I didn’t want anyone to think I was using WWE as a platform to get into movies or that I had some big head about it. But when I finally got that moment, it really brought a sense of peace that I wasn’t looking for and didn’t know I would feel that way.”

It is certainly great to know that Lita was finally able to appreciate her own accomplishments in professional wrestling, as fans feel she more than deserves to acknowledge her greatness. Regardless, it remains to be see whether Lita will return to WWE again one day, as anything is possible in the world of professional wrestling.

What do you think of Lita’s journey to appreciating her legacy? How do you view her influence on the women’s wrestling division? Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comment section below.

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