AEW star Kris Statlander spoke with Renee Paquette on Up Close about several topics, including her losses to Mercedes Moné.
Statlander said, “I feel the pressure, I feel satisfaction with knowing that I know what I’m doing, and then I feel the pressure because I’m like, ‘Oh my god, now everyone wants more of this,’ and then I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m tired.’ I lost twice to Mercedes now, if there’s a chance that I go for her again. How do I step up my game even more for a third time if that were to happen?”
On the constant pressure to perform:
“It’s a never-ending cycle of constant pressure, but I think I do pretty well under pressure and I have such a desire to prove people wrong. Even if no one is doubting me, I have this need to prove — maybe even just prove it to myself, that I am deserving of the spot.”
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(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
