Stephanie Vaquer wants her WWE career to open doors for other Chilean wrestlers.
Vaquer, the reigning Women’s World Champion, told LaJunta+ on Wednesday that WWE’s recent South American tryouts are a sign the company is already paying closer attention to Chile.
Vaquer said:
“I always say “I’m La Primera, but I don’t want to be the only one.” I am very proud because there are many Chileans who were in the tryout, wishing them the best of the successes, but I always want more Chileans in WWE. Barriers have been broken, doors are being opened and the idea is there should be more attention paid in Chile because there is a lot of wrestling talent coming through.”
One of the names Vaquer mentioned was Roma, the ring name of Angélica Riadi. As Wrestling Noticias previously reported, she was among the talents evaluated after wrestling in Chile, Brazil and the United States and working with WWE Español.
Vaquer also pointed to other Chilean talent:
“I don’t know if I’m the right one to say “este cabrón es bueno” (chuckles), but I’m proud of, for example, Roma. She is my friend, she was in the Tryout, I wish her the best always. There are so many Chilean female representatives in the world. Akari is in Japan doing an incredible job. Maybe now, being in WWE, I have more spotlight, but there really is a lot of Chilean talent in the world. I can name you Taylor Wolf, he’s been wrestling here for many years and now he is becoming more professional, he can already be a teacher. There are many names and a lot of talent in Chile that needs to develop a little more, but now people are already starting to see it.”
Vaquer’s own path started with a similar tryout. In December 2018, she took part in WWE’s first Latin American tryout, held in Santiago with more than 40 participants.
On Saturday, back in Santiago, Vaquer defeated Liv Morgan to begin her second reign as Women’s World Champion.