Arianna Grace sends message to ‘ugly idiot wrestling fans’ after TNA title win
Arianna Grace has posted several statements online following her TNA Knockouts title win.
Grace defeated Lei Ying Lee for the title at No Surrender in Nashville on Friday, using her father Santino Marella’s Cobra to do so.
She posted after the match:
“HEYYY you ugly idiot wrestling fans who told me for so long that I cannot perform in ring …. go and watch my match with Lei and then you can literally go (assume the rest)“
Grace also responded to a post regarding her being the first woman of South Asian heritage to win a Women’s World Championship in a major wrestling promotion, writing:
“This makes me so proud! My grandpa (maternal side) was from Pakistan! Reppin!”
In storyline, Grace convinced her father to give her a title shot. It was noted on commentary that her win/loss record in TNA or NXT didn’t warrant her being given a shot.
Grace is now the 32nd wrestler in history to win the TNA Knockouts World title. Friday’s title change was the 70th in the title’s lineage.
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