WWE Raw Superstar Nikki Cross had a huge character change in WWE and introduced with a superhero gimmick. She was on a roll on red brand will back-to-back wins and now, she revealed the inspiration behind her new character.
The former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nikki Cross recently had an interview with Espanyol’s El Brunch De WWE and discussed about several topics including inspiration for her new gimmick.
Cross stated that she inspired by superhero comics and recalled how she used to watch X-Men and Spiderman cartoons as a child in Scotland. She also wants to be a inspirational for children with a positive message that we don’t need superpowers to be a superhero.
“The idea started to form right about the Royal Rumble,” Cross said. “For me, I’ve always taken a lot of inspiration, a lot of comfort, a lot of escapism from superhero movies and superhero television shows in Scotland as a little girl. I would always watch the X-Men cartoon, the Spiderman cartoons. For me, I really wanted to come up with something that was really inspirational to little girls and boys and something that is a very positive message. To me, the whole message is that I don’t have super powers, I don’t have super speed, I don’t have super strength, I can’t fly unfortunately but it’s so you don’t need superpowers to be a superhero,” said Nikki Cross (H/T: WrestlingInc)
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Nikki Cross also further explained the message her new character supposed to send and meaning behind the butterfly symbol on her costumes.
“You can be a superhero by being good to people, to be kind, always try to look out for others and stand up for those in need. To me, that’s the really important message of this, we can always be better, we can always do better. The idea is I put on this cape, I put the mask on, I put the outfit on and I can try anything. I really want that message, that’s the message of almost a superhero. I’m so excited and I’m so proud of everything. The butterfly on the outfit represents this metamorphosis, this transformation and then the lightning bolts around the butterfly, that’s my spark.” said Nikki Cross (H/T: WrestlingInc)
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