Daybreak Marie nonetheless has zero love for Francine, and she or he isn’t watering it down simply because their ECW days are lengthy gone. The previous ECW and WWE star unloaded on her outdated rival, saying Francine made life backstage depressing for her and flat-out admitting that the unhealthy blood between them continues to be very a lot alive.
Talking on Velvet Ropes, Daybreak was requested concerning the distinction between the ECW and WWE locker rooms. She stated WWE was by no means the issue for her. The true drama, in keeping with Daybreak, went down in ECW. That’s when Francine’s identify got here up, and Daybreak didn’t even attempt to soften the blow.
“Like I really had no issues in WWE and, and, and, , hear, there’s no secret, like I hate Franny, . Wouldn’t piss on her if she was on hearth.”
Daybreak made it clear she wasn’t trying to clear up that assertion afterward. She stated these emotions come immediately from how she remembers being handled behind the scenes in ECW.
“No, I don’t care. I’m very trustworthy. I’m very open about it. Um, after I was at ECW, it was a really, very, very hostile atmosphere ’trigger she didn’t need me there.”
Daybreak stated she believes the 2 girls had been full opposites when it got here to how they approached the wrestling enterprise. In her view, she was centered on bettering whereas Francine was centered on defending her place.
“You recognize, like I used to be explaining earlier than, there’s two varieties of individuals. There’s individuals who love what they do and there’s individuals who love who they’re once they’re doing it. You recognize, that’s the right instance of me and her.”
SoCal Val identified that she had personally gotten together with Francine, however Daybreak instantly defined why she didn’t imagine that was the identical state of affairs.
“You don’t have good experiences along with her as a result of, A, you could have a platform for her to learn from, and two, you had been by no means working along with her like that.”
Daybreak then acquired much more particular. She claimed that whereas she was making an attempt to enhance her craft and construct herself up in ECW, Francine was placing power into making an attempt to push different girls out.
“Okay, so my points along with her, or why her and I had been so reverse, was as a result of, like, after I was working arduous to hone my craft, to raise myself, she would spend that very same power in making an attempt to eliminate folks, .”
In accordance with Daybreak, Tammy Sytch was Francine’s major focus when Daybreak first arrived in ECW. Daybreak claimed that gave her sufficient time to determine herself earlier than the warmth ultimately shifted her means.
“In order that’s the place a few of my best friendships got here from, was from ECW, as a result of after I got here in, Tammy was on high. She didn’t need that. So she did every part humanly doable to show Tammy, to make folks assume unhealthy. I imply, Tammy helped her lots with that. You recognize, everyone knows that. She gave her a whole lot of gas. So she didn’t actually take note of me developing. She was so centered on Tammy.”
Daybreak stated that after Sytch was gone, she felt like she turned the subsequent goal. By that time, nevertheless, Daybreak believed she was already too established in ECW to easily be pushed apart.
“By the point Tammy screwed up and was gone, I already had established myself, proper? So I wasn’t going wherever. So now she then tried to make it the place it was so uncomfortable and depressing that I would go away, or that I’d do one thing politically incorrect in order that I’d get thrown out as a response, ?”
Daybreak even claimed issues acquired so petty that Francine typically wouldn’t communicate on to her throughout discussions. As a substitute, she says Francine would discuss via somebody like Lance Storm whereas Daybreak was standing proper there.
“She wouldn’t even deal with me. She would discuss to Lance standing subsequent to me. Oh no. And say, ‘Are you able to inform it, it blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,’ no matter it’s she was, ‘I’m going to return in and do that.’”
That have, in keeping with Daybreak, ultimately made her protecting of different girls who got here via ECW. If she noticed anyone else getting related therapy, she stated she would step in.
“In order that’s how I turned such wonderful pals with so most of the women as they got here via ECW, as a result of I’d block it. Yeah, yeah. Like, no, no, you’re not going to deal with her the way in which you’ve been treating me. You recognize what I’m saying?”
Years later, each girls crossed paths once more below the WWE umbrella when the corporate introduced ECW names again for its 2024 NXT present at Philadelphia’s outdated ECW Area. Ringside Information coated Daybreak Marie serving because the particular referee for Lola Vice vs. Jaida Parker, whereas Francine additionally appeared through the broadcast.
Daybreak Marie is clearly not desirous about rewriting historical past simply to make every part sound good a long time later. So far as she’s involved, WWE handled her professionally, whereas her ECW expertise with Francine was a very totally different story — and she or he nonetheless remembers precisely how ugly it acquired.
What do you make of Daybreak Marie going this difficult on Francine in spite of everything these years? Do you assume Francine ought to reply along with her facet of what occurred in ECW? Tell us your ideas and suggestions within the feedback.
