87: Oral Sessions - Maria Kanellis
The Sessions with Renée Paquette
Renée Paquette
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Is Maria Kanellis the most underrated talent in professional wrestling? She just might be. The history-making former WWE titleholder (you’ll find out which one and why) turned Ring of Honor producer joins Oral Sessions to talk about one of the most unique careers in the history of the business, her ongoing working relationship with Paul Heyman, and how she and husband Mike Bennett make it work. Also, she discusses her Tag Me In initiative, promoting mental health awareness in the professional wrestling space.
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| 0:00.0 | The volume. |
| 0:04.4 | Oral sessions is brought to you by FanDuel. |
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| 0:10.9 | Whether you love basketball, golf, soccer, |
| 0:13.0 | or any other fantasy sport, there's |
| 0:15.2 | a contest for every fan. |
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| 0:21.9 | Ladies and sweet gentlemen, welcome to Oral Sessions. |
| 0:27.6 | I am joined today by none other than a woman |
| 0:29.6 | I consider a powerhouse in the world of professional wrestling. |
| 0:33.1 | A woman that I believe has not been given for proper flowers. |
| 0:38.2 | I don't think that enough respect is slapped on this woman's name. |
| 0:41.7 | From working it pretty much every promotion possible |
| 0:45.2 | to being in the game for geez, however many years, |
| 0:49.7 | just grinding away. |
| 0:52.1 | This woman gets the job done, whether it's in WWE, Ring of Honor, |
| 0:56.7 | Impact, see her pop up everywhere and enrolls |
| 0:59.7 | from backstage interviewer, being a valet, |
| 1:02.6 | being a manager, just stepping in the ring. |
| 1:05.3 | This woman has worn every hat in the world of professional wrestling. |
| 1:08.8 | And even deemed by the great Paul Heyman |
| 1:11.6 | as one of the, you know, a great mind |
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