You're listening to Busted Open after dark, and today I am joined by TNA Knockouts world champion

Ariana Grace as she chats with us right after her big title defense against Jody Threat.

This is the Busted Open podcast.

I am joined by the TNA knockouts world champion, Ariana Grace.

Ariana, welcome. How are you today?

Thank you so much. I'm doing fantastic and I have to say I love hearing those words all together.

TNA knockouts world champion and Ariana Grace, it just goes together. So thank you.

I think it definitely does, you know, getting to see you win your first ever championship.

I guess let's start right there. How did that feeling feel for you to be able to win and now hold that strap that we see right behind you

honestly it was an amazing moment and i have to say it felt long overdue i am a very self-confident

person and i've known with the right opportunity that I would be a champion.

So it felt sweet. It felt sweet to have that moment.

And I saw all the hate online. I heard all those doubters comments.

So it felt good to stick it to them and show them that I'm not only beautiful.

I'm also strong, talented, and ruthless. I had an opportunity and I took it and I will continue to do that over and over and over.

I think we're definitely seen that and we also saw that play out today too in your matchup with Jody Threat,

in which you successfully defended your knockouts championship, kind of went about

it, you know, different means, but regardless, you still came out on top and with your championship.

How'd you feel about your matchup with Jody Threat and the start of your reign?

So, offy enough, Jody and I actually had quite a bit of history. So going into this match,

I was excited because I'm from Toronto, she's from Toronto. I've known her a long time. And Jody,

just like everybody else, is somebody who's consistently overlooked me, thought that they were

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