Torrie Wilson recently spoke with Jim Ross about her upcoming WWE Hall Of Fame induction, as well as what has changed in the women’s division. Below are some highlights with a H/T to WrestlingInc.com for the transcriptions.

On being surprised about her WWE HOF induction:

“Yes, I was [surprised about the induction]! Actually, Mark Carrano called me and I was on a retreat. And I thought he was calling me to invite me to watch the show and he kind of threw me for a little loop there.” Wilson added, “yeah, I was definitely surprised!”

On the ceremony being shorter this year:

“Yeah, that’s what I’ve been told [that WWE will cut down on inductors for the WWE Hall Of Fame]. Hopefully, they’ll be able to cut down on some of the ceremony a little bit, so some of those wrestlers can get back to the hotel and sleep before the big day!” Wilson added, “yes [the inductor will be female].”

On what has changed in the women’s division:

“During my time, there really wasn’t a ton of women before us kind of showing us the way, so we were kind of, like, learning as we were going,” Wilson recalled. “Vince [McMahon] was asking for 10s, but he wants them to be able to wrestle and all of that, so we kind of, like, started creating our own thing. And a lot of the girls there now were young. Not to age ourselves, but they were watching us and watching us just getting in ring enough and wanting to be that. And, whereas before, we pretty much, I know for myself, I learned in front of all the fans. Like, I was thrown out there. Of course, I showed up early in practice, but basically, I was learning in front of the fans.”

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