Madusa could have become a member of the New World Order, but wanted no part of the monochromatic faction.
During a recent episode of “The Snake Pit” podcast, Madusa, aka Alundra Blayze, recalled turning the idea down. She said,
“The nWo was great, but I sure as hell didn’t want to be a part of it. I stood my ground and didn’t want to be a part of that at all — only because it was a good ol’ boys club. If you know me, I’m an individual — I don’t mind groups, but if nWo was going to stand for anything, it was going to stand for the new women’s organization.”
Madusa’s arrival in WCW would see her throw the WWF Women’s Championship she held at the time in the trash, resulting in her being blacklisted from WWE for decades.
Madusa never held a women’s championship in WCW and also spoke about the promotion’s lack of a women’s division. She said,
“I was promised that there was going to be a women’s roster, a women’s title — but we saw where that went. It was one and one, Akira Hokuto got it, they wouldn’t even give it to me, their own [homegrown talent] … instead, ‘let’s just throw her with the men and give her the Cruiserweight title.’ So, yes, it was very weird. There was more emphasis on the men because there was just a bunch of men running it.”
Madusa added that she holds no ill feelings about the male-centric roster, stating that “everyone was cordial” and she has kept her personal feelings and business work apart.
