ODB SHOOTS on The Elegance Brand, Dixie Carter, Defends Traci Brooks, and Talks TNA Return

SoCal Val sits down with TNA Knockouts legend ODB for an exclusive interview on The Velvet Ropes on WrestlingNews.co, ahead of her six-woman hardcore country tag team match at TNA Rebellion on April 11 in Cleveland. ODB opens up on her return to TNA alongside Mickie James and Taryn Terrell, her thriving food truck business ODB and Big Al's, the differences between today's Knockouts locker room and her era, Dixie Carter's alleged resistance to ODB representing the division, the legendary Christy Hemme photo shoots, her thoughts on the Elegance Brand, young wrestlers skipping Tracy Brooks' Hall of Fame induction, her original Tough Enough tryout with Al Snow, and whether fans could see ODB in WWE. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Returning to TNA for one last run after Tommy Dreamer's call 2:50 - ODB and Big Al's food truck business 7:27 - Comparing the current Knockouts locker room to her era 9:44 - Christy Hemme Knockouts photo shoots 12:46 - Favorite current TNA Knockouts: Jody Threatt, Alicia Fox 15:32 - Dixie Carter didn't want ODB representing the Knockouts division 18:16 - Favorite current TNA male stars and Leon Slater praise 19:49 - Wrestlers who take themselves too seriously: "Sunglasses inside" 20:53 - Fun memories on the road and the plastic spider gimmick 22:51 - Cocoa Locos story with Brooke Adams 26:22 - Tom Brooks fan question: pre-match rituals 28:45 - Tommy Dreamer as a mentor 30:29 - Al Snow, Tough Enough, and her first mentors 34:25 - Celebrity crushes: Sylvester Stallone and Sam Elliott 35:47 - Could ODB appear in WWE? 37:29 - Tracy Brooks Hall of Fame induction and young knockouts ignoring her 41:33 - "Know your history, bitches" 41:45 - Calling out the Elegance Brand: "They found you on TikTok" 45:08 - TNA Rebellion preview Subscribe to WrestlingNews.co for more exclusive interviews on The Velvet Ropes with SoCal Val. #TNA #ODB #Knockouts #WWE #MickieJames #TarynTerrell #SoCalVal #VelvetRopes #WrestlingNews #ProWrestling