Lisa Marie Varon on Her Restaurant, Never Returning to TNA, WWE, More...

On her new restaurant, “The Squared Circle”, opening in Chicago:

“This is our  third restaurant. We had one in Kentucky and one in Lombard, Ill; we sold both  of those and ended up coming back to Chicago. It’s not just a pizza place; we do  thin crust (Chicago style), we do brick oven, New York Style, and stuffed  burgers. It’s a very, very unique menu.”

On the wrestling theme of her restaurant:

"Our place is  wrestling themed. I’m there every single night watching wrestling. I get to  watch what I love, talk about my passion, eat awesome food, and mingle with the  fans. Every night we have wrestling on and feature wrestling related guests. I  even named a platter after Gail Kim.”

On her  time in TNA and whether she would return:

“TNA is out of  the question. It wasn’t a good fit for me. I had a great run there, but it was  very different from WWE. It made me appreciate WWE a lot.”

On her future in wrestling:

“Never say  never. I’m 42 and I’m still kicking ass and in better shape than when I was  wrestling. It’s in my blood. I’m lucky that I live wrestling at my restaurant. I  don’t think I’m done wrestling; I have a lot to give in terms of knowledge and  helping other females.”

On working in front of  the same crowd each week versus working on the road:

“Its apples and  oranges. I enjoy going on the road and working different towns. (At TNA) the  audience wanted to get more camera time (than the talent). I ended up knowing  most of the fans that went there in Orlando. Performing in Madison Square Garden  is surreal. I hope some of the TNA talent that has never gotten to do that gets  a chance to do it.”

On what’s missing with  today’s female talent:

“We had Fit  Finlay as a trainer and agent. He made us and molded us. He got to know what  made us tick, exposed that, and there was nothing we couldn’t do. Today, the  girls pick and choose what moves they want to do. If Fit Finlay was around, that  wouldn’t happen. We worked stiff. We made contact"