"And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it"
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The subtext is professional discipline disguised as swagger. “Wouldn’t” signals boundaries, a quiet refusal of the industry’s appetite for reckless overexposure. It’s self-belief, but also self-management: she’s telling you there are stakes, and she respects them. And “nail it” is perfect locker-room diction - tactile, workmanlike, a little aggressive. It implies repetition and craft, not magic. You don’t “nail” something by manifesting; you nail it by drilling, rehearsing, eating pressure for breakfast.
In the context of pro wrestling’s hybrid reality, that matters. Stratus built a legacy in a space that routinely underestimates its women and overestimates its spectacle. The line functions as a promise and a challenge: judge the performance, not the hype, because she plans to make the moment unavoidable.
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Stratus, Trish. (2026, January 15). And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-i-wouldnt-take-on-such-a-big-thing-if-i-didnt-168631/
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Stratus, Trish. "And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-i-wouldnt-take-on-such-a-big-thing-if-i-didnt-168631/.
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"And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-i-wouldnt-take-on-such-a-big-thing-if-i-didnt-168631/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.







