Stephanie Vaquer Nearly Stopped Using Devil’s Kiss Move In WWE

Stephanie Vaquer’s Devil’s Kiss has become one of the most recognizable moves in NXT, especially with Booker T yelling his now-famous “ah!” every time she hits it. Fans have picked up on it too, turning the move into a crowd moment every time she lands it.

But according to Vaquer, she nearly stopped using the move altogether when she first joined WWE. While speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Vaquer revealed that she had been using the move long before WWE, but once she signed, she started thinking about dropping it. She admitted that reactions to the move made her uncomfortable, and she didn’t like how some people viewed it.

“You know what? Before WWE, I did that move for a long time. When I did that move before WWE, was a little different than now. When I sign with WWE, I think, Okay, I want to stop doing that move for many reasons. I think sometimes people take that move different ways, and I don’t like that.”

She explained that during training in NXT, coaches encouraged her to keep it because fans already recognized the move. Even then, she said she still wasn’t fully sold on bringing it back.

“In NXT one day, we were training, and I showed that move, and the coach is saying, ‘No, that’s good, people know that move and people like that move.’ I’m thinking yeah, but I don’t know why I don’t like it anymore. I don’t want to do that move because I hate what people say, it’s just because that move, and people can’t sometimes understand that move, and I’m gonna start to do it again.”

What finally changed her mind was Booker T. His loud reactions on commentary helped turn the Devil’s Kiss into a fan favorite, and Vaquer said that energy made her feel differently about using it again.

“I feel good because Booker T make that move so people love this move, so I’m starting to love this move again, because Booker T make me feel like that.”

Now the Devil’s Kiss gets one of the biggest reactions during her matches, with fans joining Booker T every time she hits it.

Do you think Booker T helped turn the Devil’s Kiss into a fan favorite, or would it have caught on anyway? Let us know what you think and drop your feedback in the comments.