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"I've had a lot of tough matches here and a lot of tough losses," she told the crowd afterward, "but coming out here tonight makes it all worthwhile."
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"I have sat in this chair a few times where I haven't finished the match or I feel like I have a long road ahead of me in terms of recovery with the body, so, yeah, that's a positive," she said. "But there's definitely the repetition, just the feeling of being in a match. It's very different."
