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As much as it’s physi-
cally and mentally
draining, show days
are simply the big-
gest motivation. Be-
ing able to show hun-
dreds of people what
we can do as profes-
sional wrestlers is
such a reward.
Mix our passion and
adrenaline with the
chanting crowds and
you get an unforget-
table atmosphere.
Just to hear reactions
from the crowd,
whether they’re
cheering you or boo-
ing you is something
achievable in itself as
the fans make it all
worth it.
It’s all a perfor-
mance. The entranc-
es, the matches and
the storylines created
are a parallel uni-
verse and it’s one big
physical act. Tip—the
mean guys are usual-
ly the nicest ones
once you get to know
them! But also let me
tell you how much
backstage nerves are
the worst, dancing
out the back is defi-
nitely one way to
handle this!
A job well done is
proved by reactions
and applause, and
gaining the respect of
the audience is a
huge part of it too.
I’ve always struggled
with confidence is-
sues and it’s some-
thing I’m still working
on to this day but
wrestling has helped
me to be confident in
who I am and the
choices I make, as I
am surrounded by
such an amazing and
supportive group of
people.
I started training in mid
June 2017, and made
my show debut at the
end of March 2018. The
main inspiration to start
this training came from
Sasha Banks and Char-
lotte Flair’s Hell in a Cell
match in 2016. WWE
along with many other
professional wrestling
companies have pushed
women’s wrestling to
limits that were consid-
ered unreachable even
a few years back. So
this inspired me more
than anything to give it
a try, even if it wasn’t
for me in the beginning.
You never know unless
you try, right?
Now I’ve got wins under
my belt and experiences
in plenty of different
match types, as well as
being able to perform at
our biggest trainee
show of the year during
Promo-
tional
poster
featuring
Sasha
Banks vs
Charlotte
for WWE
Hell in a
Cell 2016.
WWE fea-
tured
their all
women’s
pay-per-
view for
the first
time in
last Octo-
ber.
December and
working with some
other pretty awe-
some wrestlers.
Watching women's
wrestling evolve
since I was a young
child growing up in a
household where
wrestling was shown
weekly, there was
initially no hope or
progression for
women in the indus-
try. These women
were managers or
featured in “bikini
matches” as many
were used as ‘eye
candy’ for the men,
who are wrestling’s
prime audience. But
it’s all a work in pro-
gress, especially
with the debut of an
all women's pay-per
-view called WWE
Evolution back in
October last year.
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