1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the battle Ground podcast. 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 2: You'll pay for Allas recently. 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 3: And exclusive interviews with some of your favorite wrestlers found 4 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 3: stop seeing good? 5 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: What's up you guys? Welcome back into Iharria's official wrestling podcast, 6 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: the Battleground Podcast. At his battle and joining us on 7 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: the show today, the new face of the NXT Women's Division, 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: the NXT Women's Champion Give it up for Tatum Pasley 9 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: joined the show. Tatum, how are you doing? 10 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 3: I am wonderful. Thank you for having me on the 11 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 3: show today. 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: We are so happy to have you on the show now. Recently, 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 2: I will tell you that we did have JC on 14 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: the show and my co host who's not here today, 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: had JC winning the match at Halloween Havoc. Ultimately that 16 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: did not happen. I had you winning the match, So congratulations. 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: Let's start with the win itself. Walk me through through 18 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: your mindset. You entered the Battle Roy, you became the 19 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 2: number one contender, and then ultimately stepping into that title 20 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 2: match at Halloween Havoc. What was racing through your mind 21 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: when you realize that this could be your moment? 22 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: What wasn't racing through my mind at that moment? It 23 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: just like you know, I've had many title opportunities in 24 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: my time here in WWE, and as cool as it 25 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: would have, you know, all the thoughts of like maybe 26 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: maybe now is my time, Maybe now, like, there always 27 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: was something in me that just didn't feel like now 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: was the time. And when things started aligning for my 29 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: opportunity for the NXT Women's Championship, it there was just 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: this feeling of I have this, like I know I 31 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 1: have it, Like there was such this confident, comfortable feeling, 32 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: and I don't know why or what it was, because 33 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: you know, I've been here for four years putting in 34 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: the work, and you know, it just kind of it 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: was kind of abrupt, you know. I feel like a 36 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: lot of people did think like I wasn't going to 37 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: be able to pull it off. But I feel like 38 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: I just knew for some reason, the time is now, 39 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: Like this, this is correct. I feel like the stories 40 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: that I've gone through and the people that I've connected 41 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: with and grown with through my time in WWE, like 42 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: everything just worked out in such a beautiful way in 43 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: a beautiful. 44 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 2: Time, right absolutely, And of course we got to hear 45 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: them say and new NXT Women's Champion at Halloween Havocan. 46 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 2: You mentioned how you've been through it all different stories, 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: tag team, background stories, all those moments where it felt 48 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 2: like people saw your potential but like you said, didn't 49 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: really see you. Now suddenly you are front and center, 50 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: You're the face of the NXT women's division. 51 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: Was there like a. 52 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 2: Certain you know, time story that made you feel to yourself, Hey, 53 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: I'm not number two anymore. I'm number one. 54 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: So the best way I'm going to describe this, because 55 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: I've always been kind of attached to somebody, that's my personality. 56 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 3: I'm very reliant and what I started. 57 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: Doing my stuff with my sweet dove Ira Valkyria, I 58 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: really feel like that is what allowed me to connect 59 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: with people. And as easy it is as it is 60 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: for me to say, like now that I'm champion, this 61 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: is how I feel like I can stand on my own. 62 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 3: But honestly, once I started doing that story. 63 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: With Lyra is when I really got the opportunity to 64 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: connect to the audience, and when I started feeling like 65 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: I had a strong connection is when I really felt 66 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: like I am my own person no matter how reliant 67 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: I am on if it's you know, my sweet dub, 68 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: if it's my best friend, Izzy, Like, I still feel 69 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: like I've got this on my own. No matter who 70 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: I'm with, I'm connecting to the audience, with or without 71 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: a title. 72 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 3: I'm connecting to the audience. 73 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: And that's always been and will always will be my 74 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: number one goal while I'm here. 75 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: Right absolutely, And it's been fun to watch because, like 76 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: you said, you're connecting with the audience. You could see 77 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: everybody's excitement when you're up there, and it's not just 78 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: kind of like a forced kind of thing from the crowd, 79 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: like it's genuinely they're there for you. And it's a 80 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 2: great feeling to see that. And of course we're here 81 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: to talk about the special edition of NXT that takes 82 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: place Tuesday, November eighteenth, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, 83 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 2: live on the CW eight pm Eastern. Something really cool 84 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: that we have noticed recently with WW. There's all this 85 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 2: crossover energy happening lately. WW is working, you know, with 86 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 2: Triple A and TNA talent popping up on different brands, 87 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 2: and it feels like the walls are finally coming down 88 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 2: a bit. So let me ask you this, as a 89 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: defending fighting champion, is there anyone out there that maybe 90 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: you haven't stepped in the ring with yet that you 91 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 2: would love to mix it up with. 92 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, there's so many people out there that 93 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: I would love the opportunity to work. And what I 94 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: will say, like if I date back to when I 95 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: made the crossover to TNA, I was the first contracted 96 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: like ww wrestler to cross over and challenge Jordan Grace. 97 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: And for somebody in my position who didn't grow up 98 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: on the independent scenes, who only knows WWE wrestling, it 99 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: really helped me advance and boost my confidence to get 100 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: to wrestle somebody that at the time was under TNA contract, 101 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: you know, getting to wrestle people with different styles that 102 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: have been there, done that, been all over the place. 103 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: So I you know, me being this champion as you've 104 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: if you've seen the last couple of weeks on NXT, 105 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: I want everybody to have their opportunity. 106 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 3: I know how hard it is for a lot of 107 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 3: people to get their spotlight. 108 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: And I know my best friend Izzy and the Calling 109 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: they kind of want me to take a step back 110 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: and not be so giving to everybody. But I want 111 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: to be you know, I want to have as many 112 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: give out as many title opportunities as I possibly can. 113 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: You know, so, I think it's great that we have 114 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: like more doors open for so many different opponents that 115 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: I wouldn't have even thought of to come and challenge 116 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: for this title. 117 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 2: Right, is there like maybe somebody out there that you're 118 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: wanting to step up to, like call them out right 119 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 2: now in particular? 120 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: You let me think, you know what I think would 121 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: be cool. I wrestled her already, but I had so 122 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: much fun. I would love to have a title shot, 123 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: a title opportunity for Rosemary at TNA. 124 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 3: I think that would be a lot of fun. I 125 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 3: think all of us would think that would be a 126 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: lot of fun. 127 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 2: And let's put it out there in the universe. Let's 128 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 2: get Tatum versus Rosemary NXT women's title anytime, anyplace, anywhere. 129 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,559 Speaker 2: You know. One thing that's really cool because we scroll 130 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: through social media and a lot of people are talking online, 131 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: people are saying that you're the future of raw or SmackDown. 132 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 2: When you see things like that online, what is going 133 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 2: through your mind seeing that gratification that people are sore 134 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: already saying, Hey, this is the next face of the 135 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 2: red brand at raw or the blue brand SmackDown. 136 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: Right, so honestly, with social media, I try not to 137 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: let the good thing said or the bad things say 138 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: said mean. I try to not let it really mean 139 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: much to me, even if it is positive. And of 140 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: course it's great to see and to know that people 141 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: are rooting for me. But the real test if people 142 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: are rooting for me is when I step in front 143 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: of them live. You know, can I get their reaction 144 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: live and on social media? Like the way that I feel, 145 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: I feel comfortable, and whenever my time comes to be 146 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: on Raw or SmackDown, I trust when Triple H sees 147 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: the perfect time, I trust in his decision entirely. You know, 148 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: I'm in no rush to get to Raw or SmackDown, 149 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: but I'm super excited to be there. But I'm super 150 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: comfortable here in NXT as well. I just know wherever 151 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: I am, I'm going to try to connect to that audience. 152 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: So when I see it online, of course, it's you know, 153 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: it makes me feel like, Okay, I'm doing my job. 154 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 3: People want to see me take that next step. 155 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: But you know, I just kind of put it entirely 156 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: up to the reactions that I get live. 157 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely for sure. Now when fans look back at 158 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 2: Tatum's NXT Women's Championship reign. What do you want them 159 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: to say? Like when someone tweets Tatum Pasley's title run 160 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 2: was different? What makes it different? 161 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: There's so much I could say, So the first thing 162 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: I will say is I feel like we have gotten use. 163 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: When you see a champion and they are about to 164 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: have a title defense, you are like, oh. 165 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 3: She's got it. I know for sure she's winning or 166 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 3: they're winning. 167 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: There's this confidence of like, you know which direction it's 168 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: gonna go with me, even if you are my number 169 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: one supporter. When I defend this title, there's this sense 170 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: of anxiety with it. You know, like if we date 171 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: back to a couple of weeks ago when I when 172 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: I was supposed to have my first title defense with 173 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: Lolavice until it was interrupted by fatal influence. 174 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 3: You know, everyone was so happy and then the wheel 175 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 3: on Lola and people were ooh. 176 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: Like, I'm root for you, girl, but I'm a little nervous, 177 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: and I think it's so cool to have that. 178 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 3: Kind of nervousness. Nervousness with your. 179 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: Champion right now, but overall, me holding this title, what 180 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: it represents to me, even someone on top right now, 181 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: I'm still very human. 182 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 3: I still I'm really high, I'm really low. 183 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 1: I overreact, I underreact, like I have all these emotions 184 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: when normally you're used to seeing your champion be like 185 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: top of their game twenty four to seven. 186 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 3: But I am I'm not that kind of champion. 187 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: I am. 188 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 3: I am as human as they come, and I think. 189 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: That's what's really cool about, you know, Tatum being your 190 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: NXT Women's Champion right now? 191 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, As we come to the end of our 192 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: interview before we let you go, is there anything you 193 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 2: want to say to the fans watching or listening to 194 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 2: this right now? 195 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 3: Thank you all for supporting me, for allowing me to 196 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 3: relate to you guys, and be sure to not miss 197 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 3: NXT Special episode November eighteenth at MSG at gold Rush. 198 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 2: Awesome, Tata, It's an honor and a privilege to have 199 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 2: you on the show. Congrats on winning that title and 200 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: look forward to having you back on here many many 201 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 2: more times in the future. 202 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I'll be here.