1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Hey everyone, it's the Prodigy and your new Ring of 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: Honor Women's World Champion as well as the youngest Women's 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: Champion and Ring of Honor history, and you're listening to 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: Battleground Podcast. Make sure to follow me on all my 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: socials r Okay Underscore, r OKC on Instagram, b Roxy 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: Underscore on Twitter. And I have two new shirts on 7 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: uh Ring of Honors shop dot com. 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Instagram is Battleground podcast, Twitter's Battleground. 25 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 5: Ihr. 26 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 4: We're gonna go ahead and bring in my tag team partner, 27 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 4: my man Eli's here. 28 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 5: What's up, buddy? 29 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 6: Hell? 30 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 7: That was that? 31 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: Was it? 32 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 5: Just I don't know? 33 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 6: No we I mean, our last episode was the Hall 34 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 6: of Famer Gail Kim and now we have I mean, 35 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 6: not only one of the brightest stars coming up, but 36 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 6: now a world champion. 37 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 4: So but we can't say that the start, we can't 38 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 4: have the the the accolade saying that we helped her 39 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 4: get this title, because this is the first time she's 40 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 4: been on the show. So let's bring in our guests. 41 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 4: Your new Ring of Honor Women's Champion. 42 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 5: Roxy is on this show. Roxy. How are you. How's 43 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 5: things going? 44 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 3: I'm good, I'm great. How are you guys? 45 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 5: We are great, glad to have you on. 46 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 4: I bet your your luggage is a little bit heavier 47 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 4: going to the airports now that you got a little 48 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 4: bit of a new hardware to carry with you. 49 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 3: Just a little bit, just a little bit. 50 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 4: Kind of like, uh yeah, let me grab that little 51 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 4: dolly over there so we could carry this. No big deal, 52 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 4: there's not a championship, just kind of sitting here for me. 53 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 5: No big deal. 54 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 4: So let's kind of let's go back, Let's let's get 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 4: to the obvious thing. Let's talk about it. Let's get 56 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 4: it out of the way. What does it feel like 57 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 4: to be the first current and defending Ring of Honor 58 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 4: Women's Championship. 59 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 3: There's like so. 60 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: Many emotions that go into this. Like it's just the 61 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: fact that I've been dreaming of becoming a professional roster 62 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: since I was like ten years old, and like I 63 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: didn't expect to like accomplish as many things as I've 64 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: accomplished by now at nineteen. 65 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 3: I always knew like I. 66 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: Would kind of turn my dreams into reality, but I 67 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: didn't think that along the way, I'd be like like 68 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: making history in so many different ways, and being the 69 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: first Ring of Honor Women's World champion and then being 70 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: the youngest champion in their history. 71 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 3: It's like my mind is blown, yeah. 72 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 4: Because I mean you go back and look to it, 73 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 4: and like you said, you've been doing this for a while. 74 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 4: I mean you started at thirteen, and then you went 75 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 4: to high school and you started getting on a Greyhound 76 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 4: Boss to go train with Booker T. And I mean 77 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 4: it seems like all the sacrifices you made. I'm pretty 78 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 4: sure that doing training you missed out on a lot 79 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 4: of high school things like prom, maybe graduation, Friday night 80 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 4: lights and all that other stuff. Is this kind of 81 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 4: one of those things that you look back and be like, 82 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 4: it was totally worth missing out on some of those things. 83 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent. 84 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: And I think that that's the that's kind of the 85 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: hard part, And that's kind of the part that like 86 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: not a lot of people see, like the things that 87 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: go on behind the scenes. And yeah, I started really young, 88 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: and I thank my mom a thousand times for being 89 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: so supportive. And of course she always was like one 90 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: hundred percent. Yeah, like you want to be a wrestler, Okay, 91 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: like we'll do it. But at the same time, it 92 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: was also like very scary for her because it's like 93 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: she's kind of it's not just like oh, like like yeah, 94 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: my kids in cheerleading, ro oh yeah, my kids in baseball. 95 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: It's like, yeah, my kid's just in like this big 96 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: industry that's kind of crazy and kind of full of 97 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: girl adults. And she's like fifteen, and I know for 98 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: sure like she got it from my family, like hey, 99 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: like what are you doing? But she just she she 100 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: knew how much like wrestling meant to me and how 101 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: like determined and how much like I loved it, and 102 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: and she was just like I think in that moment, 103 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: like her coming in the ring with me and and 104 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: just like all that emotion, her crying, like it was 105 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: just like I think, like a sense of relief for 106 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: her of like okay, like all those hard times and 107 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: like everything that we went through like together, it just 108 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: it was so worth it because in that moment, it 109 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: was like, okay, like everything that she dreamt of is 110 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: like is coming into fruition. 111 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 3: So it's right cool. 112 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 4: And you gotta, like you said, I mean, being there 113 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 4: watching the show, watching you win and having your parents 114 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 4: there to cheer you on, and then they see you 115 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 4: watch that. The question I have for you and if 116 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 4: you want to peel back the curtain, did you know 117 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 4: going into that night that you were going to win? 118 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 4: Or was it more of a surprise during the match, 119 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 4: it was like, hey, you're gonna win, but you didn't 120 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 4: tell your parents. 121 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: I did not tell My parents did not know anything. 122 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 5: So why did you not tell me this? 123 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 6: Yeah? 124 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, amer And I even I remember telling them, like 125 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: the day before I was like because I had no idea, 126 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: and I told them, I'm like, don't be like disappointed 127 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: if I lose, And my mom's. 128 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: Like, what is it wrong with you? 129 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: Like, We're not going to be disappointed if you lose, 130 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: Like we're so proud. 131 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 3: That you're even like here, Like this is crazy. 132 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: And I think she's had that mindset since I since 133 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: I started, and like for me, just like having my 134 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: first match, my very first match at fourteen, like she 135 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: was there, and she's the one that I had like 136 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 1: this T shirt on that said roxy. 137 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 3: She's the one that made that for me. Yeah, and 138 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 3: so she's awesome like from. 139 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: Like she's the one that helped me come up with 140 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:00,039 Speaker 1: my wrestling name at like eleven years old, and so 141 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: like my mom is such a big, big part of 142 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: my whole story and the fact that she I kind 143 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: of like was able to share that big moment with 144 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: her was very special. 145 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:13,239 Speaker 4: Yeah. 146 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 6: That's awesome when like you have that family support because 147 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 6: especially well I think just kids in general, but especially 148 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 6: for those that like wrestling. A lot of times the 149 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 6: parents or you know, why don't you go to college, 150 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 6: why don't you get a real you know, so to 151 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 6: like have someone support you every step of the way. 152 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 6: That's that's got to mean even more to it. 153 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm so grateful. 154 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 6: Yeah. So one thing I wanted to ask you had mentioned, 155 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 6: you know, your age and also you know now the youngest. 156 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 6: I think you're the youngest Ring of Honor champion of 157 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 6: all time, not just women and men. But anyways, do 158 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 6: you think going into the tournament, do you think your 159 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 6: age was a disadvantage for you or an advantage because 160 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 6: I think a lot of people kind of automatically think, oh, nineteen, Yeah, 161 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 6: she's green, she's had a couple, you know. Do you 162 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 6: think you kind of use that to your advantage thinking 163 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 6: people might underestimate you, or like what was your approach 164 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 6: with that? 165 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 3: Yeah? 166 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: I think since I kind of like broke into the business, 167 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: I always had that problem of like people not really 168 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: taking me seriously or people kind of underestimating me just 169 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: because of my age. But I think that like that 170 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: is complete bs because I feel like as though regardless 171 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: of how old you are, or what you look like, 172 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: or whatever the case may be, I think like that 173 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: has nothing to do with like how much heart and 174 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: dedication someone has. And that's exactly how I got to 175 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: the to the point of where I am right now 176 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: in my career is that like every time someone told 177 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: me no, or every time someone said you can, or 178 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: anytime someone was like, uh no, like she's whatever, she'll 179 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: she'll grow out of it. I was like no, like 180 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: and it kind of like little fired me to just 181 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: kind of like not really not so much like prove 182 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: people wrong, but kind of prove myself right. And like 183 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: I lived up to Page so much just because she 184 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: kind of had the same story and she's kind of 185 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: who inspired me to kind of like kickstart my wrestling career. 186 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: Was like she started when she was like fourteen or thirty. 187 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: I belief and she did so much and accomplished so much, 188 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh, like I can totally do it. 189 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 3: And to this day it was kind of like it's 190 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 3: kind of hard. 191 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: I guess it is a disadvantage but also an advantage 192 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: because like I think having all these people kind of 193 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: tell me that I couldn't it kind of like, especially 194 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: being so young, it kind of messes with like your 195 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: mind a little bit and it's like hmm, like are 196 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: they right? Like, and it was hard to kind of 197 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: like believe in myself. 198 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 3: But I think like things that are like I've accomplished 199 00:09:59,280 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 3: along the way. 200 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: Kind of every time it kind of like makes me 201 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: stop and think and like wait, like look at what 202 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: you're doing. Like you're doing it and regardless of like 203 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: anything that anyone had ever had to say, like like 204 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: I'm holding the ring of water Woman the World championship 205 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: right now, but look at that. 206 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, look at what I got that you don't have 207 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 5: kind of thing. 208 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, And we were we were talking before we got 209 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 6: on camera. The last interview we had was the legend 210 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 6: Gao Kim, you know, and you know, just seeing you know, 211 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 6: now we're getting to a new generation with you. You know, 212 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 6: I think it's you know, it kind of goes double 213 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 6: for girls because you know, not only do people look 214 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 6: at wrestling in a certain way blah blah blah, but 215 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 6: then girls, you know, why don't you do cheerleading or 216 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 6: why don't you know, and so there's that extra kind 217 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 6: of stigma. 218 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: You know. 219 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 6: I think a lot of people still associate women's wrestling 220 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 6: with like you know, the Attitude era and the Painties 221 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 6: match and all it. It's like no, no, no, these 222 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 6: girls are legit. They go and so I you know, 223 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 6: I think that added probably more to it just because 224 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 6: you were a girl, you know, so unfairly of course, 225 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 6: you know, but. 226 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure. 227 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 4: So there was a lot of amazing women featured in 228 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 4: the tournament, including former guests of the show. 229 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 5: Mandy Leone, Angelina Love, Alison Kay. 230 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 4: Was there anyone in the tournament that you are nervous 231 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 4: to face if you ended up in the same bracket 232 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 4: as them? 233 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: Honestly, it was Angelina Love yea, And I think it 234 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: was either like her or Mandy just because there not 235 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: only did I have the pressure of like, Okay, she's 236 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: like the vet of the vet in this division, and 237 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: like so I think stepan considering with her, and then 238 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: how much experience she has and like she's seven time 239 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: world champion, and then also has a little bit of 240 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: a history of like not wanting to play by the rules. 241 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: So it was kind of like, Okay, in this match, 242 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: I have like all of this to worry about. You know, 243 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: she started wrestling before I was even born, so there's 244 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: another thing added to that. And then it was like, Okay, 245 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to have to like have eyes in the 246 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: back of my head because like I like I had 247 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: already been summisky, I had already been Quinn mckayin, and 248 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: it was like, I'm not going to come this far 249 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: just to come this far, and it was like I 250 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: need to make sure that no matter what happens, like 251 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: I have to surpass Angeline alone, because it was like, 252 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if Man's gonna come out, I don't 253 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: know if she's gonna try to like do so I 254 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: don't know, but yeah, I think that was probably the 255 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: person I was most nervous about getting into England. 256 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 6: And besides being a multi time world champ, she's also 257 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 6: she's known for having a mean side, so she like. 258 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 5: To play fair sometimes, so I like to see that. 259 00:12:55,240 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, oh okay, yeah. Sort of a related question in 260 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 6: your personal opinion, what do you think was your best 261 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 6: match in the tournament. 262 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 3: I think my match was Sue Me. 263 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: I was very excited since I started like kind of 264 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: a I think when I was about like fourteen fifteen, 265 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: I just sorry, sorry. 266 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 3: Here you go play with this. 267 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: I fell in love with like Japan wrestling, and I 268 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: was like I want to go to Japan and train 269 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: in Japan and go to start on my marvels or 270 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: whatever it may be. But I was like, I want 271 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: to go to Japan, and so when I found out 272 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: I was going to wrestlesue me, I was like, oh crap, 273 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: like sorry, but I was like, not only is she 274 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: like she was the first one Woman of Honor champion, 275 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: she won that tournament, So there was a little bit 276 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: of like pressure, and then it was there was also like, 277 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: oh my god, I'm going to learn so much from 278 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: this match, regardless of what happens, because. 279 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 3: Like Sumi Sakai is like I mean, at least to me, 280 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 3: I think she's a legend. Yeah, so I was. 281 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: I was pretty excited about that mention, and that was like, 282 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: I think that's one of the best matches I've had, 283 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: like in my career, honestly. 284 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 6: Yeah. Yeah, that's a and very good, very good answer. 285 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 4: And it's one of those ones like, uh, you sit 286 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 4: there and you wanted that match to happen, and you 287 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 4: wanted to train over there, and all of a sudden 288 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 4: you get that influence coming into the match. Is there 289 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 4: anything that you took away from during that match with her, 290 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 4: like did she give you kind of like beforehand, did 291 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 4: she give you any pointers? Did you kind of say, hey, 292 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 4: I'd really like to do this. Can we try this 293 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 4: kind of peel back? That curtain a little bit further 294 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 4: for everybody. 295 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, she definitely did. 296 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: Like like I said, she I've never been to Japan 297 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: and she has, she has right so many times there 298 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: and so like she definitely had a lot of like 299 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: little coiners, little like little things that she kind of 300 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: took from Japan and kind of like like. 301 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 3: Kind of gave me. 302 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: And yeah, I was, I was being excited to work 303 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: with her, and like I said, like I learned so 304 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: much just from that matchroom. 305 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 6: Nice. 306 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 4: Well, there's kind of a popular subject among wrestling fans 307 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 4: in the wrestling community these days, is this uh Forbiden 308 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 4: door as we do the finger quotes and Ring of 309 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 4: Honors always had a good relationship with other companies, including 310 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 4: New Japan and NWA. Are you open to defending your 311 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 4: title outside of ROH and if so, who are some 312 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 4: competitors you would love to compete against, maybe put that 313 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 4: title up against. 314 00:15:54,960 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, so I am actually going to defend it on 315 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: the first time next weekend against Killer Kelly. 316 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 6: We had a question about that. So that's that's good 317 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 6: that you. 318 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 5: Think she knows our questions. I think she's seeing everything 319 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 5: right now. 320 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: I've never wrestled Killer Kelly, so I'm so freaking excited. 321 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: And then it to bring water titles on the line, 322 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: so that's an't even like bigger deal and I'm I'm 323 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: super excited. But yeah, like Maria mentioned it at the 324 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: pay per view before the match, like there's no door here, 325 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: and whether it be the A e W Women's Champion, 326 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: whether it be the Knockouts Champion, whether it be at 327 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: nw A, like whoever wants a shot like. 328 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 3: They got it. 329 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean defending champ and so can you imagine, 330 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 4: like just think if you have like the pens on 331 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 4: let's say, let's say Roxy and Britt Baker, Roxy or Camille. 332 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 5: I mean I. 333 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 4: Would put up all my money for the two matches 334 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 4: Roxy because she's got two championships now, so I think 335 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 4: Roxy might want to add a little bit more, uh 336 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 4: some metal to her duffel bag when she comes to 337 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 4: because I mean, Deanna's got those two titles, so I. 338 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 3: Have three titles right now. 339 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, what are you the so where you're fighting 340 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 6: Killer Kelly? Are you the champ of that as well? 341 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 3: Yes? 342 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 6: Is that New Texas? 343 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 3: Is that the one New Texas pro? 344 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 6: So your New Texas pro ring of Honor? And then 345 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 6: what's the other one. 346 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: And sabotage War of the Genders champions person that held 347 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: that was shot to black heart. 348 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 6: Okay, that yeah, that's that's where I've heard that name. 349 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 5: Okay, So Roxy's about to be the belt collector. 350 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 6: Then it looks like it walk into you know, NBA 351 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 6: with three belts, Like I just kind of. 352 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 5: Like, I'm here, I'll take all the other ones. 353 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get that Reality Rustling Championship back too. 354 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 4: So I want to well, here's the thing, because you've 355 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 4: already got some titles and you're wanting some titles back. 356 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 4: Everybody that has been on this show has gone on 357 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 4: and we've talked about this numerous times. You can go 358 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 4: down the track record. Everybody that's been on the show 359 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 4: has gone on to win some sort of title. Literally, 360 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 4: we had Chris Dickinson on two days before he won 361 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 4: the ROH Tag Team titles and he went on to 362 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 4: win it. We had Pco on and then the next 363 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 4: couple of days after he was on the show he 364 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 4: went on to win the Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship. 365 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 6: Uh yeah, Josh Woods just beat Grisham. 366 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 5: He was on six months ago and I called it 367 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 5: on the show. 368 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 6: We talked about it on the show. Yeah, so it 369 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 6: was like we have a good track record. 370 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 5: I called it on the show six months ago. 371 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 4: I was like, Josh Gresham's gonna slip up and you're 372 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 4: gonna get that roh Pure title. And then what happens 373 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 4: title changes on Death before dishonor and of course you 374 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 4: get the title at Death before Dishner And we're gonna 375 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 4: make sure you get all these other titles because you're 376 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 4: in good hands with us. 377 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,959 Speaker 6: Yeah. Yeah, So this is a this is a question 378 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 6: about the trainers. What did Dega and Booker T say 379 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 6: when they found out you were the new Ring of 380 00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 6: Honor Women's Champion. 381 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: So Booker T was like, so literally right after my match, 382 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: I think he was like I think he was watching 383 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: the match, because right after he was he made a 384 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: post saying how she was super extremely proud, and which 385 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: means so much to me just because like I started 386 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: at Reality of Wrestling at such a young age and 387 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: and he was kind of one of the first people 388 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 1: that kind of saw me and was like, Okay, I 389 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: see something in her and and I'm going to make 390 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: sure that that she goes far and she and he 391 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 1: helped me so much, whether it be like just like 392 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: believe me enough to put the championship on me at eighteen, like. 393 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 3: Like that's a pretty big step, you know, Kah. 394 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: And so I appreciate him so much, and I and 395 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: him and Charmel like have helped me grow so much, 396 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: not only as like a wrestler, but as a person 397 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: in this industry, and like, I'm super super grateful for that. 398 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: And it's funny because so a few weeks ago, I 399 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: had a show for Booker t at Reality of Wrestling, 400 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 1: and I had a little bit of like a mishap, 401 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: and so I wasn't aware of like the match that 402 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: was that was before me, and I was like changing, 403 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: and I was like wait, I asked him, wait, can 404 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 1: you check, like. 405 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 3: How many matches until I'm on? 406 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: And I'm like changing, and I'm like I'm like putting 407 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: on my boots hadn't tied them yet. And they run 408 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: in and they're like, hey, your music's hitting, and. 409 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 3: I was like, how you lying. 410 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: They're like, no, your music's on, and I was like, 411 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: oh my god. And I started like like going thirty 412 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 1: thousand miles. 413 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 3: Oh my god. 414 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: Booker walks in and he's like, what are you doing 415 00:20:55,240 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh, and he was pretty mad man. 416 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: They ended up like doing the promo U and within 417 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: like a minute and a half I had those and 418 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: I ran out and was like I'm here, guys, and 419 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: like after the match, he was furious. 420 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 3: And after the match he came to me, He's like, Okay, 421 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 3: you redeem yourself. That's pretty good. 422 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: But he uh, they sent me a message and uh, 423 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 1: the producer Kevin, which is he he works very closely 424 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: with Booker. He sent me a message and he's like, hey, 425 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: just you just got off the phone Booker. He wants 426 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: you to know that he is so extremely proud of you, 427 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: Like since you first walked into Reality of Wrestling, you've 428 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: grown so so much and. 429 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 3: And we're more than proud. 430 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 1: He's like, but he's still gonna yell at you when 431 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: you're messing up. 432 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 6: So in Reality Wrestling just signed a TV deal so 433 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 6: they'll be on yes, fifty markets or something, So that's 434 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 6: a that's a big deal for for sure. 435 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, yes, yeah, I'm so excited. 436 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 4: So we we kind of asked a couple of people 437 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,199 Speaker 4: online and ask if they want to submit some fan questions, 438 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 4: and our good friend Keith from the mixtag podcast rights. 439 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 4: Most of us grow up with wrestling idols, favorites, who 440 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 4: what kid? 441 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 5: What should kids who might look to you. 442 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 4: As a wrestling role model know, and what would you 443 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 4: want to pass on to them. 444 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: Who There's so much I think, like just what I 445 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: had a really hard time with was kind of believing 446 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 1: in myself. And I've said that before, but I think 447 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: confidence is like so important in wrestling and just like 448 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: kind of always keep it in mind your why. That 449 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 1: was one of the first things my first training told 450 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: me was like, throughout your journey, it's going to be 451 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: so hard, because wrestling is so hard, and it's it's 452 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: not just. 453 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 3: Like a oh on your way up. It's like a 454 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 3: roller coaster. 455 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: You're gonna have times where you feel like up here, 456 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: and then there's you're gonna have times where you're just like, dang, 457 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: maybe I should just give up, Like I don't see 458 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: anything happening, Maybe I should just stop. But as long 459 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: as you remember your why, and my why was like 460 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,479 Speaker 1: that ten year old little girl that was like in 461 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: her room coming up with gear and names and just 462 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: like dreaming like I knew that, Like just how I 463 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: said before, I wasn't gonna come this far just to 464 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: come this far, and I want to make her proud 465 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: and every even even like during this whole tournament, it 466 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 1: was like it was like, no matter what outcome happens, 467 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: like ten year old me would be so proud that 468 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: I'm doing what I'm doing. And I think that throughout 469 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: my career that has kind of helped me so much 470 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: is just remembering why I started and kind of like 471 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 1: having like that tunnel vision of like, Okay, I know 472 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: what i want my dreams to look like, and I'm 473 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: not going to stop until I make them happen. 474 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 3: And I think that's super important for sure. 475 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 6: Pretty good advice. Okay, so this goes back to what 476 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 6: we discussed earlier. So obviously you have an incredible challenge 477 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 6: coming up soon, Killer Kelly. I mean, what do you 478 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 6: do to get ready for a fight that's obviously going 479 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 6: to be physical. 480 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: I feel like you just always have to stay ready 481 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: rather than like kind of get ready for a specific match, 482 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: And that's. 483 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 3: Kind of like what I like to do. 484 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: I think having so many reps, Like even like while 485 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: I was doing the tournament, I was still wrestling on 486 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: the Indies and I was still having matches like almost 487 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: every weekend, and just because I think that that helps 488 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: me so much with like reps and it helps me 489 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 1: stay ready for like these big opportunities is that come, 490 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: whether it be bring him Honor, whether it be binding 491 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: Killer Kelly, which, like I said, I've never been comoring 492 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: with her, so I don't really know exactly what to expect. 493 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: But I also really like to study my opponents. So 494 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 1: when I know who I'm wrestling, I'll like go on 495 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: YouTube and I'll just want. 496 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, because then. 497 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, Okay, okay, I think I can if I 498 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: see like kind of what they're doing in the ring, 499 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, I know what you're about to do. 500 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 3: And kind of like you know. 501 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 4: Right now now that you are the defending Ring of 502 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 4: Honor Women's Champion, is there somebody in that locker room 503 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 4: that you are wanting to put that tit up against. 504 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 4: Are you're gonna be like a champion where it's an 505 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 4: open challenge and anybody gets step up? Or are you 506 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 4: wanting to go ahead and say I want so? 507 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 5: And so. 508 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 3: I think right. 509 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: Now I know that holding that championship means that I 510 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: have like a giant target all night back. 511 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 8: I'm aware, but I think I I've been underestimated for 512 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 8: so long, and now holding that championship also means that, 513 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 8: like it's okay to say, like I'm one of the best. 514 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, it validates it. 515 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't want people to underestimate me anymore. And 516 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: I hope that like having this as proved, this championship 517 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: has proof kind of shows people like, Okay, I'm not 518 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: going to underestimate this girl, and I want to see 519 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,360 Speaker 1: who like lots to step up. So yeah, it's kind 520 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: of like an open challenge, like whoever wants a shot 521 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: at this title like. 522 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 6: It as it is you mentioned earlier, you know, Page 523 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 6: is one of your favorites, and there's been rumors she 524 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 6: may be making a return to the ring, and she 525 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 6: posted a couple of days ago, I think it just 526 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 6: said January, and so there's you know, kind of speculation 527 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 6: going on that she may be kind of coming back 528 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 6: like Daniel Bryan was able to and uh edge and 529 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 6: all that kind of stuff. Obviously, I'm sure you would 530 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 6: love to tangle with her. Is there anybody else that maybe, uh, 531 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 6: you know you liked growing up who's still fighting you 532 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,239 Speaker 6: would love to get in a ring with, or you know, 533 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 6: would would you know, try to say bucket list, but 534 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 6: I mean, is there like a list of people where're like, 535 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 6: I gotta fight them before I'm done. I got to 536 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 6: fight them. 537 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, So, uh my biggest inspiration of all time was 538 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: A J Lee and she's retired. 539 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 3: But you know, you never know. 540 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: Seem Punk's back, so who knows, who knows eventually, I 541 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: don't know. 542 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,959 Speaker 6: I never thought he'd come back, So what's stopping her? 543 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:40,199 Speaker 4: You know? 544 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, but uh yeah, like I she's definitely been on 545 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,359 Speaker 1: my bucket list and ever since, like, uh I started 546 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: training to become a wrestler. I actually met her once 547 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: as a fan and uh I was like, oh my gosh, 548 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: Like I'm gonna start training, do you have advice? And 549 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: she was Zeva's champion at the time, and she's like, oh, 550 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: I'll keep. 551 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 3: This warm for you. 552 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: So I was like, oh, I was always hoping to 553 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: get in the ring with her, but who knows it 554 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: may happen. Wrestling is wild, Like you never know what 555 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: can happen with wrestling, But well. 556 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 6: She doesn't have a lot of champions current champions saying, 557 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 6: you know, it'll be just you know, Joe Bloke. I 558 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 6: want to fight and She's like, yeah, I forget it. 559 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 6: But if you know the brand new current defending Ring 560 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 6: of Honor World's Champion, that may be like, yeah, let. 561 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 5: Me see, let me see. 562 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 6: I'm not fighting for the Devis title anymore, but you 563 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 6: want to fight for this one, you know, right? 564 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: But Ruby Soho is one person that I want to 565 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: wrestle soul freaking bad when I saw that she was 566 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: on a w because I was like, oh, I don't 567 00:28:54,840 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: know how like like AW contracts work and what. But 568 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: I have seen some AW people kind of wrestle elsewhere, 569 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 1: so who knows. 570 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 4: I mean, there's that forbidden door. A lot of the 571 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 4: talent went on Mickey James's NWA in Power. There's been 572 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 4: some that have showed up in Impact Wrestling, and it 573 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 4: seems like this door is just a revolving thing that 574 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 4: anybody could walk through. 575 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 6: And yeah, there's only one company up north that's not 576 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 6: playing with everyone else, and everyone else seems to be 577 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 6: playing playing. 578 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 4: So I mean, I'd pay to see Roxy and Ruby 579 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 4: Soho go at it. Yeah, just go ahead and put 580 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 4: that out there in the universe right now. 581 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 7: Where. 582 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 4: Speaking of universe, there's the the Twitter Verse and everything 583 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 4: else where. 584 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 5: Can people keep up with you online? Where's the best place? 585 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: So I'm usually pretty active on Instagram and Twitter mostly, 586 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: So my Instagram is Underscore, Roxy Underscore r okac and 587 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: then my Twitter is the Roxy Underscore. 588 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 5: Nice it is real quick before we let you go. 589 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 4: Is there anything you want to say to anybody that 590 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 4: is watching this or listening to this right now. 591 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 6: Especially the fans that followed you in the tournament? 592 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 3: Yeah? 593 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 4: No yet. 594 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:15,719 Speaker 1: I want to thank the fans a thousand times just 595 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: for like I think just how you guys study Seeing 596 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: like a nineteen year old girl, You're kind of like, eh, whatever, 597 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: she'll be I by the first round. But no, like 598 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: so many people kind of like stuck with me and 599 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: kind of believed in me, and that, for real helps 600 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 1: me believe in myself. Just having like that little like 601 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 1: team behind me kind of like pushing me is kind 602 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: of like okay, like I got this, And so I 603 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: want to think everyone that supported me, whether it be 604 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: from when I was like the seventeen year old sensation, 605 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: or whether it be the beginning of the tournament, or 606 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: even if it was like second or third. 607 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 5: Round, whatever was, Yeah, whenever you came in, it's. 608 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 3: Fine, right, I appreciate you guys, and I. 609 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 8: See you. 610 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 6: Well. 611 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 5: Roxy. 612 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 4: We really do appreciate you coming on, especially being a chap. 613 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 4: Most champs don't ever want to come and spend time 614 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 4: with us peasants down here. 615 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 5: So we are very thankful to have you on the 616 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 5: show today. 617 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 2: Roxy. 618 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 5: Thank you so much. 619 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: Yo. 620 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you guys for having me. 621 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 7: We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Battleground Podcast. 622 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 7: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 623 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 7: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 624 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 7: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.