WWE NXT Womens Champion Bayley recently spoke with Mike Mooneyham of The Post and Courier, and below are some interview highlights:
On winning the WWE NXT Womens Title:
“All I could do was cry. As much as you dream about something and you prepare for a match, that was the moment I had been waiting for ever since I was a kid. You really can’t ever prepare for that feeling of the final three count and the sound of the crowd.”
On the term “Diva”:
“I think nowadays ‘diva’ could be meant in so many different ways. The way the roster is right now, with the Divas Revolution, you don’t necessarily see divas that are stuck up and who only care about their looks. It is what you make it. I grew up on the women’s division and the women’s championship. That name is more special to me. I’m the NXT women’s champion. But when it comes time and I’m part of the divas division, the title really doesn’t bug me anymore like it used to when I was a kid.”
On main roster aspirations:
“Sometime this year would be cool, but I also said that last year,” she laughs. “I’m not really in a rush with how good NXT is going. I’m at the top right now as NXT champion and we’re traveling the world. “I’m getting to be a part of NXT for their first time in many parts of the country. I’m happy that I’m here, but the ultimate dream is to be on the main roster. When that happens, I’ll be ready.”
On her look and what Dusty Rhodes told her about her ponytail:
“I just took it down because I thought it would get messed up anyway.” “Don’t ever take your ponytail down,” [Dusty Rhodes] told his student. “Oh, I should wrestle in it too?”
“My look was how I wanted to be viewed. I wanted to look like the girl next door and how I used to dress up as a kid. I wanted to act and look and feel how I did when I was 12. I was trying to figure out ways I could look like a kid wrestling fan.”
On the triple threat Divas Title match at WrestleMania:
“The Triple Threat match at Wrestlemania is going to be incredible. It’s going to set the bar. I’m excited. It’s going to be a little easier for me when I get there because they’re setting the table.”
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
