Lady Frost has learned a lot in the eight years she’s been a professional wrestler. One big lesson is that while wrestlers want to sign a contract with a major promotion, that doesn’t guarantee you’ll be happy.
Frost spoke with WrestleZone’s Ella Jay about her journey in the wrestling business, which has taken her to WWE, AEW, Ring of Honor and MLW, as well as major promotions around the world. Lady Frost signed with MLW this year, and shared how the company reached out to her after it was revealed that her AEW contract was ending.
Frost says she took some time to process leaving AEW, and explained why she felt MLW was a good fit for her moving forward.
“It was one of those things where obviously I got the call and I gave myself a day to process. I knew [AEW] weren’t taking that option year. So I was just like what am I going to do? What’s next? I wasn’t really prepared for it. I know I’d been off TV for so long, but in my mind, it wasn’t like let me get right back to TV. It was how do I rebuild something that I want to be proud of? Because this isn’t the way that I want to go out. It’s not just about being in front of people on television. I want my work to matter.
“When MLW called, they said, ‘We’ve been following you, we’ve been watching you, and we absolutely love what you’re doing, putting out.’ I think that conversation led to me feeling like they were going to let me have that. It’s a great platform. They have some incredible talent. We are back on television this Saturday actually on YouTube for free. So I think they’re just gaining momentum. I’m gaining momentum. There’s still that freedom to do the independents, but I love the way that they wanted to let me shine and be me.”
Lady Frost shares what really fulfills her as a pro wrestler
Frost said authenticity is “very, very important as an artist” and that she was very adamant about that when talking with MLW.
She later learned another important part of the wrestling business, noting that younger wrestlers want to prove themselves and earn a contract. However, she learned that just signing a contract doesn’t guarantee happiness. That, she says, comes from hustle and meeting fans, and their belief in you as a pro wrestler.
“The list is endless. There’s not one thing, so many different things. But I think settling into what actually makes me fulfilled as a person and a wrestler is very important, because like I said, I think early on, everyone just wants to prove themselves and get signed, I have to make it, and that validates you. That is what you’re looking for validation, and for me, it’s not that anymore. A contract is not validating. I’m making more on the indies than this last six weeks, two months, then I was in a full contract salary.
“It’s called hustle, it’s called heart. It’s called people value. What I have to bring to the table. Interacting with fans again, selling merchandise, just getting those conversations one on one with fans, I miss that. That is empowering and invigorating and makes you understand why you even started and why it was so fun. Moments that you don’t call, right? It’s not get to this, get to commercial. I literally could do whatever I want. This is my match. I’m entertaining you. Those things I don’t think you know don’t think early on. You learn that later where it really is about the audience and the fans.”
Frost says wrestling can be a very selfish business, but it’s all about the fans in the end. They are the ones who “get you over, pay your bills” and believe in you.
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