Source: Busted Open Radio — BOAD: Sit-Down w/ NXT Women's North American Champion Tatum Paxley
Duration: 29 min
NXT Steel Cage Match vs. Izzy Dame
Mr. Stone is now going to allow us to have a cage match next Tuesday, and I cannot wait to trap her in that cage with me.
Dream opponent
I need to face Alexa Bliss. I need to. I recently mentioned this on a podcast recently and she is the reason that I started wrestling.
Main roster aspirations
I'm not in any rush [to get to Raw or SmackDown]. I swear. I see no blink. I truly mean it. I trust in them, like the writers and everybody, I trust in them so much that I know when they're ready to give me the ball and run.
NXT Steel Cage Match strategy
I don't think I am going to prepare [for the cage match]. I just know when I see her and she can't escape me and then the culling can't get in, whatever, like my brain first things to do. I'm not going to think too much about it.
Character development and confidence
I remember dyeing my hair black and looking at myself and being like, I feel good. Like I feel really good right now. And then, you know, then all the whole Lyra [Valkyria] is the, and finding this confidence in myself. And I'm going to mess up so many more times, right? That's a given, but I have definitely gotten to a much better place.
Learning from peers
I think watching All Ego Ethan Page, he just consumes that ring. He walks in there and he demands you to listen to him. He demands you to watch him. And I really tried to learn from him just watching him.
Character persona
I'm a little weird. I'm a little off-putting. I love the audience. They love me. And I'm going to be a fighting champion for them.
Locker room relationships
I really don't know who wouldn't get a Christmas card from me. You might not like Jacy Jayne, but I was going to say, she's another one of those people that just brought this thing out of me. No matter how mean she is, like I would wrestle her every single day.
