As noted, Bayley recently appeared as a guest on the official WWE podcast, “After The Bell with Corey Graves,” for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
In addition to the highlights we posted from the interview where Bayley spoke about being influenced by former WWE performer AJ Lee, the former women’s champion elaborated on how Mrs. CM Punk helped her during her early days with the company.
Featured below is an excerpt from the interview where the former “Bayley Dos Belts” also offers some advice to women wrestling talent who sign with WWE.
“NXT is so awesomely different now than it was as far as the women. I would say I had such a struggle with thinking I needed to be so girly and womanly and dress a certain way and show up in high heels and dresses. It really just made me uncomfortable. Wearing a dress in promo class made me feel uncomfortable, so I probably looked uncomfortable, which made me even more uncomfortable to even speak because I didn’t feel comfortable in my own outfit.
“And AJ Lee, I met her within my first six months there, and she helped me so much which was when my character really started kicking off. You have to be yourself and whatever they want from you, meet them halfway. I wish I could tell myself it’s OK to be you. They hired you, they didn’t hire you thinking she’ll look great in a dress or high heels. They hired you because of what you had to offer. So, I know it’s better now and the door is way open for the women, but I just hope everybody first getting signed, be yourself because that’s the reason you’re there.”
Check out the complete interview at Apple.com. H/T to 411 Mania for transcribing the above interview quotes.
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