Arron
Carlton: Hello Stephie, Thank You so
much for your time. How has the wrestling world been treating
you lately?
Sassy
Stephie Things are looking up for me
at the moment. I have some upcoming shows that I am excited
about and some opponents that I cannot wait to work with.
Arron
Carlton: You have come such a long
way since your debut match in 2007, are you pushing towards
an ultimate goal?
Sassy
Stephie: The ultimate goal would be
to make a living at wrestling. One day where I don't have
to rely on another job to make sure all my bills are paid.
Arron
Carlton: How has the Internet affected
your career?
Sassy
Stephie: The Internet as been a huge
part of my career. I use it to network as much as possible.
I try to keep my calendar on myspace as updated as possible,
so anyone who looks at it can figure out when and where
I will be if they're interested in coming out to a show
to see me wrestle. Also, youtube...so many people tell
me they've seen my matches on youtube. It's a lot easier
to use the net to network than by just word of mouth.
Arron
Carlton: You have wrestled numerous
staple names, associated with the Women's Wrestling scene
in the United States. Who have been some of your most memorable
opponents, and who are you good friends with in the industry?
Sassy
Stephie: Sara Del Rey
has been the person that I have wrestled and probably learned
the most from. She's such an amazing wrestler. I've tagged
with her a couple of times as well and its impossible to
be in the ring with her and not learn something from her.
Despite wrestling and hating her in the ring I've also have
to say
Madison Rayne (Ashley Lane) is one
of my more memorable opponents. I trained with her and she's
someone I can always count on.
Arron
Carlton: Yes I've seen Sara
Del Rey give you quite the challenge in the ring.
Her opponents ultimately come out of matches with major
respect. What do you think of the way TNA
has been using Madison Rayne?
Sassy
Stephie: I think Madison Rayne
has the potential to be whatever she wants in the world
of professional wrestling. I think if TNA
hasn't already realized that, they will soon.
Arron
Carlton: In a recent interview with
Brittany Force, she noted that she wrestled
her first-ever match against you and Angeldust.
How has it been working with these women?
Sassy
Stephie: Brittany
since her first match has grown by leaps and bounds. Everytime
I step into the ring with her, she's constantly better.
She has come a long way since that night and I'm very
proud of her. Angeldust is my tag partner
in Erie, PA and we have a blast working together.
Arron
Carlton: You have noted
Sensational
Sherri has a huge inspiration---How did you hear
of her passing, and how did if affect you?
Sassy
Stephie: I remember it quite vividly.
I was actually going to a place to pick up some new gear
and someone had text me to tell me. I couldn't believe it.
I didn't want to believe it. She's the reason I actually
starting liking wrestling to begin with and at that time
I had only had a few matches and to hear of her passing,
it was hard for me. I wore a band that said "SSM"
on it for a couple of months after that.
Arron
Carlton: What is one of your favorite
Sherri moments?
Sassy
Stephie: Just one? lol. Probably her
work with Shawn Michaels. The whole thing...she
was such a great manager. However, you cant leave out
her work with Macho Man or anyone else.
Arron
Carlton: Besides Sherri,
when you first began in the business, who were some other
females that inspired you?
Sassy
Stephie: In the WWE it would be Trish
Straus, Molly Holly and Lita
that inspired me, but when I got into wrestling outside
of WWF/WWE it was the Ladies of Honor
that I took note of. Especially Allison Danger.
Something about her really made me want to wrestle. But
Daizee and Lacey are
also huge inspirations. I don't think I'd be where I am
today with wrestling without watching those three.
Arron
Carlton: You have been affiliated with
Shimmer as of late, what has that experience
been like?
Sassy
Stephie: I've been on the pre-show
for
Shimmer a couple of times and I've
loved it.
Shimmer is the place as a women's
wrestler that you should inspire to be. It's women showing
off their talent as wrestlers, not just as beautiful women,
but athletes too. It's a great place. I've learned a lot
from just being there as apart of the pre-show. Everyone
is there with advise and willing to help you grow into a
better performer. People I have looked up to in wrestling,
watch my matches and tell me what I could have done differently
or what was really good. It's a blessing to be able to have
that experience as young as I am in the business.
Arron
Carlton: What would be a dream Shimmer
feud for Sassy Stephie?
Sassy
Stephie: This is a hard question.
There are people I am dying to work with and some I am
dying to work with again. Basically, the whole roster!
But if I had to pick a couple of people to top my list
of people I'd love to feud with Allison Danger,
Daziee Haze, Mschif,
Sara Del Rey, Serena Deeb,
The Experience, Merecedez Martinez,
and anyone they put in front of me!
Arron
Carlton: If you were in
TNA
or the
WWE currently, who would Sassy Stephie
be feuding with?
Sassy
Stephie: WWE, I'd
want to feud with
Mickie James,
Beth
Phoneix, or
Gail Kim.
TNA,
honestly I'd love to wrestle
Alissa Flash,
Sarita,
Taylor Wilde,
and
Hamada.
Arron
Carlton: How do you feel about the
differences on how the companies handle their women?
Sassy
Stephie: There are HUGE differences
in how each company treats the ladies. Each place is going
to treat their wrestlers different, it's just a fact of
life. I think that some places are better than others
at least as far as what the public sees. I cannot comment
about backstage at each company.
Arron
Carlton: What is your opinion on TNA
creating a Women's Tag Team Division?
Sassy
Stephie: It's different and I like
it a lot. I think TNA is willing to give
the women more time on TV because they realize they have
something special with the women they have on their roster.
I'm looking forward to seeing how everything turns out
and what's next for the women of TNA
Arron
Carlton: To all those aspiring wrestlers
out there, what advice do you have for them?
Sassy
Stephie: Listen, train, listen some
more, save your money, listen again, ask questions, train
more, and save some more money and go to a legit training
school so you can learn what you need to really know and
have fun!
Arron
Carlton: Where do you see yourself in
2010?
Sassy
Stephie: 2010 I was to continue improving
and learn as much as possible. I'd love to start wrestling
more out west and down south, since I'm basically mid-west
and upper east coast. I'd also like to see myself advance
to the main roster at
Shimmer and perhaps
show up at some other bigger companies or re-appear at places
I've already been blessed to work with such as
Chikara
and
ROH.
Arron
Carlton: Lastly, Where can anyone
reading this find out more about you?
Sassy
Stephie: Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/sassystephie),
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/therealsassystephie),
and Twitter (http://twitter.com/Sassystephie).
Arron
Carlton: Thank you for your time!
