I immediately became a fan of Stevie Brooks the first time that I saw her wrestle. The first thing that you notice is her bright colors, big smile and quirky attitude, but she is so much more than that. She starts a match with a fun loving style, but once she gets going, she is a hard striker, especially if her opponent gets her mad. She has a big smile, but even bigger muscles, reminiscent of wrestlers like Yuu and Willow Nightingale.

Stevie was trained by Danny Cage and Missy Sampson at the World Famous Monster Factory, who also trained the likes of Notorious Mimi, Gabby Ortiz, Preston Vance, Matt Riddle and TNA’s Steve Maclin. She has challenged Salem for the VPW Women’s Championship, challenged Notorious Mimi and Travis Jacobs for the MFPW Tag Team Championship with her partner Christian Darling, and became the first Belle 2 Bell Ruby Champion by defeating Journey Burke.

I asked Stevie a few questions about her inspirations, her career so far, and what is next.

You have a very unique style, and personality in the ring. Where does this come from and is it influenced from anyone in wrestling or pop culture?

I’m majorly influenced by Chappell Roan. My gear is based off one of her iconic performance fits and I find her attitude inspiring. The quirky, awkward side I am inspired by Jess from New Girl. It’s a favorite show of mine and Jess is the ultimate quirky, girlboss, go getter you wanna root for but will also often make you cringe.

You say that you are not like other girls. What do you think makes you stand apart from the rest?

My moniker is reflected in my wrestling and character in irony. I of course understand that there is no one way to be a girl. Girls look different, have different interests, styles, backgrounds, etc., so my character being “not like other girls” was always supposed to showcase this. I typically wear pink and frills, as a traditional girl would be expected to, but when I wrestle I use traditional power based moves, more expected from a masculine person. I use my presentation to subvert expectations. I don’t necessarily look like a typical pro wrestler but that’s okay, I like being underestimated.

At the end of last year you were in a tag team dog collar match, which had to have been very different from any match you have been in before, can you tell us a little about that match?

It was definitely the most unique match I’ve ever taken part in. It was a grudge match for the finale of the feud between the team of The Heavenly Icons, Notorious Mimi and Travis Jacobs, and Its Complicated, Christian Darling and myself at the Monster Factory. I was grateful to be in the ring with 2 people with the experience to lead and 3 great friends. I was inspired by the FTR/Briscoes tag team dog collar match, it’s one of my all-time favorite matches. 

I had never been so exhausted after a match. So much brainpower was used to ensure we didn’t get tangled with each other or the ropes. Plus, my arms were sore the next day from carrying the chains for the duration of the match. 

It was a great opportunity to be creative and take risks with a unique stipulation.

Belle 2 Bell seemed to have a really great locker room, led by Missy Sampson. Can you tell us a little about what it was like there?

The B2B locker room was my favorite one ever. It was such a positive culture and environment, all of the women wanted to see each other succeed. The amount of talent was remarkable and I feel so lucky to have met so many amazing women in such a short period of time. That’s why I really don’t think B2B is over. It was too good of a thing for us to go out like that. I’m hoping that we can work something out or stars will align because it was a blessing to be able to work for a promotion where I knew I was safe and in excellent company every show. For now, Missy has given me permission to defend the Ruby championship on other independent shows. I’m hoping that way the company can continue to live on through the belt and through every match, wherever and whenever it’s defended.

At the Monster Factory you wrestle a lot of intergender matches. Do you think that prepares you to be a better wrestler, as you go out to other promotions?

Definitely. Going out and working other promotions is about preparedness. The more variety of opponents you can face, whether that be gender, size, skill level, will all be practice to keep you ready for anything that could potentially happen in the ring. I’m used to being the bigger stronger opponent in women’s singles matches but I was recently in a tag team match against two men above 6ft and 250 pounds. Obviously, I’m the “little guy” in this scenario so I had to make sure I had a game plan ready for this new match type.

What is next for Stevie Brooks?

The biggest event I have upcoming is Turkey Slam, November 22nd at the 2300 Arena. It’s been about 3 years since the Monster Factory was last there and we are excited to be back. Other than that, I will be regularly at PPW, NextUp, and debuting at three legacies Oct 24. 

You can find Stevie Brooks online at stevie_brooks on Twitter and Instagram.