In TurnbuckleTimes’ recent interview, Sammi Chaos sat down with Scott Mitchell to discuss Wrestivus weekend at great length, including her trios match with Amity LaVey and Vita VonStarr against Gabby Forza, Jazmyne Hao, & Lili Ruiz, and her tag match with LaVey against WWE ID Women’s Champion, Laynie Luck, & Allie Katch. Watch it in its entirety below.
Let’s jump right into it. This weekend is the incredible Wrestivus event, the first of its kind. What is your mindset heading into a Collective-type of weekend like this? Does it add any extra pressure or excitement?
“Oh, both. Pressure, I mean… Pressure is a privilege. I definitely have the privilege to have a whole bunch of pressure. I mean, even getting back into Fall Out. I’m representing Fall Out, I’m representing Battle Club, all my coaches and trainers, and it all culminates in this. It’s great. I’m excited. I’m excited to team with Amity and Vita, and then Amity again, and I’m so excited for this weekend.”
On Saturday afternoon, it all kicks off for you as you team up with Amity LaVey and Vita VonStarr, the Awakening in its full capacity, to square off with the trio of Gabby Forza, Jazmyne Hao, and Lili Ruiz. What is your mindset heading into this one?
“I’m so excited. I’ve wrestled Jazmyne Hao and Gabby in singles matches and multi-man matches. I’ve never shared the ring with Lili, and I’m excited because they have a strong team. The Awakening has its work cut out for it tomorrow. It’s going to be something. They’re going to give us a run for our money.”
Following the BST show, you’ll be returning to the ring on Sunday for a showdown with the WWE ID Women’s Champion, Laynie Luck, and Allie Katch, as you team up with Amity LaVey at WWR+. What is your mindset heading into this one?
“Definitely going back to the pressure side of it, as soon as this match was announced, I was like Oh shit. It’s a test. I’m looking at it as a test. Not only as a team, but also as an individual wrestler standing across from two challenging females. I’m excited to see what we can come up with and what we pull out of this match.”
How important is it for you to continue to see these all-women type of shows/promotions on the independent scene today?
“It’s super important. I think there’s still the whole mindset of the whole quote thing, like, ‘Oh, we have our one female match, that’s it.’ There are still so many talented females in wrestling that you could book on so many shows. Seeing just one women’s match on a show is disappointing. Do I understand? I guess. At the same time, if we want to change things for the better and leave it better than we got it, then what the hell are we doing? A lot of people like to preach change, but they don’t actually want to change anything, I’m noticing. So, WWR+ is so special, and it’s such a privilege to be a part of WWR+. I’m just elated to be a part of it. It’s so important. The locker room camaraderie is so different when it’s all females. I’m not knocking the men, but it’s just a different vibe. I don’t want to say ‘sisterhood,’ because that sounds so corny, but that’s kind of what it is. We’re all here for the same thing. We’re all here to show out and show what we could do. I also find that there’s a lot more variety on a woman’s show. You get a lot more character stuff, you get a lot of different wrestling, it’s not all the same stuff that you always see. It’s super important. I hope we see more all-female promotions pop up.”
What are your hopes when it comes to seeing women’s wrestling continue to grow in the future?
“Growth as a whole, just more or less everywhere, not so much on the independents, but I see this a lot in WWE and even AEW, a lot of the girls look the same. But all of them are so different, like on the independents, anyway, that I’ve seen. I’m like, come on. There are so many different women. They all bring something different to the table, not better, but like you know, you don’t know what people in the crowd connect with until you bring it to the table, so I just want to see more promotions trying new stuff and taking risks. How are we going to know if we don’t do it?”