Xia Brookside Discusses Getting an Opportunity in the Mae Young Classic, Reveals Advice From Her Father Robbie Brookside

– TV Insider recently interviewed Mae Young Classic competitor Xia Brookside. Below are some highlights.

Xia Brookside on being in the Mae Young Classic: “This is the first time my dad is going to see me wrestle live. Luckily, it’s at the Mae Young Classic. All of these women have worked very hard to be here. So, it’s a great experience to be in it at such a very young age. I’ve wrestled at a fair few places. I’ve wrestled around the world. Now I get to show everybody what exactly I’ve worked hard to do.”

Brookside on Paige: “I was so excited hearing Paige got signed. She was a female wrestler kind of in the same boat as me. She was this second-generation wrestler from a British family. As soon as she came over she got me thinking, ‘Hey, I can do that too. I can go out there and make a name for myself.’ And here I am.”

Brookside on her character and image: “When I first started wrestling I was just a plain blond. Then I went through a gray phase. Then I started to find myself and found that I was this bubbly, outgoing character. Then I dyed my hair bright pink. Then it has been growing from then on. Now my image is, ‘Hey, look at me.’ I’m a little bit crazy. That’s what has built me up wrestling.’ I look back at my first match now, and I think about all I’ve done. I’ve done all this now and improved so much in the ring. I feel like I’ve improved outside the ring too mentally. Traveling the world can take its toll on your body. I feel like I’ve progressed since then.”

Xia Brookside on telling her dad she wanted to wrestle: “When I told him that I wanted to start wrestling he was like, ‘Ahh.’ Then he said, ‘Well, if you want to. Go out there and train for yourself. Go out there and work hard. Make a name for yourself, and you do it off your own back. That’s exactly what I did. Now he gets to see me wrestle live, which we are so excited about. I get to show him what I’ve been doing. I get to show him I’ve put in that hard work. I get to show the WWE Universe and the crowd at the Mae Young Classic. It’s a great feeling.”

Xia Brookside on what her father told her: “I think the biggest thing he said to me is that there is no expectation. There is no expectation from him that I have to live up to. There isn’t the extra pressure added on. He just said, ‘Go out there and do what you do and do what you have been doing and have fun.”