Wrestlezone’s Dominic DeAngelo recently spoke with A Music Blog, Yea? and IMPACT Wrestling’s Alicia Atout. You can read a few highlights and listen to the full interview below:
Alicia talks about how The ELITE inspires her:
When it comes to those three, they are my top inspirations. Not just in wrestling—now this sounds so funny—but in life. I look to them as these three badasses that started off with these goals in mind that were massive, and they never gave up on them and they had the hottest show of 2018.
She also talked about where wrestling could be possibly headed in 2019:
I feel like wrestling is the best it’s been in a long time. I don’t know if it’s because maybe I’m paying more attention to it because I happen to be a part of it—by no means do I mean it’s better because I’m a part of it—but maybe because I’m paying more attention to the scene or more focused on it.
It’s exciting again. I get goosebumps when I’m at shows and I hope it continues on this trajectory where fans are supportive and they enjoy the shows, and the shows get bigger and we see more groundbreaking events like ‘All In’. I really think that’s kinda where it’s going and I hope it’s where it’s going.
Where does she see herself ending up in the future?
The really interesting thing about the platform I’ve been able to build is it could lead me to so many different avenues. Never did I think it would lead me to wrestling, but it did, and now I am just enjoying every moment of my job and my life. I’ve really kept the door open wide; it could lead me to some kind of entertainment job—the next thing I know I could be interviewing actors maybe—I could get signed to a promotion, I don’t know. I haven’t closed my mind to anything and I’m open to anything if it makes sense. It has to be something I’m passionate about, otherwise it doesn’t make sense. It’d be like I’m turning my back on everything I’ve built, you know?
What advice does she have for aspiring journalists or interviewers?
I definitely say be yourself. That’s one thing I think has gotten me to this point. I think whether I’m backstage or whether I’m talking to male or females, interviewing [Cody Rhodes’ dog] Pharaoh, I literally treat every single person the same. I treat them how I’d want to be treated, and I think that goes a long way.
Those are the types of people in the industry, in music and wrestling, that I surround myself with. A lot of my friends are that way—just be kind and stay true to yourself. If you want to get interviewed or want to get into journalism, do your research. Don’t go into things like ‘oh, it’s two minutes before, what am I going to ask this person?’ Don’t do that. You have to be researching because the person on the other end can tell. Take this interview—you know your shit!
*This interview was recorded prior to the AEW announcement
