NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair earlier this week. Daughter of 16-time world champion and WWE Hall of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Charlotte made her WWE debut in 2013. In little over four years, she has gone on to hold the Divas, Women’s,...
After almost two decades in professional wrestling, Gail Kim is a bona fide Hall of Famer. Impact Wrestling inducted Kim into its Hall of Fame in 2016, corroborating her career and contributions to the company. “I always joked around that once that happened that was my sign to retire,” she...
NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to WWE Superstar Emma earlier this week. Starting out in WWE NXT, Emma is now a fully-fledged WWE Superstar, and can be seen on Raw every week. Emma will take part in a Six-Pack Challenge for the Raw Women’s Championship at WWE Live in...
NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to WWE Superstar Cesaro earlier this week. A former United States Champion, and Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner, The Swiss Superman has stamped his mark on the WWE Universe since debuting in 2012. Currently one-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions, Cesaro...
As soon as you hear Mark Henry’s theme song there’s little doubt: somebody’s gonna get their ass kicked. “I talked to the guys [who recorded the song] and kind of told them the story of how I became me,” Henry said. “I grew up in an environment where you had...
NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to WWE NXT Superstar Murphy earlier this week. Originally from Australia, Murphy is a regular fixture on WWE NXT, and will be part of the first-ever NXT tour of Australia and New Zealand this December. Murphy spoke to NZPWI’s David Dunn about the upcoming...
When WWE NXT was first conceived in 2012, it was little more than an isolated developmental system in Florida. Now, a few years on, NXT has morphed into WWE’s third global touring brand alongside television juggernauts Raw and SmackDown. Before the end of 2016, NXT will hold events in Canada,...
NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to WWE NXT Superstar Peyton Royce earlier this month. Originally from Australia, Royce is a regular fixture on WWE NXT, and will be part of the first-ever NXT tour of Australia and New Zealand this December. Royce spoke to NZPWI’s David Dunn about her...
Fans of Total Divas rejoice! The Bella Twins are back on New Zealand screens tonight for the premiere of Total Bellas. The six-episode series follows Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan, and the rest of the Bella family, as they move into John Cena and Nikki Bella’s house to help Nikki...
NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to WWE Superstar Big E this past Thursday, June 9. Big E began his career in WWE NXT, where he defeated Seth Rollins to win the NXT Championship. Once graduating to the main roster, the champion powerlifter aligned himself with Dolph Ziggler in his...
