Rising star Johnnie Robbie underscores hustle mentality throughout WrestleMania week

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LAS VEGAS – Johnnie Robbie will enter WrestleMania week as a relative unknown and rising professional wrestling star, however when the mud settles in Las Vegas this week, followers will definitely know who she is.

Robbie is a California native who has educated at New Japan Professional-Wrestling and has made transient appearances at Ring of Honor and All Elite Wrestling. She's going to enter the week as West Coast Professional wrestling’s girls’s champion. She may have a few half-dozen matches over the course of the week, headlining the corporate’s present and competing in a number of others.

She opened as much as Fox Information Digital about her background and the way she obtained began.

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Johnnie Robbie hits Persephone with a crossbody from the highest rope. (Courtesy Marc Blair)

"I watched it a bit as a child," Robbie stated of getting began in professional wrestling. "Kinda fell off of it. Then, my greatest buddy obtained me into it, after which I began rewatching it once more. After which I simply thought I moderately do it than watch it. Slightly bit about Johnnie Robbie – she’s simply kinda doesn’t take something from anyone.

"I come from Chicano roots – the way in which I used to be praised just about. From the sneakers that I put on to the way in which that I’m dressed, you'll be able to see that it’s road type and a few individuals could also be reminded of house."

Robbie stated she initially began coaching as a referee earlier than she was capable of obtain extra bookings.

"My greatest buddy, like I stated, he was like, ‘Oh, work out the best way to develop into a wrestler since you’re at all times saying you wish to be one thing new each day,’ and this was one thing I dug for and tried to discover a faculty as a result of it's kinda exhausting to discover a faculty, particularly right here in LA as a result of there only a handful of them," she stated. "I began coaching, after which I wasn’t selecting up as a lot as everybody else and my trainers on the time, they steered I develop into a ref till I’m prepared for my fundamental debut. I imagine that’s how they did it – they faculty they got here from, they might try this. I took the concept from there."

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Robbie advised Fox Information Digital she is attempting to amplify her roots when she involves the ring.

She stated the gear she wears from head-to-toe all has one thing to do with the place she’s been and her background.

"I’m right here for time, and so I’m irked, or I’m p---ed off, and I are inclined to get p---ed off very simply. I believe I have a tendency to point out that in-ring. I've a fast mood and if I’m on high, I kinda get, I don’t wish to say cocky, however I get actual comfy," she stated. "I believe principally what you see is somebody not as massive as everybody else or simply be capable of take hits and simply the way in which that I transfer within the ring,

"I believe that comes throughout properly by way of … Certainly one of my greatest associates, Alan Breeze, I'm going, ‘I don’t know what my type is,’ and he’s like, ‘You’re slightly pitbull, you’re slightly canine, you’re identical to messy.’ Your type is, I believe he stated, ‘Scrappy.’ I believe that comes into play once I’m wrestling. You possibly can see that. Like I stated, I pull from the way in which I used to be raised by a bunch of, ‘Cholos.’ Similar to I stated, the Chicano life-style. I believe you see a variety of that once I’m within the ring."

Johnnie Robbie feels the wrath of Persephone within the ring. (Courtesy Marc Blair)

Robbie burdened that having the ability to share her background with the those that come to her exhibits is vital to her and the way a lot of a distinction it makes.

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"I personally adore it as a result of are generally persons are like, ‘Oh, you’re simply kinda cool,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, no, you simply don’t get it since you by no means seen it earlier than.’ Versus once I’m right here in LA or up north in San Francisco with West Coast, I've the little women that seem like me, or I've followers which are older, they usually’re like, ‘Oh my God you remind me of my sister, you remind me of my tia,’" Robbie stated. "Little women see themselves in me, or they see their greater sister in me.

"So, I believe it’s whether or not you not recognizing the place I come from or it’s the little children seeing it, or it’s the individuals who grew up like me seeing it, that simply makes a distinction. I’m simply glad to be that individual you’re reminded of someplace, as a result of even in the event you’re not conversant in the way in which I used to be raised against slightly woman out right here in LA, you’re nonetheless now being launched to it. So, I get pleasure from the truth that, ‘Oh, that is what they imply by that.’"

Robbie stated she can be in six matches throughout the week, however it wasn’t her preliminary play.

She stated she had hoped to do not less than three matches and placed on high quality exhibits, till extra individuals began to name her to wrestle at their exhibits. The hustle mentality is a driving drive for Robbie.

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"I believe we’re all hustling … However I used to be have a look at, some fan made an inventory of everyone who had matches, and I keep in mind considering coming in, like, ‘Oh, I solely need perhaps three matches this yr,’ as a result of final yr I believe I had simply as many. I would like high quality over amount," Robbie stated. "I didn’t wish to be over or below booked. After which, I simply getting these alternatives, massive names or individuals I’ve at all times been eager to wrestle. I used to be like, ‘Oh, properly, OK, I suppose, I’m free, so. …’ It’s ‘Mania week and I’ve simply, I don’t even know the best way to clarify it. You need as many matches as you'll be able to presumably have as a result of even in the event you’re not attempting to, you simply preserve getting these alternatives as a result of everybody from all around the world is right here.

"Should you’re not on the market having many (matches), or in the event you’re simply not on the market in any respect, I might hope you want to get on the market. I do know its tough – it’s an entire week off. Hustling typically for me, that hustle mentality, are you giving it your all by way of what you are able to do? If I might do was three matches and I did all the things I might do is have these three matches and get to WrestleMania week that's adequate. … It’s OK to overlook it as properly as a result of the hustle remains to be occurring on the opposite facet. What are you able to do in the event you’re not displaying up for that week? To me, I take advantage of each second and each alternative to chase after no matter it's whereas additionally understanding that there’s limitations. So long as you’re doing it and never whining and never doing it, to me, you’re hustling."

Johnnie Robbie seems in a Ring of Honor match towards Persephone. (Courtesy Marc Blair)

Robbie might be among the many dozens of wrestlers who might be concerned in matches over the course of the week.

She's going to begin her week with two matches on Wednesday — one at Pandemonium Professional Wrestling and one other with Unapologetic Professional.

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On Thursday evening, Robbie will defend the West Coast Professional Ladies's Championship at their occasion after which proceed on to a Marvelous occasion. Then, she might be on the lookout for one other belt at PrideStyle Professional as properly, going up towards Chris Nastyy for the PrideStyle World Championship on Friday evening. Will probably be her first of two matches there.