Billie Starkz is ready to hit Japan.
Starkz, 17, will head to Japan to compete in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling on November 27. In her TJPW debut, Starkz will challenge Yuka Sakazaki for the Princess Of Princess Championship. Starkz has become one of the top independent wrestlers on the scene and has shared the ring with the likes of "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Maki Itoh, Ruby Soho, Nick Wayne, Effy, and more.
Speaking to Kaden of Fightful Overbooked, Starkz discussed her upcoming trip to Japan.
"Yes, I'm so excited. It's crazy to me because I probably found out a couple of days before they announced it who I was going to be wrestling. I was like, 'oh my God, this is insane,'" she said. "It's definitely crazy. I feel all my dreams are coming true and it's all happening way quicker than I expected. Wrestling has flown by for me. I expected to be doing it for so much longer before I got any of these opportunities and everything has been like, 'bam, bam bam' and I'm like, 'Oh my God, it's already happening. Okay.' It's very exciting and very stressful because my parents just recently started letting me travel on my own and it's been a new concept. I'm definitely prepared for it because I'm one of those people who is very resourceful and I can figure out anything on my own. Just Google. I'll figure it out. I feel I'm prepared for my trip to Japan and I'm excited to go explore and see things. A lot of my friends who have gone are like, 'you have to see this and this.' I have a hit list of things I want to do."
Though this might be Starkz' first trip to Japan, she has been preparing for the trip during her high school years, taking Japanese in order to learn the language better.
"I've literally built up to this for multiple years because I love Japanese women's wrestling, it's so entertaining for me to watch and they are some of the best female wrestlers in the world. I took three years of Japanese in high school just because I wanted to know Japanese and my goal was to one day go to Japan. Now, I know a little Japanese and I feel I'm gonna be so confused when I use it with people who speak this language every day. 'I hope I don't sound like an idiot,'" she said with a laugh.
Starks also noted that she got her school to approve the trip to Japan as an "educational trip" and she won't have any unexcused days from school.
Starkz is set to compete at BLP Slamilton on November 12 against Zoe Lucas.
Fans can check out the full interview with Starkz in the video above.
