Maya World is just a few years into her wrestling career, but she's already made big strides, including appearing on AEW television.
Maya has trained under Athena, and it was another AEW-ROH champion that inspired her to pursue an in-ring career.
"I always watched. I don't think I always wanted to wrestle, but I always did love wrestling as a fan. I always say it wasn't until 2015 when I saw Sasha Banks and the Horsewomen Era that made me want to wrestle. I was like, 'Oh this is cool,' but when I saw her and who she was in the ring, her swagger, she was the coolest thing to me. She made me want to be a wrestler, for sure. I was heavily into sports. I played all the sports you can think of, but basketball was my main one. I ended up having one year in college before things happened. Whenever I stopped that, I was like, 'It's time. I need to wrestle.' That was 2021 and that's when I started training," Maya told Jeremy Lambert & SP3 on In The Weeds.
The Four Horsewomen of WWE including Mercedes Mone (Banks), Bayley, Becky Lynch, & Charlotte Flair.
Elsewhere during the interview, Maya said she hopes to face Mone at House of Glory in March. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
Check out the full interview with Maya in the video above.
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