Tatum Paxley builds cupboard shrines to Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, which is all you need to know. NEXT! Alright, not really. There’s a ton about Paxley’s life before pro wrestling that people just being introduced via her SmackDown debut probably don’t know one thing about. She’s one of WWE‘s most interesting main roster newbies, and actually one of the company’s most compelling hires overall.
Let’s just say that Tatum didn’t take the most conventional route towards stardom. She knew what she didn’t want from life, but that’s only half the battle. Then, a chance conversation with a firm friend changed the course she was on forever. There was no looking back. Paxley didn’t want to. She’s all eyes forwards and keen to make a splash as part of the top crew on Friday nights.
Here, you’ll learn why she dropped out of college after one solitary year in school, who caught her eye first when she was looking up WWE matches, why management refused to budge on her backstage pitches before finally giving in, what her hopes and dreams for the future are, and…why she isn’t one for hitting the bars/clubs out on the road.
OK, so a lot of modern wrestlers keep it quiet in between shows nowadays, but few value their peace quite as much as Paxley. Maybe it’s that dedication to rest and recovery between matches/events that caught the eye of a surprise super fan who told WWE’s creative team that Tatum simply had to get called up from NXT.
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