What does your shirt say?
>> What do you mean?
Saginaw, >> Saginaw?
>> Got it?
We're even is Saginaw?
>> Michigan, Mackenzie hometown.
Come on.
>> Okay, sorry.
Well, yeah, just throw your jacket out of the way.
Hello Guys, and Welcome to what's next.
I'm Mackenzie Mitchell.
This is Alicia Taylor from Saginaw, Michigan
>> [LAUGH] And welcome to our show.
>> My training cart's watching this.
>> They must stop, really, Saginaw.
>> Who did that?
>> Okay, well we have a huge guest today here on what's next.
Alicia you ready to bring her in?
>> I'm super excited.
Are you ready?
>> I am ready.
>> Are you ready?
>> I am ready. >> For the longest reigning
NXT UK Women's Champion chain league.
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>> Welcome.
>> Hello, nice to see you.
>> How are you.
>> Good Morning.
>> I'm good, thank you very much.
>> It's so good to be here.
>> Yes.
>> Welcome to what's next,
I always like to start off by asking if you see our boombox here, Kaylee Ray.
>> Yeah.
>> What's playing on that lovely boombox.
>> What's what's playing Got a cut of course.
[SOUND] >> I don't know what that
is guys that's easily too backwards or something.
>> It could be, she messes with stuff.
>> Okay, well getting into it.
You have been wrestling for over a decade.
What is something you've learned throughout the years.
>> Judo that is a I feel like,
this business is just people's opinions on what is good and what's not good.
So you kind of just have to feel what's right for you.
But for me, it's support the people around you.
That's what I've learned because of this job as an anything unless you've got.
Sure.
>> Some good players around you, >> Yeah,
>> You want everybody around you to be
doing well succeeding.
Because then if you get put in the ring with them, also you don't be the best
version of them and not someone that's that you've tried to hold back.
Let's try and support everybody and get everybody up to that and I love that.
>> I love it.
>> You should take that and outline that.
>> What do you mean?
What is your experience been so far here to NXT and
with the coaches at the performance Center?
>> It's been really great to get in the PC and
train with just a lot of different people like, the trading NXT.
UK was great trading and I was under some guys that I've known for a long time and
they're just wanting the best from you.
And it's the same over here but
it's always good to get the different opinions from different people and
finding out what works for you and how like that I'm going to use that.
The bell, okay, it's not quite that but I'm going to adapt it so
I feel like as many people as I can get to help as beneficial for me.
>> So one so, getting to know different people obviously but
once you've restarted that you're very familiar with is Nikki ASH.
I want to talk about her, kind of paving the way as a fellow Scott for you and
other Scottish superstars, especially in WWE,
what have you thought of her career so far in WWE and all that she's done?
>> Well, Nikki, I feel like is one of the hardest workers in the room at all times.
And I'd say that a bit hard and Bianca Baleia are the two of the hardest workers
>> Yeah
>> All the time and And
when Nikki made it was that well, first of all page one.
And page Gordon was like, my god, like, there's a UK female over there and
you can see her doing well, but also he came to feel like well, maybe they don't
need any of us know, because they've got someone and then Nikki got her.
And it was like, hold on, there can actually be more than one of us doing less
at the same time and then a lot dawn doodle myself we have all joined in Israel
so it's really great to see that there's so much talent coming from one media.
And that's we kind of just focus in on Scotland if we go to page and
all the English girls Israel like there's a plethora of talent there and
I just think it's amazing.
>> Yeah.
>> You brought up dewdrop who's wrong?
The both of you have a long history together.
What is it like for both of you to be here now?
>> It's, I feel like we have always just came to follow each other's work area
she's right and did something up joined the athlete and that she, so
I just use like that again.
She came over here and we are like, okay.
>> [LAUGH] >> [INAUDIBLE] And then all of a sudden I
am here to just record like so [LAUGH] >> Fun.
>> You are the longest reigning NXT UK Women's Champion and
for 650 days that's super impressive.
When we talk about historic reigns in WWE, you look at Becky Lynch.
You look at Bailey, the longest reigning Smackdown Women's Champion,
I mean Oscar and her reign in NXT.
What does it mean to you to be right there with them and really surpass these reins?
>> Honestly for myself like I didn't really think
instantly that could be possible.
I had ordered a team and things were a bit rough.
What old was wasn't in a great place, shall we say?
And I just realized, well, if I can't be out there doing something,
I can at least put something on us I can be forever champion.
I can still try and create that little bit entertainment so
that when we do go back to insures more right there.
And we can pick this up again and it was difficult, but
pushing it towards like these rains and surpassing them each time,
like you would go to our advisor was like, I'll ask his dream as the same.
Like did it all, you've passed that now.
And then it just kind of kept going.
And that's really unbelievable for
me because I'm just some certainly we lost a few Johnston.
>> [LAUGH].
>> Yeah.
>> Longest reigning NXT UK Women's Champion and
now you seem to have your sights set on Raquel Gonzales and the NXT women's title.
Do you have any words for Raquel because Raquel is an avid viewer of what's next?
She's most likely watching this morning.
If you have any words for would you say to the champion.
>> Rachel, darlin, I've known you for a long time.
Your biggest mistake was helping me when I walked in here the first stage because
all that's gonna get used against you.
And I cannot wait to meet you in the rain.
>> Wow, that's bold words for Raquel Gonzalez.
>> I'm scared just sitting here I can feel the intensity of Kaylee Ray.
I mean, well.
>> Look, I'm gonna I'm not gonna, the thing with Raquel I'm not gonna.
>> I understand I understand and Raquel doesn't really.
>> I don't want any beef.
>> Yep, understandable, okay, take over 36.
You made an impact to your entrance here in NXT.,
what is something you would like to do in WWE?
>> First thing.
We're gonna go stepping up.
I realized they're here.
My first goal here would lead a team at wargames.
>> Okay.
>> Really cool.
>> I've been in more games now and now for
me that felt like that was I was in my element when I was and I had so
much fun and it was great to Samsi cienna and represent our team.
You and Bianca too, but I wanna believe in that team next,
I want her with the charge in that cage.
>> You heard it here first right?
I mean, you coming into wargames with one of my favorite moments and
you walked into the arena like you owned it and like you belonged in wargames.
>> I think so.
>> I feel like every time Kaylee Ravenloft walks into the room there's a presence.
>> Yes.
>> We can feel it here today.
>> Yes.
>> [LAUGH].
>> Build me up.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> Love it.
>> Well, we are so
glad that you were here in United States and
we'd love to have you here at NXT. Thank you for
joining us here this morning. [INAUDIBLE] [ [NOISE] [APPLAUSE]
>> Thank you.
>> Wow.
That was so much fun with Kay Lee Ray.
>> I loved that.
What a way to start the day?
>> She's quickly becoming my favorite and
extremely Superstar. Like, I have to say that.
>> She's been one of mine.
>> Okay, you need to get on board.
>> Clearly I am, I mean, she's so
much fun. >> Actually I shouldn't say that,
because we're Kelly. >> Yeah, you're in.
>> I love Raquel Gonzalez and Kay Lee Ray.
>> You're trouble with [INAUDIBLE], right?
>> You should really talk to Raquel here
and. >> We're going to bring her.
>> That we're gonna have [INAUDIBLE].
>> That's another that's a whole another
discussion. >> Okay [INAUDIBLE].
>> That's whole another discussion
[LAUGH]. >> Okay, well, I it's been great here.
>> It's been
great. >> I got it.
I got to get going.
>> Where are you going?
>> You don't need to know I got things to
do. >> You never asked to go anywhere with
you. >> That is not true.
I've asked you to lunch several
times [INAUDIBLE]. >> Guys do not miss NXT action every
Tuesday live on USA and join me and and Mackenzie, Mitch here, every Thursday.
And what's next?
What kind of match?
>> What's next?
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