During a recent appearance on “The Wrestling Classic” podcast, Billie Starkz shared her experiences of balancing wrestling with high school during her early years.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On having to explain her wrestling career to her teachers: “I’ve literally walked in black and blue every single week, and my English teacher pulls me out in the hallway. I was like ‘Oh, you think my mom beats me? No. Please don’t call CVS on my parents.’”
On inspiring young fans: “It’s crazy to me that I inspire people. Like, to me, I’m still learning, I’m still figuring life out, but I do have a really good friend that I’ve been helping out that’s started wrestling, named Rachel Armstrong. Like, oh my god, [I] feel like I haven’t been around long enough for you to be like, ‘Yeah, she’s cool.’”
During a recent interview with NJPW1972.com, Brody King mentioned that he is achieving a long-time goal by competing at Wrestle Dynasty 2025 and listed some NJPW stars he would like to face.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his match at Wrestle Dynasty: “I’m always up for the challenge, and whenever I go anywhere I want to challenge the top guy. Whoever the most feared person is in that promotion. I think the War Dogs have staked a claim on being excessively violent, and David Finlay is the head of that snake.”
On competing at the Tokyo Dome being a coal of his: “There were many times during NJPW STRONG that I felt like going back to Japan might happen, but with schedule conflicts or whatever, it didn’t work out. When I beat Minoru Suzuki (Capital Collision 2022) it really felt like that was on the cards, but I joined House of Black in AEW and that took precedent for a while. Now even as I’m in House of Black, I’m able to have a lot more of my own vision and my own path. My goal has always been to wrestle for NJPW in the Tokyo Dome, so this is a real goal being fulfilled.”
On matches with NJPW stars he’d like to have: “I’d love to do House of Black vs War Dogs, House of Black vs LIJ as well. Me and Shingo is a dream match for me. There’s a lot of people, a huge list of singles, tag teams, trios I want to wrestle, but Shingo Takagi is very high on that list.”