Miss Tessmacher Discusses Her Critics, Which Knockouts Have Helped Her And More

TNA did a conference call with Knockouts Champion Miss Tessmacher earlier this week to promote Sunday's Hardcore Justice pay-per-view. Here are a few highlights:

* She credited Tara and Mickie James with helping her improve in the ring.

* She says growing up homeless has kept her grounded. She added that she's living the dream now.

* She doesn't feel that you can compare her WWE and TNA careers because things have been so different with the two companies.

* Regarding her critics, Brooke said she tries hard to prove every night that she's not a fluke and is deserving.

* She started working harder when she won the tag team titles with Tara. That's when she knew she wanted to be a full-time wrestler.

* She's working on releasing a workout video and is interested in some acting.

* She was disappointed with going back to using just Miss Tessmacher as her name.