Ember Moon On Struggling To Get Into WWE, Booker T, Game Of Thrones Influencing Her Character
NXT Superstar Ember Moon recently did an interview with Miami Herald where she talked about her journey so far in the professional wrestling business. Ember recalled her days in Booker T's school, trying out for WWE numerous times, and how a Game of Thrones character inspired her. Below are a few highlights from the Interview.
Working in Booker T's school
"Booker ran his school something similar to what you would see at the [WWE] Performance Center. He has multiple rings. He has a gym. He has a track. Booker T helped me hone-in on the high-flying aspect of who I am. I also feel like Booker T also helped me become organized and encouraged me to branch out and try to become a bigger name on the indies, which is extremely hard in a sense and even harder for women."
The struggle to get into WWE
"When I was 18, I had my very first tryout for WWE. I had another tryout, when I was 19 and another tryout when I was 20. After that didn't go the way I wanted it to, I decided I was going to make them want me, and that's exactly what I did. I traveled all around the world and made a name for myself on the Indies. So when I tried out again and they saw all the experience that I had — eight years later seeing me for the fourth time — and they saw all the potential that I had, they saw something special in me."
On the Game of Thrones character that influenced her
"I became heavily influenced by Game of Thrones with the book. When the show came along, I was all about that life, too, but there is one character who I loved in the book, and his name was Patchface. He's a minor character who popped up. He's the jester, fool character, playmate for Stannis's daughter [Shireen Baratheon] in the book, but the cool thing about him is that he always speaks in tongues, and he's very witty and been known to prophesy. That's one thing that I absolutely love, the whole prophesy thing, being destined for something, because I do believe that everyone has a destiny. As long as you're willing to rise to that challenge, you can make anything happen."
You can check out the full interview here.
Source: Miami Herald