Laurel Van Ness

I go to the gym at least 6 times per week.

I was on the computer one night, 'Raw' came on and I saw a women's match. I thought, huh, I could do that. Next thing you know, I was knee-deep in wrestling.

I could never see myself getting in a ring and wrestling Zack Ryder.

I have never been a massive fan of intergender wrestling.

At the end of the day, if you're passionate about something, be passionate about it. And be totally and ridiculously passionate about it.

I can compete anywhere. I can compete on 'Raw,' on 'SmackDown,' on 'Main Event.' I can compete on 205 Live if they want me to.

I want to continue to wrestle nonstop whether I have the title or not, and I'm not afraid of whoever it is that wants to step up.

Every single year, I go through once the new year hits, I go through this moment where I kind of think about how far I've come and what's changed.

I'd say I'm friends with 90 percent of the girls I meet.

As you progress in your career, your character progresses and evolves.

The name Laurel is such a strange choice because I think when you look at me there's not one person that says 'Oh yeah, I could see you as a Laurel.'

On 'Tough Enough' you're in a house with your competitors, living, eating and breathing with them. That's really tough.

I worked on trying to get to Mexico, which was the first thing that I really wanted to do, but a couple of my girlfriends thought that I should learn how to wrestle before I go to Mexico, so I should try out in Japan. That is how I kind of got over there in Japan.

Lance Storm taught me everything that I know.

I had never seen a Pro Wrestling ring until I was maybe around grade 11.

I swear to you, any question you can have about moves, psychology, gimmicks, the history of Pro Wrestling, he knows. Lance Storm is an encyclopedia of wrestling knowledge.

It's very hard when you start working as a wrestler to try and stop doing things that are second nature. For me, when I take a move and start selling, that is second nature for me.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

I love wrestling, but now wrestling is a job, it's my livelihood. Sometimes the job takes over and you forget to have fun and you forget to be creative and try new things.

In wrestling, I don't consider it acting because it's improv.