Ahead of her championship match at this coming Saturday’s IMPACT Slammiversary PPV, Trinity Fatu spoke with the New York Times.
Trinity talked about what her time is like in IMPACT Wrestling so far, her friendship with Mercedes Mone’, her exit from WWE and more.
Details on how to order the event can be found at the very bottom of this article.
What her time is like in IMPACT Wrestling so far:
“Just being in a space where I can be heard, where my ideas can be heard, where I feel seen and valued, that is everything to me at this point in my career…Impact has definitely helped me in every way to help me regain my confidence and giving me the platform and becoming a new home for me and just the leeway to create and trust in my ideas and trust in myself.”
Trinity came to IMPACT Wrestling after being out for a year. In addition, she had shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. She went on to say that she needed to rediscover her confidence as a performer.
She also added that she feels herself already becoming more comfortable and natural on the mic.
“I’ve always been a little timid [with promos],” she said. “I’d rather have an hour-long match than a 10-second promo. I think that in matches there are ways to cover it up and correct and fix if something doesn’t go well. But in promos, it’s very hard to hide the nerves and the shakiness in my voice at times. I’m really enjoying it now.”
Trinity discussed when she and Mercedes Mone’ walked out of WWE last May. She called it all a “very unfortunate situation.”
She went on to tell the NY Post it reaffirmed the decision she made was because of how she was treated that day by WWE.
“There was a lot that happened…there was a lot that was said that ultimately led to me being put in a position and feeling like that was the best for me and what I needed to do. I still believe that. I still stand on that and that’s just what it is.”
Trinity and Mone’ were supposed to be part of a six-pack challenge match to determine the new No. 1 contender for then the Raw Women’s Title, which would have taken some of the focus off their reign as the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
She further said she hopes fans look back on her and Mone’s decision as two people standing up for what they believed was right.
“I just hope that through all of the drama and the rumors and the messiness that the one thing people do know about us is how much we care about women’s wrestling.”
Trinity said that the entire experience only strengthened her and Mone’s friendship.
“Me and her, we just had each other…other than Tamina, Bayley checking in on us regularly, that was it. We just had each other going through that…nobody understands the magnitude of what happened and what really went on and why we feel the way we feel and where we are but me and her and the people that were involved that day. It just goes to show how real our friendship is and how real all of this is.”
When it comes to her current character, with a few tweaks, Trinity chose to stick with the “Feel the Glow” persona she used in WWE instead of trying to reinvent herself right away.
The entire interview can be read at the New York Post.
Trinity will challenge Deonna Purrazzo for the IMPACT Knockouts Championship this Saturday at Slammiversary, live on PPV, beginning at 8:00 pm ET.
The event will emanate from St. clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
You can order the event on FITE TV for $39.99.
