In an exclusive interview, Nikki Storm (@nikkistorm08) sits down with TBT’s own Scott Mitchell (@scott44mitchell) to open up about her time in the WWE. This included working alongside Uncle Howdy, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, and Erick Rowan in the Wyatt Sicks, what it was like to work with them, and where she feels things kind of took a turn and went wrong. Watch the interview in its entirety below.

One of my favorite factions ever, which honored, in my opinion, one of the greatest minds in professional wrestling, Bray Wyatt, the Wyatt Sicks had such an amazing debut. What went through your head when putting this together and working with the whole group?

Nikki Storm: “It was an honor. Bray was such a visionary. Bray had such an amazing creative mind. Backstage, if someone was like ‘Let’s get the Wyatts,’ or ‘go get the Wyatts,’ it was such a sense of pride. To be associated with the name Wyatt and get to play someone like Abby the Witch, who was the character that existed before I took on the role. It really was a big responsibility that I respected and appreciated. I saw Gacy and Dexter, and it really was a brotherly type of feeling. We had that debut that was almost perfect. That moment gets to live forever. I get to be a part of that history forever. I’m just so grateful I got to be a part of it.

I’m a big fan of horror, so getting to put on that makeup, paint, veins, and white dress, I got to be in a horror movie every week. As a big horror fan, I got to really enjoy it and explore what it was like to work with the mask and my relationship with the mask. I got to explore so many different facets with that character. Certain things will just be embedded into my brain. When we got that entrance in Paris and had all the lights, I watched the video, I watched it last week, and I got choked up in a really nice way. That gets to live forever. I’m so grateful I got to be Abby The Witch and be so attached to that character. There are just certain things that will live forever, and I’m glad I got to be a part of that.”

You guys had such an amazing run as the Wyatt Sicks. But where do you feel things kind of took a turn and went wrong?

Nikki Storm: “There was a lot beyond our control. I think that that’s the, there was a lot beyond our control. I think that there was- I’m still kind of processing. There was a lot, and I’m still kind of processing a lot, as well. I think the thing I can say is, I can look back on the last ten years and be incredibly grateful, and be so fortunate for the opportunities I’ve received, and I’m excited for the next 10 years. This industry has given me so much, and the last ten years- the last 18 years have been incredible.

I’m excited for the next 18 years. The support we’ve had from the fans has been so loving. The feedback from the fans- because I’ve been back on the scene now for like a month- I’ve had a lot of fans come up to me and talk to me about the Wyatts and share their love with the Wyatts. It’s been a really beautiful experience because they can talk to us about their memories of the Wyatts, what they got from the group, and how we helped connect with them and how we reached them. Then they can start sharing stories about Bray and Luke Harper. It’s, for myself, it’s been really lovely hearing the connection fans had with it.

That’s what I’m choosing to focus on is the support from the fans and how much they loved it. What I want the fans to know is how much their support meant to us. We were pitching ideas a lot, and they helped keep us inspired, and their support really drove us. That really, as I said, moments were created that were so beautiful and can never be taken away. Ever. That’s how I see it. There was, the last 18 years were so crazy, and I can’t believe I’m sitting here now. When I think about the blessings that this industry has given me, when I think about the blessings that wrestling has given me.

Now, I get to create more memories and get to be my own boss. I’m in the driver’s seat. I’m in charge as a co-owner and will be back on the independent scene. Now, I get to shape the next 18 years, which is what I’ve been focusing on.”