In TurnbuckleTimes’ latest exclusive interview, Sammi Chaos (@realSammiChaos) sits down with TBT’s own, Scott Mitchell (@scott44mitchell) to discuss her upcoming Wrestivus weekend, including teaming up with Amity LaVey and Vita VonStarr at BST against Gabby Forza, Jazmyne Hao, & Lili Ruiz on Saturday at BST, as well as once again teaming up with LaVey at WWR+ on Sunday against Laynie Luck & Allie Katch. She also spoke about forming “The Awakening”, women’s wrestling, her goals, and much more. You can watch the entirety of Scott’s interview with Sammi Chaos down below.

Let’s jump right into it. This weekend is the incredible Wrestivus event, the first of its kind. What is your mindset heading into a Collective-type of weekend like this? Does it add any extra pressure or excitement?

“Oh, both. Pressure, I mean… Pressure is a privilege. I definitely have the privilege to have a whole bunch of pressure. I mean, even getting back into Fall Out. I’m representing Fall Out, I’m representing Battle Club, all my coaches and trainers, and it all culminates in this. It’s great. I’m excited. I’m excited to team with Amity and Vita, and then Amity again, and I’m so excited for this weekend.”

On Saturday afternoon, it all kicks off for you as you team up with Amity LaVey and Vita VonStarr, the Awakening in its full capacity, to square off with the trio of Gabby Forza, Jazmyne Hao, and Lili Ruiz. What is your mindset heading into this one?

“I’m so excited. I’ve wrestled Jazmyne Hao and Gabby in singles matches and multi-man matches. I’ve never shared the ring with Lili, and I’m excited because they have a strong team. The Awakening has its work cut out for it tomorrow. It’s going to be something. They’re going to give us a run for our money.”

You, Amity, and Vita have formed quite the trio lately. When did you guys decide that there may be something here and begin working together?

“I think it was shortly after I came to BST. The first time I was at BST, I wrestled Vita in a singles match. I was like, there’s a lot of chemistry here… Why are we fighting? Let’s actually just join forces. Amity, I love teaming with Amity. I love wrestling, Amity. She’s just insane. There is a lot of chemistry in our group, and there’s a lot of cohesiveness that I think where a lot of teams are just thrown together and hoping for the best, we’re actually like super dominant, cohesive, know what we’re doing, and we’re scary as hell.”

You three have quickly become easily the most dominant trio on the independent scene today. What went into becoming this dominant so early on?

“I think it’s just that you have three large personalities on one team. You can’t help but be dominant. All of our personalities are fighting everything all at once, but it’s beautiful.”

Following the BST show, you’ll be returning to the ring on Sunday for a showdown with the WWE ID Women’s Champion, Laynie Luck, and Allie Katch, as you team up with Amity LaVey at WWR+. What is your mindset heading into this one?

“Definitely going back to the pressure side of it, as soon as this match was announced, I was like Oh shit. It’s a test. I’m looking at it as a test. Not only as a team, but also as an individual wrestler standing across from two challenging females. I’m excited to see what we can come up with and what we pull out of this match.”

How important is it for you to continue to see these all-women type of shows/promotions on the independent scene today?

“It’s super important. I think there’s still the whole mindset of the whole quote thing, like, ‘Oh, we have our one female match, that’s it.’ There are still so many talented females in wrestling that you could book on so many shows. Seeing just one women’s match on a show is disappointing. Do I understand? I guess. At the same time, if we want to change things for the better and leave it better than we got it, then what the hell are we doing? A lot of people like to preach change, but they don’t actually want to change anything, I’m noticing.

So, WWR+ is so special, and it’s such a privilege to be a part of WWR+. I’m just elated to be a part of it.,, It’s so important. The locker room camaraderie is so different when it’s all females. I’m not knocking the men, but it’s just a different vibe. I don’t want to say ‘sisterhood,’ because that sounds so corny, but that’s kind of what it is. We’re all here for the same thing. We’re all here to show out and show what we could do. I also find that there’s a lot more variety on a woman’s show. You get a lot more character stuff, you get a lot of different wrestling, it’s not all the same stuff that you always see. It’s super important. I hope we see more all-female promotions pop up.”

What are your hopes when it comes to seeing women’s wrestling continue to grow in the future?

“Growth as a whole, just more or less everywhere, not so much on the independents, but I see this a lot in WWE and even AEW, a lot of the girls look the same. But all of them are so different, like on the independents, anyway, that I’ve seen. I’m like, come on. There are so many different women. They all bring something different to the table, not better, but like you know, you don’t know what people in the crowd connect with until you bring it to the table, so I just want to see more promotions trying new stuff and taking risks. How are we going to know if we don’t do it?”

Do you have any future goals for yourself?

“You know, it’s hard to top yourself. I’ve accomplished things that I’d never even thought I would do, like going to Japan, wild, insane. I’d love to go back to Japan. My goal right now is by the end of the calendar year, probably just to wrestle somewhere else that’s outside of the states, whether it be the UK, Australia, or going back to Japan, whatever it may be. That’s the one goal that I have specifically for this year. But we’re just going to keep on trucking and see what this year brings.”

You have been to Japan already in your young career. What was that whole experience like?

“I went for a month to train and work at Ice Ribbons. I was there alone. Coming from someone who I’ve spoken about it before, but social anxiety has filled my entire body. So, going there alone and experiencing things, a different language, a different culture, learning about a different culture, it was amazing. Coming back from that, I feel like I can now accomplish literally anything I want to do because I did that one thing. I did it so early in my career because I’m still a baby. I did something that a lot of people who have been in this for decades haven’t done yet. I’m very grateful that I had that opportunity, and I don’t take it for granted or anything like that. I came back a better wrestler, more aggressive, just better. It was awesome. I want to go back.”

Are there any future opponents you’d really like to share the ring with that you may not have had the opportunity to yet?

“Oh my gosh, yeah. She’s been at the top of my list for a little bit now, but Megan Bayne. I have yet to share the ring with her, and I think she and I would have a pretty amazing match. Now that Nikki Storm (fka Nikki Cross in WWE) is back on the scene, I’d love to mix it up with her crazy self. Charity King, who I believe is the New Texas Champion, I think. Yeah, there’s a lot. When Bozilla is healthy and cleared again, I’d love to mix it up with her. The list is long.”