WWE NXT Women's Champion Bayley speaks about the show, the future, inspiration and more

Bayley pictured in action

Pamela Martinez aka Bayley is well known for her exploits inside the ring, but the WWE NXT superstar offered a lot more insight into her life in a recent interview with the Kevin Gill Show on Soundcloud.

Speaking about her inspiration, Martinez says, “I always say Macho Man because he was the first person that I saw in wrestling that really hooked me. The way he moved, the way he looked, the way he dressed. Everything about him. And as I started watching Lita was a big inspiration to me. She kind of showed me I could just stay who I am to be who I want to be.”

Bayley is full of praise for William Regal, who is somewhat of a jack of all trades at WWE, saying, “He’s helped me a lot on facial expressions, promos, and stuff like that. He’s very detailed with the way somebody moves even in the ring or just little details you never really think of. Just for me it was facials and promos because that was my hardest task to overcome.”

Of course, a positive attitude is a must, which is no problem for Bayley, who says, “It’s kind of hard to not be in a good mood because NXT keeps growing and growing… I’m in these great matches and have the opportunity to main event shows.”

The 26-year-old also reserved praise for the program she’s signed to and was quoted as saying, “In NXT everyone wants to get to the main roster, but everybody is working together for that goal… We spend every single day together so we’re really like a family getting to live our dreams together.”

Martinez began her career in the sport on the independent circuit, under the ring name Davina Rose, before being spotted by WWE scouts, who offered her a contract on the newly formed division of WWE called NXT.

It took no time for Martinez, who by then adopted the name Bayley, to find her feet in the franchise, and is currently in her first reign as WWE’s NXT Women’s Champion.