SoCal Val Believes She Will Work for WWE One Day

In a recent interview with The Miami Herald, former TNA Knockout SoCal Val discussed her dream to one day work for World Wrestling Entertainment:

I make no secret about that. I don’t see TNA and WWE as this huge war. I think we all support each other. That’s been evident whether it has been Dixie [Carter] or Stephanie McMahon or whoever, I think it’s cool when people from both companies talk to each other. We’re all friends anyway. People jump back and forth all the time. WWE is something I watched and fell in love with since I was a kid. So of course that’s somewhere I want to be and learn from the best and spread my wings. As long as I’ve been in the business, I’m only 28. I feel like there is definitely a future in WWE.

She also discussed some of the stars down in NXT developmental who she hopes to see thrive on the main WWE roster one day:

Xavier Woods is someone I’ve worked with, so I knew he was going to be very intellectual as far as developmental and today on the main roster,” she said. “There are a lot of talented girls as well. Mr. Flair’s daughter [Charlotte] is one. I absolutely love Ric Flair and think the world of him. His daughter is an amazing athlete. I enjoy watching her. I’m a huge Summer Rae fan, especially coming from a managerial standpoint. I think she is someone who really gets it. I haven’t had an opportunity to meet her, but am a big fan of hers.

Lana as well really gets her role and fits very well in it. There is a lot of good talent there. Tye Dillinger and Jason Jordan are a tag team who are now getting some steam. The Ascension too. There are just so many names when you watch NXT, and you should be watching, you feel like you’re in on something big because you’re seeing it before anyone else.

It makes it that much more exciting when you see them on the main roster because you’ve already been a fan of them and can see what they can do. It’s a really great product and seems like a good family. Everyone seems very polite and professional, inside and outside the work areas. There is nothing but good news to report on that.

SoCal Val, real name Paige Nicole Mayo, parted ways with IMPACT Wrestling on August 22 of last year. She’s made personal appearances, worked as a model and done some independent shows since that time.

You can check out her interview in its entirety by clicking here.

Editor’s Note

At 28 years old, Mayo still has the option of giving WWE a chance and heading over to their developmental facilities. She’s a beautiful woman with the world at her fingertips. Her possibilities are endless.