Top 35 Laurel Van Ness Quotes

There’s no offseason in this business. I’m just going to make sure I train my butt off in and out of the ring.

I had never seen a Pro Wrestling ring until I was maybe around grade 11.

The one consistent character in all of this is Chelsea Green, and that’s how people know me, even as all else changes. I can go out and be the hot mess, or go hard in matches or be silly, and that’s still all me.

I lived in Calgary, and a lot of old WWE, WWF and WCW guys went through Calgary – whether to train or to work on the independent scene. When I lived there, I became immersed in all of this wrestling talk and it sparked my curiosity.

Bound for Glory’ week was such a whirlwind. With it being filmed in Canada, it was really exciting for me. Although it was on the East Coast and I’m from the West Coast, still felt like I was kind of in my hometown, I don’t know.

I think – for female or male, it is very challenging on the independent scene.

In wrestling, I don’t consider it acting because it’s improv.

I was lucky to find a way to get a visa as an independent worker, which is hard to do. On top of that, I do live in the States, which means I’m not ‘taking my skills back to Canada.’

I could never see myself getting in a ring and wrestling Zack Ryder.

As Laurel Van Ness it’s so much fun, and with that comes a creative outlet. You can be who you wanna be and be that particular character. I’m so thankful that Impact allows me to do that.

The people that have made a name for themselves and really just can wrestle have worked their butts off to get to that place. They definitely deserve a lot of respect.

I found that when I went to the ring as a bad guy, people hated that I took care of myself. That I went to the gym, that I had hair extensions, that I put makeup on. They hated that I was a girly-girl. I thought, OK, I’m going to crank that up to 110 percent and make people really annoyed.

I am glad the world opened their eyes to female Japanese stars. I think people for so long paid attention to Mexico, Canada, Australia and England and never Japan.

I can compete anywhere. I can compete on ‘Raw,’ on ‘SmackDown,’ on ‘Main Event.’ I can compete on 205 Live if they want me to.

As you progress in your career, your character progresses and evolves.

I love the U.K., and I think a lot of people don’t realise that I actually went to primary school in England.

I love experiencing new cultures and new foods.

I always thought Magic Kingdom was supposed to be the happiest place on Earth – where everything smells like waffle cones and cotton candy – but when I first went to Diagon Alley, I knew that was where I belonged.

Harry Potter’ is my favorite movie of all time.

I don’t think you can understand everything that goes into being a superstar because even I don’t understand everything. I think we’re all learning as we go.

That’s always the bucket list for me: Different countries, different experiences, different food. To be able to do that through work? I’m the luckiest person alive.

I’m going to give it my all, but I’m also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that’s the best feeling in the world.

Every single year, I go through once the new year hits, I go through this moment where I kind of think about how far I’ve come and what’s changed.

I always love to share my workout routines on my social media.

I knew I wanted to be a wrestler, so I became the best wrestler in wrestling history.

I’ve seen some amazing independent wrestling shows. I’ve seen high quality matches, I’ve seen high level talent.

I worked on trying to get to Mexico, which was the first thing that I really wanted to do, but a couple of my girlfriends thought that I should learn how to wrestle before I go to Mexico, so I should try out in Japan. That is how I kind of got over there in Japan.

I’d say I’m friends with 90 percent of the girls I meet.

I don’t know if anyone can say, ‘oh, I know I’m going to get signed.’ You don’t know what they’re looking for. You might have excelled in-ring but you might not have excelled at promos. It’s about giving it 110 percent, and then having NXT want you in their family.

I have never been a massive fan of intergender wrestling.

I think as females, we always want to have more air time, more room time, more – longer matches and more main events. But, at the end of the day, we’re going in that direction, and I’m happy with that, and I’m happy with the side everyone has taken in women’s wrestling.

Everything in Asia is a culture shock, it’s very different from North America, but it’s great to be forced into a situation to meet new people and learn new techniques.

I don’t have any influences, I influence people. People watch me.

I love wrestling, but now wrestling is a job, it’s my livelihood. Sometimes the job takes over and you forget to have fun and you forget to be creative and try new things.

I want to continue to wrestle nonstop whether I have the title or not, and I’m not afraid of whoever it is that wants to step up.