WWE NXT Diva Eva Marie recently spoke with WZ live Tweeter Joshua Caudill of CraveOnline.com and below are some interview highlights:
CraveOnline: Let’s talk a little bit about NXT. You have powerhouse tag partner in Nia Jax. How do you feel about that partnership and how did that come about?
Eva Marie: I think we’re a dominant tag team. There’s nothing really like that on the main roster or in NXT. It was weird how it came about because my first match back on live events in NXT, was with her. I think it was on accident. It was a random pairing because I had just started back wrestling. We had to tag together and she and I were like, ‘Damn. I like this. This can work.’ Then the writers and producers saw it and ran with it and I’m happy they did. I love her and we get along very well and have a lot of the same interests. She’s extremely hard working and we push each other. There’s nothing like being able to work with someone you enjoy and brings out the best in you.
CraveOnline: You get a lot of heat from those NXT crowds. How does it feel when you’re about to walk out in front of that small arena and be greeted with a chorus of boos? Is it a rush at this point?
Eva Marie: Yes! 100 percent. I’ve said this before but the last thing you want as an entertainer or athlete, you don’t want to walk out there and be greeted with silence and hear crickets and see people get up to go to the restroom. Before I go out there and my music hits and I immediately hear the reaction, I feed off of it. It makes me put a little more pep in my step and walk out there with extra swag.
CraveOnline: What’s your schedule like for WrestleMania week?
Eva Marie: Last night was I was in Philly and now I’m in Boston. This is the first time I’ve been back at TVs in nine months so that’s extremely exciting. With WrestleMania, I have some exciting things coming up and I’ll be all over the place because I’ll be doing a little bit of double-duty. I’ll be wrestling with NXT too so I’ll definitely be giving everyone a little bit of red.
CraveOnline: Would you like to get back to the main roster as soon as possible or would you prefer to stay in NXT for a little while and get that NXT Women’s Championship?
Eva Marie: It’s whatever presents itself first. If I get the opportunity to come up to the main roster, I’m not going to say no but if I get the opportunity to go against Bayley and grab that title from her, I’ll absolutely do it. Whichever comes first, I’ll take it for sure.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 13: Super Divas member Eva Marie attends WWE SummerSlam Press Conference at Beverly Hills Hotel on August 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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Eva Marie & The Total Divas
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 13: Brie Bella, Eva Marie and Natalya of Total Divas attend WWE SummerSlam Press Conference at Beverly Hills Hotel on August 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 14: WWE Total Diva Eva Marie celebrates SummerSlam at the London West Hollywood on August 14, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for WWE)
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 14: WWE Total Diva Eva Marie celebrates SummerSlam at the London West Hollywood on August 14, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for WWE)
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Eva Marie, Lilian Garcia & R-Truth
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 15: WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia, WWE Diva Eva Marie and professional wrestler Ron Killings attend WWE & E! Entertainment's "SuperStars For Hope" at the Beverly Hills Hotel on August 15, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for WWE)
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Eva Marie & JoJo
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 15: WWE Divas Eva Marie and Jo Jo Offerman attend the WWE SummerSlam VIP party at Beverly Hills Hotel on August 15, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 15: WWE Diva Eva Marie attends the WWE SummerSlam VIP party at Beverly Hills Hotel on August 15, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 18: WWE Diva Eva Marie attends the WWE and E!'s Total Divas take-over of SummerSlam at Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE on August 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 13: WWE Diva Eva Marie (aka Natalie Eva Marie Nelson attends the WWE SummerSlam Press Conference on August 13, 2013 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Barry King/FilmMagic)
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: Eva Marie attends WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans. (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white ) WWe Diva Eva Marie attends WWE, Facebook, Dosomething.org and GLAAD Anti-Bullying Event at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club on August 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/WireImage)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Television personality Natalie Eva Marie arrives at the premiere of "A Trip To Unicorn Island" at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 10, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images,)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Natalie Eva Marie, aka Eva Marie, arrives for the premiere of "A Trip To Unicorn Island" at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 10, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 01: TV personality Natalie Eva Marie attends the premiere of Focus Features' 'London Has Fallen' held at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on March 1, 2016 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 01: TV Personality Eva Marie attends the premiere of "London Has Fallen" at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on March 1, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
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LYNWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: Natalie Eva Marie attends the Read Across America event at Lindbergh Elementary School on March 2, 2016 in Lynwood, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)