American Ninja Warrior alumna Kacy Catanzaro who is currently signed to NXT did an interview with TV Insider, here are the highlights:
On how Alexa Bliss inspires her:
“[Alexa] helped changed my perspective. She has been growing and rising so much the last couple of years that I’ve really been thinking about WWE and seeing if it would be possible. I’ve definitely been looking to her to fuel that drive. The ‘Five Feet of Fury’ and being tiny but bringing that fire. She gave me that extra push to show that I could do this.”
On working in NXT:
“I had all those butterflies in my stomach. I immediately think I’m sure what anyone thinks, ‘Man, am I ready? Am I going to be okay out there?’ Then you tell yourself, ‘They wouldn’t put me out there if I wasn’t ready.’ Those nerves, but excited nerves, were there. I was surprised, but I have been working so hard since I got here. We have the best training facility and everything I need to be great. So, if I put that work in, I know it’s possible. … The live events are so fun. I love interacting with the crowd and getting that time out there. The TV tapings are bigger. There is more lighting, cameras and everything that goes into it that it does add to everything when you are out there. I remember coming out for my entrance and looking around thinking to myself, ‘This is what I want. I want to be out here. I want to entertain these people.’”
Which NXT star could be at American Ninja Warrior:
“I would say Bianca Belair, because she is one of the most athletic people I’ve seen in real life. Bianca just has great body control and is the strongest, fastest, toughest. Within all of that, she would do really well on the obstacle course.”
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Dallas" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Peter Larsen/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Dallas" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Peter Larsen/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 21: Kacy Catanzaro visits the SiriusXM Studios on July 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 21: Kacy Catanzaro visits the SiriusXM Studios on July 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 24: Kacy Catanzaro and Comic-Con attendees are treated to customized shaves by professional barbers at the Schick Hydro shave station at the Assassin's Creed Experience at Comic-Con on July 24, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Schick Hydro)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 13: TV personality Kacy Catanzaro attends the 3rd Annual Reality TV Awards at Avalon on May 13, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 13: Reality TV Personality Kacy Catanzaro attends the 3rd annual Reality TV Awards at Avalon on May 13, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 13: TV personality Kacy Catanzaro attends the 3rd Annual Reality TV Awards at Avalon on May 13, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Lilly Lawrence/WireImage)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Houston" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Bob Levey/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Houston" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Bob Levey/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Las Vegas Finals" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: David Becker/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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TODAY -- Pictured: American Ninja Warrior contestant Kacy Catanzaro appears on NBC News' "Today" show -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
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TODAY -- Pictured: (l-r) American Ninja Warrior contestants Brent Steffensen, Rob Moravsky, Kacy Catanzaro, Jamie L. Rahn, Joe Moravsky, Brian Wilczewski, Chris Wilczewski, Mike Bernardo, Noel Reyes, and Luciano Acuna Jr. appear on NBC News' "Today" show -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
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TODAY -- Pictured: (l-r) American Ninja Warrior contestant Kacy Catanzaro and Shailene Woodley appear on NBC News' "Today" show -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
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TODAY -- Pictured: American Ninja Warrior contestant Kacy Catanzaro and Jacque Reid appear on NBC News' "Today" show -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Dallas" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Peter Larsen/Esquire Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Dallas" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Peter Larsen/Esquire Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Dallas" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Peter Larsen/Esquire Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "Dallas" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Peter Larsen/Esquire Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 14: Kacy Catanzaro arrives at the 2016 Winter TCA Tour - NBCUniversal Press Tour Day 2 at Langham Hotel on January 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
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UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - AUGUST 24: (L-R) Competitor Jessie Graff, hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila and Matt Iseman, and Kacy Catanzaro attend the screening event of NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' in celebration of the show's first Emmy Award nomination at Universal Studios Hollywood on August 24, 2016 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - AUGUST 24: Kacy Catanzaro attends the Screening Event Of NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" at Universal Studios Hollywood on August 24, 2016 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)
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THE RED NOSE DAY SPECIAL -- "American Ninja Warrior" -- Pictured: (l-r) Stephen Amell, Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Tyler Golden/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "San Antonio Qualifier" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Felicia Graham/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR -- "San Antonio Finals" -- Pictured: Kacy Catanzaro -- (Photo by: Felicia Graham/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
