Post by Mercedes Carter on Jan 6, 2018 1:51:27 GMT -5
Mercedes: Welcome everyone to another Mercedes Cares interview. This month I decided to do something a little different, as I had asked you fans to send me the questions. For WCG it was Tasmin Richards. Let's see what questions you sent in.
You've been nominated for WCG Rising Star 2017? Why do you believe you are unworthy of the nomination?
Tasmin: I’ve had a handful of matches. A rising star to me is someone who isn’t as fresh as a daisy but is new. I’m a nobody, I’m just..Kayla Richards little sister…..someone like Jack Santore is a true rising star, or Jason could be there despite his work on the indy scene...they are just two of the names who deserve it more….
Mercedes: What championship title are you focused on obtaining in WCG?
Tasmin: Really any title is the goal but obviously I’d love a shot at the south bay or long beach championships, once I earn my way there. I have always been a firm believer in working your way up…
Mercedes: What do you like about some of your fellow students?
Tasmin: Well right now it’s really only myself and Jason who study under Matt, so...if Jason is a “student”...well...I’d rather not say what I like about him..might get X-rated
Mercedes: What do you dislike about some of your fellow students?
Tasmin: Jason makes me do alot of squats….
Mercedes: How do you feel about the current WCG Champions?
Tasmin: Daniella and Shawn are both so talented and Shawn is also very nice and respectful. Julianna on the other hand is someone I dislike. She’s arrogant and whines and cries about respect when I don’t think she knows that the meaning of the word is…
Mercedes: Who has made the biggest impact on your life thus far?
Tasmin: In wrestling it’s probably my oldest sister Amber. I watched her on TV when she first got into the business and got big, I watched her rise to the top in the company she was in and win awards. Kayla has been very successful but Amber was the first out of the three of us and she inspired me when I was a teenager…
Mercedes: How do you feel about losing to Trina after she got advice from your own boyfriend Jason Hunter?
Tasmin: A loss is a loss. I see it as a game of chess in that ring and unfortunately I feel right now that my movements were handed to an opponent. I know Jason probably didn’t mean it that way but he basically betrayed me….
Mercedes: What are your goals moving forward in wcg?
Tasmin: To improve and get better, being a champion would be nice but that is a reflection on how I will improve. There can’t be one without the other. I’m still very new to this and very young. I’m only 19…
Mercedes: Do you think you and Jason are the best couple in WCG? Are you a better couple than your sister Kayla and Matt Shields?
Tasmin: I don’t know how to really answer this. How do you judge it?. Kayla and Matt business wise are both dominant champions, main event players and have carved a path of brutality no one can really deny. And personally they are very much in love. Jason and I are starting out and I do love him but professionally and personally we’re not at that level….
Mercedes: Who are your Top 5 Wrestlers that you'd like to face in the ring? They don't have to be apart of the WCG roster.
Tasmin: Izzy Roxx again because she’s awesome!
Melina Garrison cause she’s well known and established and the Wilsons and the Richards have a storied history to say the least…
Jack Tillman because he’s an amazing wrestler, I’ve watched him train and I have seen him in so many matches and he’s got so much god given natural ability it would be such an honor.
Matt Shields for obvious reasons…
And Kayla, there’s no bigger challenge than an older sibling…
Mercedes: Do you feel added pressure on you to be as successful as your sisters are?
Tasmin: Oh god yes. It’s so annoying how good they both are. Amber stepped in the ring and was like a fish to water, Kayla too. They both had this raw aggression and they have different styles. Amber is a submission ground based specialist who can fly if needed. Kayla is this brutal strong style opponent who can kick the shit out of you and laugh about it. Me?...I’m pretty much a brawler type, I also throw my body around with what matt calles “reckless abandon”...our brother Jaxon though….
Jaxon is 6’9 and basically throws people around….
Mercedes: Dream opponent on the WCG roster? Dream opponent on the NGW roster? Which champion, WCG or NGW would you challenge if given an open chance?
Tasmin: WCG would be Julianna, just because I want to shut her up. NGW roster?....My sister or Aurora Graves. Both of them I look up to. Kayla is my older sister but Aurora is one of Ambers best friends and I have seen her in Rebel INK with her husband Damon and I would love to face him too now I think about it.But as for Champion?...I’d go for Shawn Young….
Mercedes: Since both sisters and your brother are wrestling, which of your siblings would you choose to team up with in a tag team match?+
Tasmin: God that’s a hard one. Amber is the one I looked up to and she’d have the most patience. Kayla is on top of her game right now and Jaxon is huge and a beast….
Jaxon…..cause I’d hide behind him
Mercedes: Did you make any New Years resolutions?
Tasmin: I did actually. One is to be less like “me” in the ring. See I’m a good person and I like to see the best in everyone. Both Jason and Matt tell me I’m too nice and that I will get taken advantage of. So I guess I need to learn to switch that off.
Mercedes: What is your plan for moving up to NGW. When? Under what circumstances?
Tasmin: That is up to the management of both companies, if they thought I was ready then I would be ready I guess. But that won’t be for a long long time….