Charlie (FKA Dakota Kai) Exclusive | Nattie Clears the Air After RAW
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Welcome to the Busted Open Podcast. This is Dave Lagreca. On today's episode, myself and Nick Nemeth sit down with Charlie, formerly known as Dakota Kai, and we talk about her future in pro wrestling. Also, we do the heartbeat with Natty Nighthart, and Natty has a lot to say stemming off a Monday night roll. A lot to do right here on the Busted Open Podcast.
This is the Busted Open Podcast.
Welcome to the show. Uh and it's great to have you back. And I'm excited because in less than a month you're gonna be back in the ring and doing what you do best. So uh thanks for coming on show and how excited are you about your in ring return?
Oh
my
gosh. It's so weird, first of all, to be like talking about wrestling in any capacity. I kind of like took a big step back. So you guys are like the first I'm talking to about anything wrestling related. Um But I'm I'm so excited and I really wanted my first match back to be, you know, against someone like a Chris Statlander. She's been on my bucket list for years now and she's an amazing, amazing competitor. So I'm excited to, you know, test myself against someone like that and at Wrestle Queendom. It'll be it'll be a really good show.
Very cool. Uh and then I uh not just come I thank you for coming to us first and like gracing us with your presence first. as it introduced back into the world, but uh Vegas, WrestleCon, are you gonna be there? What's what do you look forward to? How can we see you? What's the deal?
Uh I will be at WrestleCon. I will be there. I will be saying hi, doing meet and greets and all that. So I I think I'll be there for two days.
How is Charlie (formerly Dakota Kai) preparing for her return at Wrestle Queendom?
And I'm not really a Vegas girl. I don't know. I w I've never really been a Vegas girl, but I'm excited to get back there. I was there, what was it like, last year? Um, but yeah, super pumped, super pumped to just see everyone because in taking that break away from wrestling, I mean, I just wanna get back out there and meet everyone that supported me throughout all of this, you know. So yeah, super pumped.
So so in like the, you know, seven or eight months that you've been away, like what like you and you said that you stepped away from pro wrestling. How was it difficult to do? And then in that time, like how did it refresh and, you know, have you kind of fall back in love with wrestling again?
Um, it was it was hard. I think I definitely needed to take that sort of step back from it. Um And I was incredibly grateful for my time at WWE, you know, like everyone I met there and worked with, it's just the locker room especially. I have the the such a big part of my heart uh loves love that time. But I think I just really needed to take a step back and could sort of rebuild myself in terms of like confidence and what I thought about myself as a wrestler in this world. I mean I I didn't really know if I still had a place in this world, you know, it's like one of those things where being in that company, I think there was sort of a glass ceiling and I don't think that's a unique experience by any means.
You know, everyone sort of has to deal with that in some form, but I would always sort of try and remind myself like don't Um Sort of Think of yourself in the way that like They might you know, 'cause it's just business at the end of the day, so I just tend to build my confidence back up and I I think we're really there and I've I don't know, I'm I'm really excited to get back into the ring. I think that's just gonna be an amazing, amazing feeling and I'll I'll get that passion and and why I started this however many years ago. I don't wanna think about that but
He said uh getting your confidence back and in these in these months away f from the business. Has has there been a mindset change with like getting in shape, what you're working out, what are your your diet, your life, like you have goals for the next year, the next two years. Like what's what's the new plan with after these months away and now making your return?
Uh new plan was obviously to find that love in terms of why I do this again. Um And while I was with, you know, WWE I did have I was plagued by a couple of injuries.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the focus of the episode and who are the guests?
0:00–1:43
2
How is Charlie (formerly Dakota Kai) preparing for her return at Wrestle Queendom?
1:43–4:46
3
Why is Charlie excited to appear at WrestleCon in Las Vegas?
4:46–7:49
4
What challenges did Charlie face during her time away from wrestling and how did she rebuild her confidence?
7:49–14:36
5
How is Charlie handling past injuries and what does her rehab routine look like?
14:36–18:43
6
Which wrestling promotions does Charlie see as a potential fit for her next chapter?
18:43–33:53