_________________________________________________________________ Q U E S T I O N S F O R T H E P R O S: With "Foxy Lady" Lexie Fyfe _________________________________________________________________ [Interview conducted by Tony D. on May 21, 2000] TD: What's your real name, and what gimmicks have/do you use? LF: When I first started wrestling, I just used Foxy Lady as my gimmick name. I'd come out to Jimi Hendrix. After a while when I started getting some magazine exposure, I became Lexie Fyfe "the Foxy Lady." I was going to drop Foxy Lady altogether but so many people associated me with that name that I decided to keep it also. I worked under the name Midnight Widow once at a bar show in Alexandria, VA. It was a real goth gimmick- white face, black makeup. It didn't look like me at all which was what I wanted. I didn't keep that character going though. TD: What height/weight are you? LF: I am 5'4" 135 pounds. TD: What circuits do you currently wrestle in? LF: I wrestle for pretty much any group that can pay me. I guess you can say that I'm on the independent circuit. TD: What circuits have you wrestled in? What titles have you held? LF: I have been the Florida Championship Wrestling Women's Champ, New Dimension Wrestling Women's Champ, Law Intercontinantal Champ, LAW Tag Team Champ (along with Brandi Wine), and am currently the Ultimate Championship Wrestling Women's Champ. TD: When did you decide to become a wrestler? LF: I was approached in 1995 by Brandi Wine who told me they were looking for some girls to train in North Carolina. I met the promoter, got in the ring, took a few bumps and decided that it would be a fun thing to do. I started training and decided that I loved it. I always loved to watch wrestling so it just seemed right. At that time I never thought that it would become a fulltime career but things worked out for me. I don't think that I would be able to quit now. I would miss it too much. It almost like an addiction for me. Alot of wrestlers say the same thing about wrestling. It just gets in your blood and you can't stop! TD: And how did you get started? LF: I guess I answered that above. TD: Who has been the biggest influence on your career? LF: My husband has supported me so much in my career. He's also my toughest critic. He's a fan of wrestling but has been in training too so he looks at my matches from a fan level and a wrestlers standpoint and critiques what he sees. It helps alot to have someone do that. TD: What has been the greatest moment of your career? LF: I'm not sure that "greatest" is the right word but my most memorable moment was probably when I walked through the curtain to do my first match. I remember being so nervous I wanted to just go home. Once through the curtain though, it was showtime! Looking back now, my match was pretty horrible but I made it through! TD: Who are/were you trained by? What kind of athletic background do you have before you became a wrestler? LF: I started training at Ken Spence's school which was located in Winston-Salem, NC. I stayed there around two years. I learned alot of the basics there but felt I needed a little more of an edge. I met Matt and Jeff Hardy at a show in Fayetteville and they invited me to come to their ring. The first day I went there Matt and Jason Ahrndt (Joey Abs) put me through Hell! I guess they wanted to see if I was serious about wrestling or not. I stayed with the Omega group for the nest two years until the group had to dissolve because everyone was either under contract or traveling too much. Now I just train wherever I'm on the road. I've been to Johnny Rodz school in Brooklyn, NY and I love it there. If I lived near his school, I would be there every day. To answer your other question about athletic background, I never really played any team sports. I've always been into weightlifting, hiking and mountain biking. I am an athletic person but not a sports oriented person. TD: Who is your favorite wrestler to work with in the ring? LF: I don't know that I have a favorite. There are several girls and guys that I enjoy working with. TD: Any major enemies? If so, who, and why? LF: I have some good feuds going on with Mighty Heidi from Tennessee and Wildfire from California. TD: Do you ever consider working in the WWF or WCW if they are interested in your talent? LF: I have worked with both of them and enjoyed both of the experiences. If either of them asked me to do mroe shows, I would definitely be interested. TD: If you had to pick WWF, WCW or ECW, where would you go? And why? LF: All of them would have their perks and disadvantages. I would have to say that I would pick the one that would offer me legit women's matches and not just a T & A show. I don't know who that would be at this time. TD: Do you have a computer? If so, what do you think of the reporters and sheet writers on the internet? LF: I personally like to read alot of what they have to say. Some of them are right on the money with their reports. Others...well, I don't know where they get their info. I don't think they are ruining the business as some people say. Pretty much everyone is "smart" to the business now so they can serve their purpose. TD: Do you have a college degree or any other higher education? LF: Yes, I graduated with honors from Elon College (NC) with a BA degree in Mass Communications. TD: Any advice you'd give a wannabe wrestler? LF: Train hard and train alot. Learn to chain wrestle not just do high spots. Sure moonsaults look cool but if you can't reverse yourself out of a hammerlock how do you expect to do a whole match? Prepare to feel pain for the rest of your career. If you can deal with it, then you have a chance. Learn to do interviews. Without good mic skills, you have less of a chance to get over with the fans. TD: Any final comments for the readers? LF: I want to thank all the people who support women's wrestling. I especially want to thank my fans. They are the greatest and most loyal fans ever!!!