The stand of women in Pro Wrestling media has been discussed heavily recently, as various female voices are hindered while doing their media tasks whether inside or outside the ring. In addition, the position of women in the industry has been also questioned in the light of recent disputes related to female pro wrestling journalists, and issues related to women's pisions in several world-famed promotions.
Therefore, SEE News interviewed one of the popular and creditable female pro wrestling journalists who is Samira. She is a young Lebanese woman who follows her passion to have a career related to pro wrestling.
The young journalist initiated by talking about her the beginning of her career, saying: "I started my wrestling media career in 2018 when I started working with WrestlingNewsCo. I had reached out to them about something in a story of theirs and then the owner started to talk about what he was looking for in growing his YouTube.
"At the same time, I had been debating on changing my major to Communications and I felt this was a sign. He thought I would be a great fit for this position since I was already running my own YouTube. So, I did an interview with Kelly Kelly and he liked what I brought on the table. The rest is history."
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Next, she expressed how her family and friends support her for starting a real career in such a field.
"My friends and family were supportive of my career. They all knew how much I love professional wrestling and knew this would be the right fit for me. However, we all know how our Arab parents are (laughs). They get really worried when I travel, which I totally understand."
The writer described how her family get worried about her during media coverage: "It also took time for them to understand it because this isn't a typical thing to do in the culture. They want to make sure that you're going to be okay in what you do and again, I get where they are coming from. I do have a full-time job in marketing besides doing wrestling part-time, which I love as well. I hope to make wrestling my full-time job one day."
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Asking her about how much the presence of Arab women and girls in this industry needs to be backed and supported, she responded: "I believe that the presence of Arab women and girls needs to be backed and supported. I feel like sometimes we are seen as one way when we honestly could do so much more. We have a lot to bring to the table and people shouldn’t underestimate us."
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After that she told SEE News about how Pro Wrestling superstars approached her Arab roots and how was their reaction towards her.
"I would say their reaction is normal as to any journalist. Paola Mayfield (Blaze) had told me she loved my Lebanese flag when I interviewed her and we briefly discussed Lebanon. Alicia Atout, who I had found out is half Palestinian, told me about some of her family and of course the food because that’s the best part! I’ve also interviewed one other wrestler who is Lebanese and that is Karam. It was cool to talk to him because he incorporates some Arab things into his character," Samira said.
Furhtermore, "I did meet Sami Zayn back in 2018 and he was really nice. For those that don’t know, Sami is Syrian. I immediately told him “marhaba” and we both laughed. We talked about being Arab and he had signed my name in Arabic on a picture. I am glad to see more Arab people in their company and other companies."
Samira added: "Every wrestler I spoke to never gave me a negative stereotype. They usually just ask me questions about things in Lebanon, the food, my family, etc."
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Two months ago, skilled and devoted Pro Wrestling writer Ella Jay had a dispute with All Elite Wrestling's Chairman Tony Khan. Jay received huge support from Women wrestlers, so, Samira was asked about her reaction towards such an incident.
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She answered: "If anybody knows me knows that Ella Jay and I are best friends. She's honestly like my sister. I was on the Media Call when it happened and I was extremely upset. I'm glad that he apologized to her and they resolved what happened. I love AEW, but I was just not happy at the time with how my best friend was treated."
Shortly, SEE News asked Samira about the superstar she dreams to interview, and her most unforgettable interview ever.
The journalist revealed: "I say this all the time, I would love to interview Randy Orton one day. He’s been a favorite of mine ever since I started watching wrestling and I’d love to be able to have the chance to sit down and interview him."
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Regarding A wrestler that she still remembers every detail of an interview, she narrated: "It is my first interview with Melina. The first time I interviewed her was WrestleCon 2019 and one of my cousins from Australia was my camera person. We had such a great conversation with her and had to have been with her for like 30 minutes. We all bonded over our love for shisha and it turns out my cousin and Melina go to the same hookah place in Australia. That was so cool to hear and it was just the best time."
Finally, Samira sent a motivating and empowering message to rising female wrestling fans in MENA region, saying: "Watch and do what you love in professional wrestling. This isn’t just a male sport or for men only. It’s for EVERYONE," adding, "I have one word for describing for the stand of women in professional wrestling industry whether inside and outside the ring and it’s unity."
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