Shazza McKenzie became an internet legend at AEW All Out 2019 whenš§ø she was kicked in the head.
Shazza competed in the Casino Battle Royale at All Out 2019 and in the middle of posing while doing the splits, she was on the receiving end of a kick by Britt Baker. The photo became a meme, which wasš very useful for 2020 and the pandemic taking over the year, and a t-shirt.
Speaking to , Shazza said about All Out and becoming a meme, "Oi, that was great. That was like [my] career peaked. One, I got to wrestle in front of, I donāt know, 10,000 people and then two I got to be a meme? I got to be a meme? Who gets to be a meme?"
Shazza has become one of the top names on the Independent scene and ošne of the funšniest people on social media.
With a background in performing, Shazzša was šasked if career in stand up might be in her future.
"When I was growing upāI didnāt find wrestling until I was like fifteenābut growing up I always wanted to be a performer. I wanted to be a singer. I did all singing, I did acting, I did dance. So I was always a performer. I did a bunch of musicals and plays growing up and I did a bunch of improv classes. I think Iād like improv stuff, but I donāt know. Also, horrible stage fright. Anxiety through the roof," she said. "Iām very dumb. Iām not very smart. My brain doesnāt work very fast. I guess that you get to write the jokes first, right? Iām not good at thinking on the spot. Like right now. Talking, Iām not good at talking. Iāve never thought of doing stand-up."
Shazza continued, discussing her stage fright by saying, "Iāll be backstage having a mental breakdown. Every single time. I always I think to myself, āI could just leave. Yeah, Iād get heat. But I could leave.ā I could just not go out and people would be like, āOh, she had a bit of a breakdown.ā Iād get some heat on Twitter and people would be like, āSheās crazy.ā But the worst thing that happens, okay, I just donāt wrestle for a week. Everyone would get over it, āOh, we understand.ā So I could just leave. I donāt. Not yet. I might. Today maybe I will."
She closed by saying stand could be "added to the list of things to try."
Shazza has competed across the world in 2022, wrestling for PWA in Australia, wXāw in Germany, and US promotions such as BLP, West Coast Pro, Battle Slam, and more.
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