Synopsis

Marina Shafir shares details behind the crazy table bump she took when she challenged Jade Cargill for the TBS Title, her son’s very passionate reaction to her AEW debut match against Kris Statlander, and the meeting with Captain Shawn Dean that basically changed her future. She speaks to immigrating to America with her family as refugees from Moldova when she was 5-years-old, learning to speak English, assimilating into American culture, and the role that Judo and MMA played in her development. She also talks about the impact her father had on her athletic career, training, competition, injury, special friendships, and making the jump to professional wrestling. Plus, Marina has thoughts on violence, coffee, motherhood, love, Spider-Man, her AEW entrance theme, and zippered hoodies!