WWE Champion ‘blacked out’ during her debut

WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Maxxine Dupri has opened up about her in-ring debut story.

A couple of years ago, Maxxine Dupri joined forces with Chad Gable and Otis as a part of The Alpha Acamedy. Predominantly a vocal character, Dupri made her in-ring debut back on the July 3rd episode of RAW against The VIking Raiders. Despite her victory as a part of the team, Dupri recently recalled about ‘blacking out’ during the bout. Speaking to Huge Pop!, she said,

“My favorite thing is when people would say to me, at a meet and greet, like, ‘oh, I just love how you like are able to play this like character that doesn’t know how to wrestle’, and I always say, ‘I am honored that you think I’m that talented’, I wish I knew exactly what I was doing and every mistake and every moment was a joke and I was in on the joke, but no, my first match in front of an audience was on Monday Night Raw.“

“Like, that was crazy. I actually- I remember nothing. I completely blacked out. I was so nervous, I almost threw up after because I don’t think I took one single breath for four minutes straight. Like the math was probably a minute, but I’m saying four minutes, like at the time the music hit, like I stopped breathing,” she continued.

“I was like, I don’t know what’s happening, but I have to survive this. It was crazy. It’s just, it’s been a beautiful thing getting to go on that ride with the WWE universe. Obviously there was moments where I wish I was more advanced and like could have more control in certain scenarios, but that’s just part of my story.”

Despite her lack of experience when compared to the WWE locker room, Maxxine Dupri has come a long way. She recently defeated Becky Lynch to crown herself the reigning Women’s Intercontinental Champion.

Maxxine Dupri addresses her WWE Championship win

Earlier this month, just days after Championship win at the Madison Square Garden, Maxxine Dupri reflected on her victory. Sharing the vlog on YouTube, Dupri said,

“I dunno how we got here. I think I saw my whole life flash before my eyes in that moment. The sound of the crowd was the best thing that I’ve ever experienced in my whole life. It was so electric and I think I finally understand when people are like, this is addicting. I’m fiending for it already. New York was, like, the best place for this to happen. I couldn’t be happier, I can’t believe this is real life.”