{"id":1166291,"date":"2024-08-20T18:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T18:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/?p=1166291"},"modified":"2024-08-20T21:06:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T21:06:48","slug":"aews-mariah-may-places-missions-and-plans-ahead-of-hopes-and-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/aews-mariah-may-places-missions-and-plans-ahead-of-hopes-and-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW\u2019s Mariah May Places Missions and Plans Ahead of Hopes and Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

London\u2019s Mariah May is one of pro wrestling\u2019s fastest rising stars, and while she is currently signed to AEW, is winning prestigious trophies, and could even claim the world title in London\u2019s Wembley Stadium in just a few days, this 26-year-old has spent the last 5 years working towards those goals. Here, \u2018The Glamour\u2019 explains to M&F<\/em> why nothing is left to chance.<\/p>\n

As a girl with two older brothers, May had an early introduction to pro wrestling<\/a> when the siblings would watch the bodyslamming action on television, and like countless kids before them, would use the sofa cushions as makeshift crash mats in order to practice the moves. Unlike her brothers, however, May\u2019s passion to learn those moves properly, and perform them in front of excited crowds has taken her all over the world. \u201cMy brother\u2019s kind of went on to do other things, but I\u2019ve always loved wrestling,\u201d she tells M&F.<\/p>\n

While May made her debut in 2019, she had already proved herself a team player by taking on other roles such as ring announcer, showing a willingness to \u2018pay her dues\u2019 in order to work her way up the ranks. Less than 4 months after her debut, she wrestled her first match for the established \u2018Progress Wrestling\u2019 promotion. But with Mariah May making a name for herself so quickly, was she concerned about doing too much, too soon? \u201cI was actually going (to the Progress show) as crew, to help out,\u201d explains the opportunist, who took head of the time-tested tradition of always bringing your ring gear to an event even if you are not booked on the card. \u201cI\u2019ve always said that I would rather fail than not try at all,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

Of course, making a name for herself is one thing, but financing the mission to become a megastar on the mat is another task entirely. \u201cI\u2019ve done a lot of different things,\u201d shares the gorgeous grappler. \u201cI used to work in accounts, I used to be a secretary, I used to sell plumbing parts, I used to model.\u201d With payoffs for rookie wrestlers on independent shows barely covering gas, May has never been afraid of working hard to reach her goals.<\/p>\n

Mariah May places missions and plans ahead of hopes and dreams<\/h2>\n

\u201cDreams are sweet. It\u2019s nice to have dreams when you are a child, but I\u2019m not a child,\u201d explains the star. \u201cI\u2019m about to wrestle for the world title at Wembley Stadium, and that\u2019s not a coincidence, that\u2019s not lucky, that\u2019s not a meteoric rise (like) you\u2019ve never seen before for no reason. It\u2019s because I scheme, I plan, and I figure out what I\u2019m going to do, why I\u2019m going to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, May had already picked up a wealth of experience in countries including the U.S. and Japan and picking up multiple titles before signing with All Elite Wrestling in 2023. She started out with AEW as a supporter and \u201cunderstudy\u201d to Toni Storm<\/a> but has since stepped out of her mentor\u2019s shadow, brutally attacking women\u2019s champ Storm in the storyline, and also winning the Owen Hart Foundation tournament to boot.<\/p>\n

As a fan of the late, legendary Hart brother, May also added some \u201ccallbacks\u2019 to her move set, including his iconic missile dropkick, in order to lift the heralded trophy. Incredibly, Mariah May\u2019s earlier opportunity to debut with Progress Wrestling came as a result of Toni Storm being unable to appear as scheduled. Thus, these two warrior\u2019s careers were intertwined long before their partnership and subsequent rivalry in AEW, but now May is hoping to topple Toni and become the bigger star. \u201cI think I\u2019ve been overshadowing her for the past eight months, but this is absolutely the final curtain call for Toni Storm, so to speak,\u201d says the motivated challenger to the AEW Women\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n

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