Description

Cody Deaner sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion & former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag-Team Champion World Champion Jessicka Havok. In Part 2 of this conversation, Havok discusses a variety of topics in her career including:

• Signing her first big TV contract after struggling on the indies for 10 years
• Gail Kim saying she wanted to work with her in TNA Wrestling
• Christy Hemme’s creative vision for her new look in TNA & getting to keep her name
• The huge difference between indy wrestling & television wrestling
• Winning the Knockouts Championship in the main event of an episode of IMPACT
• Defending the Knockouts Championship in Japan
• The Knockouts division being the first true Women’s Revolution
• The female locker-room in IMPACT being so positive & like a family
• The impactful advice that Cody once gave Jessicka that has really stuck with her
• Opening Piledriver Wrestling Academy with her partner Sami Callihan
• Being content creators rather than “just wrestlers” in 2023
• A “run-in” from Sami Callihan regarding wrestling gifs vs. cat videos
• Advice for young up-and-coming wrestlers

This isn’t just a wrestling podcast… it’s a life podcast. Jessicka drops a tonne of important life lessons in this conversation, including:

• How to deal with negativity on social media
• Not trying to please everyone with your work
• Finding positive people to help you when you struggle
• Being authentic & truthful in your constructive criticism
• The importance of paying your dues so you appreciate the opportunities you get in the future
• Using your successful career in one field as leverage to gain other revenue streams in other fields
• The positives & negatives of social media

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