Up Close and Personal with....
Tricia Wilds

Interviewer -  James Olsen - July 2002

1.  How did  you get your start in the wrestling industry?
I had been asked about wrestling by several companies, but when Straddle Productions asked me, I decided to go ahead and give it a try.

2.  Were you athletic growing up?
Yes, very athletic, and I still am.  I have done karate, kickboxing, ride ATV's, play paintball, volleyball, and am soon getting certified for scuba diving.  So I am pretty athletic.

3.  You have a martial arts background.  Can you tell the readers about it?
I took several years of karate and still, to this day, take kickboxing, but it is only used for self defense, or when I am boxing someone, since there are moves similar for protection that can be used.

4.  I see you have started your own wrestling company.  Can you tell us a little bit about it?
I realized the large market for wrestling so I decided to open up my own company, http://www.gotchawrestling.com   Steve from Straddle Productions has been a huge help.  What we are doing is a little different from any of the other companies.  We are offering all different types of wrestling - pins, scissor holds, girl/girl, guy/girl, matchbook, grapevines, humiliation.  Our company is using brand new faces, and offering what people ask for.  There is no set style for our company.  We are here to do what our customers want.

5.  Do you have a website for your new wrestling company?
It is currently in the process of being built at http://www.gotchawrestling.com   We also have a Yahoo club that has really taken off and has a lot of support already at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gotchawrestling

6.  You were featured on the Playboy Channel last month.  Can you tell us how that came to be?
I have modeled for Playboy since 1997 and continue to do so in various projects.  I have also modeled for Perfect 10.  I am currently considering some other magazines as well..

7.  What do your model friends think of you entering the wrestling world?
I'm sure everyone has their own opinion of it all.   I have asked many of my friends to be included in the videos and they just laugh.  We will wrestle around on the beaches for fun, but they won't let me shoot video of it.  I guess they don't understand the concept of it all.  Many of my friends are computer techies like me.

8.  What do you enjoy most about wrestling?
I hate losing.  I love the workout it gives me.  Using your strength, lower body and upper body and I am a hands on type of woman.  I don't like "girlie" sports.  I like full contact - the possibility of getting hurt, the fast pace.  I have always been a tomboy, so this sport is perfect for me.

9.  What are some of your favorite holds?
I really enjoy scissor holds since it shows the strength of my legs, but I also enjoy choke holds, face sitting.  Really I enjoy all wrestling and learning new moves as well.

10.  Is there anything you would like to say to your fans?
I appreciate all the support everyone has shown me so far.  It has amazed me, and it really helps while I am trying to get my feet off the ground with this new company.  My friends and fans have already shown me that I can make it.  After all, without the people who visit our sites, we would have no reason to have one.  I only stay here due to the support I have received, the advice everyone offers, and the letters everyone writes.  It makes it all worthwhile.