With consistency and reps and routine you're going to achieve your goals and get where you want to be.
Mandy Rose
You can get a million different opinions from different people, but I always like to watch myself to see what I did and how I performed because the best critic is yourself.
The NXT Universe is blessed to have The Golden Goddess of WWE, Mandy Rose.
You know my character, I'm obviously that sexy-hot bombshell that nobody else has.
Otis and I go way back to NXT and we've been friends since NXT, so it's very nice to know the person pretty well. You feel comfortable and I think it comes off more natural on TV as well, which is cool. He's obviously just so funny.
When I worked at my father's deli in Carmel, New York when I was young, my experience waiting on customers and interacting with people all day taught me so many social skills and helped me open up.
Being able to train and compete alongside the WWE - which houses some of the world's most talented athletes - is an amazing opportunity.
I'm the youngest of four kids, with three crazy older brothers. Don't let this hair and face fool you - my brothers helped mold me into the feisty, tough woman I am today. I don't stoop down to anyone. I was raised playing football and being the punching bag for my brothers. I guess you could say that is the root of my aggression and athleticism.
The good thing I have to say about Sonya and I, even as a tag team we do get some opportunities for singles matches.
My first love will always be fitness, so I want to share that with as many people as I can.
Women are breaking down barriers, I'm so grateful and honored to be a part of it.
Mandy Rose, she has 'IT.'
I'm the superstar that would go on 'Good Morning America,' and represent WWE as a company as a whole and be their woman.
You've got to have charisma and other things in addition to athleticism. But I've got my background in fitness, I've done my training and put time in to develop my craft. So I can push the envelope with those seductive storylines but still show people that I can kick butt, too.
Being brought in with Absolution and our mentor, Paige, I think it's really cool, and really full circle since she was our judge on 'Tough Enough,' and she hated me. She was rough with me, but I get it.
I am a big believer in balance.
My whole life, I've been called 'Just a pretty face,' or, 'You'll never amount to anything, you don't really have anything to offer, but your looks.' It's never defined who I am, I mean, I've heard it my whole life, it's nothing new.
I take a lot of pride in my brand on social media and the other brands that I work with. Social media is an amazing place and platform to communicate with your fans and supporters.
I've always wanted to get involved in beauty and skincare, and I'm so grateful that I'm able to because of hard work and determination.
I played basketball, softball and lacrosse, also did gymnastics and danced for years.
My real name is Amanda Rose Saccomanno, so a lot of people don't know that, but Rose is kind of special in my family as my grandma's name is Rosemary, my mom's name is Mary Rose, I'm Amanda Rose, my niece is Demi Rose.
Walking out of that curtain and watching the reaction of the crowd, who may cheer for or boo you, is a kick. It's addictive and helps us put smiles on children's faces by being huge role models for young girls and boys.
We are on the road for 300 days in a year, no off season.
I was raised in an Italian-American family in the suburbs of Westchester County, just a little north of New York City.
My brothers nicknamed me 'Hamburgers.'
I went through all the rigorous training and dieting for my bikini training, but I also want to enjoy life.
I didn't come from a wrestling background, but I'm just as passionate about this even though my path to get here was different than most.
I'm always in front of the camera, always traveling and getting out of airports and skincare is very important to me.
I was studying speech-language pathology at Iona College and I got my bachelor's degree there.
The reason I fell in love with fitness was because of the way I felt after a workout, even looking in the mirror afterward and feeling good about myself.
Clearly, NXT has been blessed with amazing, one-of-a-kind athletes. Our talent have great figures, they're charismatic and beautiful in their own way. However, I am the total package.
I have the body, the face, the athleticism, the strength, the personality and the star quality. I have it all.
Reality TV has its perks and has given me a ton of exposure, not only in WWE, but also in mainstream media.
Performing for live audiences and seeing the fans' faces is a thrill like no other.
I trained my butt off and competed and got to where I wanted to be from rigorous training and dieting.
Once I started training at the Performance Center, getting in the groove of the schedule, and really getting used to that, I really loved it because I'm big with routine.
Ever since 'Tough Enough,' and getting put on 'Total Divas' right away, it was kind of like I never stopped. I was like, 'Okay, now I need to get to the Performance Center.' I needed to train and get the wrestling down.
I feel like, yeah, why not do inter-gender matches? It brings entertainment. It brings a lot of different viewers and demographics and all that, so why not do it?
Why not mesh the brands more? I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
The meshing of the brands is great. I think it brings excitement. It brings anticipation of not knowing who's going to be on 'Monday Night Raw' or on 'Tuesday Night SmackDown' so I think it's really awesome.
When you get to the main roster it changes a little bit because you're more on your own, you fit in your training when you can, but it's hard.
You land Saturday to get to the live event, I go right to the gym, work out, then we have to be at the venue at 5 P.M. for a 7:30 P.M. show. Then you drive to the next city which might be three or four hours away and you do it all over again.
It gets to be tiring and you want to get sleep instead of get up and go to the gym. So you have to balance your time and go by how you feel.
I train five to six days a week, in developmental you're training in the ring and in the gym, so that's a crazy schedule. One you get to the main you're on your own and you do what you want.
We are foodies, we love to eat, my dad's a chef, and coming from an Italian family, we love to eat.
Sonya has opened up a huge light for me. Now that we travel so much together around the world, she's helped me open up and be so involved in the LGBTQ community.
I want to show my support for GLAAD, and I'm so happy to be a part of it.
I always said, even in Developmental, 'Yeah, I'm the beauty and all that. I'm the hot one, the sexy one - but I also have the brains and the strength to back it up.' So, that was my biggest thing.
Being a WWE Superstar, you have - I don't want to say a short shelf life, but it's more like sometimes you've got to look to the future and you've gotta plan ahead. It's not gonna last forever.
It's such a more mainstream demographic that watches 'Total Divas.'
