"To me, it was so exciting that after just a short time of being on my own in NXT, I proved that I could do this on my own, and I got drafted to 'SmackDown Live.'"
"Everything I do is over the top. When I do something, I want everyone to be talking about it."
"When I was in NXT, I never wrestled on a TakeOver. I didn't have too many high-profile matches: I probably wrestled about 10 matches in total on NXT TV, including the one championship match against Bayley, which was so much fun and my favorite match in NXT."
"To get up to 'SmackDown Live' and have my first match on live TV, I was so nervous."
"A lot of the fans don't necessarily get to see what I can do, because they've seen me as the hype girl for Cass & Enzo."
"I want to be NXT Women's Champion."
"It's really exciting to be a part of the Women's Division here in NXT."
"Asuka is a force to be reckoned with. She made a statement from the moment she debuted in NXT."
"Never think you're too good for a role, and never take yourself too seriously."
"If the fans are making a noise and reacting, then you're doing a good job."
"When you're genuinely having fun and enjoying yourself, people can feel that, and they want to have a good time with you."
"I just love sneakers. When I first started wrestling, I was wrestling in boots, and I felt like I was trying too hard to play a wrestler. I just wanted to be myself. So when I started wearing sneakers, I felt so much better."
"There's nothing wrong with being a Diva. If it's because I take care of myself and look good, then I don't think there's anything wrong with that."
"I think you can look good and still be a champion and still fight and still be the best at what I do."
"There are obviously a lot of negative connotations that go along with being a Diva. But to me, being a Diva is someone who takes care of herself, that looks fabulous, is always on point with her fashion, and doesn't care what anybody thinks."
"Bayley's my best friend. We've been friends since NXT. It sucks because she's on 'Raw' and I'm on 'SmackDown,' but we still talk every single day, and we're really good friends."
"If I could have any tag team partner, I would choose Big E."
"Nowadays, women are looked at as equal to the men when it comes to competing, and I think that's a really cool message to send to little girls and show them that whatever they want to do, they can set their mind to it and make it happen."
"I like doing my own thing, and I like being partnered with somebody."
"Being a manager for Enzo and Cass in NXT was great. I got a lot of experience with doing that."
"Anytime you're partnered with a guy in wrestling, it's exciting and different. Having James Ellsworth by my side for a while, that got people talking."
"I would love to see The IIconics become the first women tag team champions."
"I just feel so lucky and fortunate to be a part of all these 'first-evers.' Now it's getting to a point where we don't even have to say the 'first-ever' or anything like that because it's just become the norm. Before, it was, 'Oh my gosh, the women are the main event of 'Smackdown' tonight.' And now it's, 'The women are the main event.'"
"I'm honored to be a part of 'Total Divas' and show the world who Carmella is, not only on 'SmackDown Live' but in real life."
"It's so fun because the Carmella you see on 'SmackDown Live' is so different to me. It's great to be able to portray this character in a way that I never would in real life."
