Episode 14: Jessicka Havok - Part 1

Wrestling is Life is Wrestling with Cody Deaner

Cody Deaner sits down for Part 1 of his conversation with former IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Champion & former IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Tag-Team Champion World Champion Jessicka Havok. In Part 1 of this conversation, they take a deep dive into Jessicka’s journey to becoming a professional wrestler. Havok discusses a variety of topics in her career including:

• Her love of animals & job working at veterinary clinics while struggling on the indies
• Watching GLOW with her mom and watching wrestling with her grandpa
• Starting training to be a pro wrestler at 17 years old
• Being the only female in her wrestling school when she started training
• The state of female wrestling 20 years ago when she broke into the business
• The real-life struggle & sacrifice on the independent wrestling circuit
• Wrestling as a form of therapy
• JT Lightning bringing in more female talent for her to work with early in her career
• Getting her first TV job with TNA Wrestling

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

• The importance of having thick skin in the entertainment business
• Dealing with discrimination when striving to achieve your goals
• Making a good first impression
• The importance of gratitude when overcoming obstacles
• Sacrifices that are necessary when moving forward toward your vision/goal
• Dealing with being told you need to lose weight and dealing with your self-image
• Being strategic with who you take advice from
• Not chasing money & fame when chasing your dream

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