An endlessly endearing dirtbag. Proud Vancouver local. Trainer at the
@lionsgatedojo
. Available for worldwide bookings! nicole.matthews.wrestling
@gmail
.com
Upcoming Sept/Oct Dates!
Available Dates: Oct 18-20th + 24th
Only taking 🇨🇦 bookings right now, but as soon as I’m able to take 🇺🇸 again, I’ll let everyone know!
Fuck.
If someone decides to wrestle full time, that’s awesome.
If someone decides to have an outside of wrestling career (“working for the man”) in conjugation with their wrestling careers, that’s awesome.
If you’re a condescending dick about either of these, fuck you.
Been an insane week, but now it’s time to get to work! Special shout-out to
@defyNW
and
@AEW
for making it happen.
Available for 🇺🇸 + 🇨🇦 + international bookings!
nicole.matthews.wrestling
@gmail
.com
I will say this loud and I will say this often: Heidi Lovelace is one of my favourite opponents I’ve ever stepped in the ring with, and an all time great babyface. I highly recommend any wrestler to study her, specifically for her fire and selling.
Rotten luck for a young up and comer at a spry 37 years old to have multiple abuse allegations potentially ruin his opportunity to fuck up at another major company because he’s a dumpster fire of a human being.
At least Dave is fighting the good fight 😇
Crazy to think I wrestled Rebecca Knox in 2006 in Duncan, BC.
Crazy to remember being a kid with Jessie McKay in Berwyn and bringing the best out of each other in 2010.
Congrats to
@BeckyLynchWWE
and
@BillieKayWWE
!! It is an honour to be a small part of your journey ❤️
From the bottom of my heart, I apologize to every dude I’ve ever been in the ring with. You have lost your manhood because of me, and I feel terrible.
lol jk
Feminazi 4 lyfe
If you’re a women who came up in wrestling in the 00’s or earlier, you were working against the assumption of “every girl is a rat”.
I’m glad everyone is grossed out by someone saying that in 2005, but that was all of our realities.
If I see one more narcissistic “I was a bad person back then, bu I’m a better person now” so-called apology from a predator, I think I’ll go insane.
Fuck you for making another person’s trauma (that you are responsible for!) more about your “journey” than how you hurt them.
Not gonna lie, kinda pissed at Orange Cassidy for setting unrealistic expectations of looking like you're in your mid 20's when you're in your late 30's.
If you think it’s cool to drink/get high before your match, kindly get the fuck out of our business.
That shit hasn’t been acceptable for a long time. No amount of “back in my day.....” will make it okay. Especially from loser fake vets....
Wrestled a match tonight and our opponent was clearly drunk & should not have wrestled
Nothing against the promotion but we shouldn't have been put in that situation
Luckily we didnt get hurt but the match quality sucked
Lets keep Wrestling Professional and do better👍👍
Me smiling in a posed pic is as rare as a professional wrestler not using social media for validation 😀😀😀
(Thanks in advance for the likes!)
📸
@Speedy_Photo
After not seeing her lovely face in 5 years, the second I saw her at AEW, she ran up and gave me the most giant hug. It was like no time had passed at all.
One thing she said that stuck to me was “you always remember the ones who treated you right on the way up”
Funny that.
It’s kinda weird to see people talking about indie wrestling being dead when I’ve been working every weekend since mid Feb and, I’m not exaggerating, every show has either been sold out or very close to. 3 of those shows (not including AEW lol) have had 600+ in attendance. (1/5)
AEW did a huge number in Canada on Wednesday for the show in Winnipeg. While we don't have data for some of the early months of the show in 2019/2020, of the ones we do, this would be the largest audience they've had in the country. It was fourth among sports programs on Wed.
It’s wild.
@BeckyLynchWWE
’s journey is such a crazy roller coaster, and I think “how nuts is all this?!”
But then again....of course this is happening. This is just freaking meant to be. She’s the definition of a ‘once in a lifetime’ star, and honestly, it’s about time.
Guys, tonight I watched,
@KORcombat
, someone I trained with and is one of my favourite people in the whole world, wrestle Adam fucking Copeland at Rogers Arena in a fantastic match.
Imagine telling Kyle in 2005 this what he’d be doing 19 years later? What is life????
.
@ImChelseaGreen
is an absolute gem. I can also attest to her never hesitating to help bring those up around her, whether it’s through sharing resources or just being a positive voice in a sea of negativity.
Chelsea Green was one of the first ppl I (well,
@indi_hartwell
on my behalf) called when I got released from WWE. She gave me the name of her managers & her lawyers, and without her help and guidance I would not be living in the USA today. I had 29 days before I was getting
Lash Laroix gatekeeping the sanctity of professional wrestling is a very funny way to start a Monday morning. It’s like your kindergarten music teacher who only knows how to play the recorder bemoaning the state of opera music or something
If you can draw a cartoon version of me riding a cartoon horse, please email me at Nicole.matthews.wrestling
@gmail
.com. Obviously I’ll pay you because I’m not human garbage.
Why do fans critique the bodies of wrestlers if it doesn’t affect their ring performance?
Does them not having what you deem an ideal body make their matches less interesting? Does it take away from their charisma?
It’s bad faith bullshit at best, and gutless bullying at worse.
😂😂😂
Imagine anyone taking that alcoholic loser’s opinion seriously, right?
Hey, at least he had those classic matches.
Like....against.......um........
Attitude era was so good tho
Ladies, I think we can all agree locker rooms back in da day that were full of REAL MEN instead of these BOYZ who play VIDEO GAMEZ were a much more preferred environment for us, amiright?!
Hot tip to anyone who wants to give advice to young girls in da biz: if your advice is “tone up”, save your breathe. There’s no way that girl hasn’t looked into the mirror and criticized herself in that way (or worse) already. Give some actual advice, not that lazy shit.
This is applicable to life, but especially professional wrestling:
Stop trying to reinvent the wheel if you don’t even understand how to create the wheel in the first place.
Please have a fundamental idea of the basics before thinking you’re some creative genius. Please. 🙏
EXCLUSIVE:
@nmatthewsninja
couldn't be more ready for Round 1 of the
#WWEMYC
... but she's not sure the same can be said for her opponent tonight,
@IslaDawn
.
This being what people are upset by is fucking hilarious.
This? THIS?!?
Yes, these young dudes have cardio is killing da biz. Try telling a story, amiright?!?
Oh wait, they are telling a story of one upsmanship?
No not *that* story!
When it seems like people get opportunities for no reason, that rarely is the case. And even if it’s true, would you say no to that opportunity? We all feel jealousy sometimes, but let it just be a fleeting feeling, not a mindset.
Or be bitter as fuck and miserable. Whatever.
Gosh, it must be a tough time to be a trash bag in professional wrestling right now. Bless your hearts.
PS: if you are in da biz and nervous that your indiscretions will be coming out next, YOU SHOULD BE.
I stand with
@Shazza_McKenzie
.
@nmatthewsninja
has grown to become one of my favorite humans that I happened to meet in wrestling. She has a great heart and so much to offer the
#WWEMYC
! She won’t admit it, but she loves me too 😏
Saying you’re not a “political person” while donating thousands to a party, and using that faux-neutral stance to parrot factually incorrect statements from said party is, at best, a statement in bad faith.
I'm going to address the Rick Steiner issue here instead of responding to every post. I hope everyone takes the time to read, but I also understand if you choose not to hear another side.
Rick made completely inappropriate remarks to Giselle Shaw at our event in Los Angeles.
As
Perception is such a wild thing.
Reading
@BeckyLynchWWE
’s book right now, and her negative POV of herself from 2006 is nuts to me! I looked up to her so much; she was my standard of what a women’s wrestler should be.
I wish 2006 Becky could see how 2006 Nicole saw her!
Note to self: if you're going to watch wrestling for some inspiration, maybe don't watch the Lucha Bros. The lack of athletic ability you have to do anything resembling their style just makes you sad.....
HUGE shoutout to
@CapriceColeman
and
@IanRiccaboni
for their excellent commentary on
@ringofhonor
. Sometimes you feel invisible being an older indie women wrestler. But it's very gratifying to hear acknowledgment and recognition from the 'big dawgs' in the pro wrestling scene.
Anyone being an asshole to
@Shazza_McKenzie
about some gross ass old nobody groping her is a fucking idiot. Even when victims go about dealing with sexual assault ‘the right way’, they still get shit on. Wonder why most victims won’t speak up...
International Wrestlers: just hustle your way out of a pandemic!
Passion will magically open up borders!
Heart will make a virus go away!
Determination will speed up visa logistics!
💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
Nah buddy. To echo
@pperezninja
, all my best friends have been made via wrestling. This is a super dated opinion.
If you are a current wrestler, and this applies to you, perhaps you’re just an asshole.
Wrestling is very competitive .. don’t expect to make many real friends .. we r all striving to b the best .. best worker , body , gear , talker , bump taker , high spots, strikes, psychology , anything and everything bout wrestling .. competition to b the best don’t = friends
Need a nickname that really speaks to the masses.
-Nicole "Boring on Paper" Matthews.
-Nicole "Really Interesting When You Meet Her, I Promise" Matthews
-Nicole "Better Looking in Person...Sometimes" Matthews
....it's a work in progress.