Michelle Citty Gonzalez Media TV interview on wrestling as a fight

The Michelle Citty Gonzalez Media TV interview began with a blunt account of how she approaches a wrestling match: even when an outcome is predetermined, she intends to fight for the win. Speaking with Jose G, Citty also described training with Rob Noxious, building her in-ring character, following WWE’s Bloodline story and preparing for Three Legacies Wrestling events.

How did Michelle Citty become a pro wrestler?

Michelle Citty began pursuing professional wrestling in 2016 while recovering from serious injuries connected to traumas she had suffered a few years earlier. A friend who worked as a sports referee invited her to a live event and introduced her to Rob Noxious, who ran Fort Knox's Training Academy.

A referee’s invitation to a live event

The invitation gave Citty a direct path from wanting to wrestle to meeting someone who could train her. She already knew who Noxious was when her friend introduced them, although she tried not to let her surprise show. Noxious told her about his school, which she said was about two hours away.

Her referee friend remained involved in wrestling and, Citty said, later worked with WWE talent. She credited him with bringing her into the sport and making the introduction that started her training.

Training at Fort Knox's Training Academy

From 2016 into roughly 2017, Citty spent about a year and a half practicing bumps and working through matches. She described that period as the beginning of a much longer journey, rather than a complete account of how she became the performer she is now.

What did Michelle Citty say about whether wrestling is fake?

Michelle Citty acknowledged that wrestling can have choreography, a predetermined outcome or a result performers need to reach. She said none of that changes her approach once she enters the ring: she treats the match as a fight, responds to what happens in front of the audience and works to make the performance feel real.

A live audience matters to that approach, whether the match is on television or in a smaller venue. Citty pointed out that things can happen during a performance, regardless of what was planned. For her, the work is not simply to complete a sequence of moves but to make people care about the contest.

Describing how far she is willing to push that competitive attitude, Citty put it plainly:

I'll bite to win. I don't care.

She also spoke about punches, hair-pulling and breaking rules as part of the character she brings to a match. Her standard for wrestling is that it should draw the audience in and feel organic; without that connection, she said, the performance lacks substance.

How did Michelle Citty develop her wrestling character?

Michelle Citty built her wrestling character from her own life experiences rather than from a single wrestler she tried to copy. She said character development takes time and continues even after a performer gains experience. What fans see in the ring is her own point of view, amplified beyond the way she speaks outside it.

Movies and comic books can give wrestlers ideas, she explained, but her principal source is what she has lived through. She wants audiences to get a sense of walking in her shoes. The character is recognizably hers, with an added element that makes those experiences work in a wrestling ring.

Citty called herself a student of the game despite describing herself as a veteran. She expects the character to keep changing as her life does, with the story she tells in the ring reflecting those experiences. She also agreed that the relaxed person talking with Jose G is a toned-down version of the performer an opponent meets after she goes through the curtain.

That approach extends to whether fans treat her as a hero or a villain. Their response varies by state and promotion, she said, so she listens to the crowd rather than fixing every reaction in advance. She would rather get in front of the camera, wrestle and see how the audience responds.

Which wrestlers influenced Michelle Citty growing up?

Michelle Citty named Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior as childhood favorites, with The Ultimate Warrior standing out most. As a teenager, her favorite became Stone Cold Steve Austin. Those choices came from different periods of her life; she did not say she modeled her own character directly on any of them.

Childhood favorites and Stone Cold Steve Austin

Asked to look back to her earliest wrestling memories, Citty first named Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior, then shifted to Austin when describing her teenage years. She recalled that a friend gave her an original Austin shirt, an item that reminded her of the era in which she grew up watching WWF and WWE.

Citty also said she is now completely sober. The shirt brought back memories of an earlier wrestling generation, she explained, without describing her present life. She did not identify a single match or storyline as the source of her interest in becoming a wrestler.

What did Michelle Citty think of the WWE Bloodline storyline?

Michelle Citty said Roman Reigns and the wider Samoan family made the Bloodline story a dominant part of WWE. What interested her most was the search for characters who could convincingly challenge that group. She connected the story’s grittier presentation to her own perspective as an inner-city woman.

In Citty’s view, an established group with that much power needs opponents who seem willing to confront it directly. She said the street-level feel of the story spoke to her and, she believed, to fans. Its appeal depended on finding characters who could make the conflict feel credible.

Her point went beyond wrestling. Citty recalled talking with a friend about her disappointment with recent horror movies and said audiences need to be entertained across both sports entertainment and film. For the Bloodline story, she saw a sense of reality as the ingredient that could pull people into the characters and their conflict.

What are Michelle Citty’s next wrestling events?

Michelle Citty discussed Three Legacies Wrestling’s Line in the Sand on November 21 at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, followed by an all-ladies event on December 26. She also mentioned December events in Costa Rica involving Ricardo Rodriguez. She did not give a year for those dates or identify her own opponents.

Line in the Sand in Harrisburg

Citty said Chris Masters, formerly of WWE, was among the names fans could see at Line in the Sand. She also highlighted Three Legacies Wrestling heavyweight champion Darian Hardway. Although she noted similarities between Hardway and Masters, she said she did not know whether they would wrestle each other.

She discussed a women’s championship defense and identified Journey Burke as the promotion’s current women’s champion. Citty also said fans could see Burke at the December 26 all-ladies event, without specifying an opponent for her.

Ricardo Rodriguez and Costa Rica

Citty spoke warmly of Ricardo Rodriguez, whom WWE fans may know as Alberto del Rio’s former announcer. She said he had been generous and kind when they met and had offered help at a time when she needed it.

According to Citty, Rodriguez had live events in Costa Rica on December 5 and December 18. She said he might bring other talent, but no names had been announced. For updates on her own appearances, Citty directed fans to Facebook and Instagram under Michelle Citty, emphasizing the two T’s in her surname.

Who is Michelle Citty?

Michelle Citty is a professional wrestler and sports-entertainment promoter who says she has spent 10 years fighting and promoting herself. She runs the Monsters of the Citty and shares live-event updates alongside wrestling and entertainment news.