Alicia AtoutĀ is one of, if not the premier interviewers in the professional wrestling scene today. Since founding AMBY in 2013, Atout has become a household name in both pro wrestling and music for her in-depth interviews and conversational approach to interviewing. Itās not only earned her the opportunity to interview some of wrestlingās top stars but work in a backstage capacity with Impact! Wrestling,Ā AEW,Ā and, currently,Ā Major League Wrestling.
Recently, Atout joined me to discuss how she’s passing the time through the COVID-19 pandemic, binge-watching Tiger King, who inspires her, and more.
On her upcoming interviews:
āSo, there have been a lot. Today (March 25), I recently, like an hour ago spoke to Session Moth Martina, I have TJP, Melina, and Kylie Rae coming on today, so thatās going to be a really stacked and fun day. Yesterday was super busy; recently I had Chelsea Green on, Francine, Danhausen, Mayra Dias Gomez, like, it was really busy. And the thing is, trying to line all these up, I donāt know why, but I had like a home run yesterday! Everybody was just like āthis is the time Iām free, this is the time,ā and it was just flawless. I also had Chris Bey on, Killer Kelly, I did some music – I had the Black Dahlia Murder on, so like itās just been a lot. But, itās kept my mind off all the craziness, so thereās that.ā
Keeping busy during the COVID-19 pandemic:
āSo, Iāve been playing a lot of Galaga, Iāve got two handheld games, so Iāve been playing that a ton. The last three, four days has just been research and interviews, I havenāt really done much else. Around 7:30 Iāll clock out from the interviewing, Iāll chill with my family, weāll watch some television together.
āI binge-watched Tiger King, which is some crazy s**t! Itās the most bizarre show Iāve ever seen! Itās got to do with big cats, zoos, animal rights, polygamy, murder. It is weird, but it is really intriguing. Iāve watched the whole season, I think it was seven episodes, an hour-long each, in a day and a half.ā
Who inspires her outside of wrestling:
āA lot of that comes down to my family because if it werenāt for them pushing me and seeing a passion and kind of igniting it and keeping me on the go, I donāt know where I would be. Theyāve helped me a lot, especially when I first started with the music stuff, so definitely my parents. My sister right now, sheās a nurse so seeing, especially lately with the Coronavirus going on, seeing her clock into work every single day, being one of those health professionals out there right now really helping people, thatās been super inspiring to me. It kind of makes me think if she can go in every day and see the sadness and hurt and pain and push through and still help people, not let that get to her, whatever Iām dealing with, (I) can push through too.ā
Please credit Spencer Love/Love Wrestling with any transcriptions used.