Her allegiances shifted as rapidly as the wind, but that just meant there were more Superstars for her to beat. Handpicked as the first NXT Women’s Champion, Paige continued to make history on the main roster when she ended AJ Lee’s then-record-setting Divas Title reign on her first night, becoming the only woman to simultaneously hold the Divas and NXT Women’s Championships.Ī day didn’t go by when Paige did not perform as advertised. For a movie about wrestling, fake and yet at times more honest than the real world, that couldn't be more fitting.Paige originally turned heads with the pale skin and goth-festival makeup that gave her the name of the “Anti-Diva,” but she quickly earned a reputation as the Superstar who would, could (and ultimately did) carry the WWE women’s division into the future. Together, they make Merchant's fictions more exciting than the truth. ![]() There's urgency to her performance that's mellowed out by Vaughn's coarse world-weariness. Pugh's winning blend of insouciance and poise-key to her work in movies like Lady Macbeth-emphasizes that underdog element, making her a young aspirant who's easy to root for. He knows that Fighting with My Family works better through dramatization, and that great drama demands a greater underdog. Merchant just happens to be equally as shrewd. ![]() Merchant warehouses Paige's career in the structure of the inspiring sports film, breezing past the details NXT Women's Champion run and condensing her victory over Divas Champion AJ Lee (played by Zelina Vega) on her 2014 Raw debut the NXT Women's Champion title isn't even mentioned, giving the impression that Paige, on her first Raw appearance, won the Divas Championship as a total unknown.īut Paige had a following in 2014 the WWE, after all, is too shrewd to hand over major titles to rookies. Mike Marsland // Getty Images What else from Paige's life never made it into the movie? None of that happens in Fighting with My Family, which ends in 2014. Paige Bevis, meanwhile, has continued making waves in the WWE, both for better and for worse, including latter day woes that top out at the criminal dissemination of sex tapes by malicious hackers-a horrific two-pronged source of stress that weighed her down so much she ended up being hospitalized. The WWE didn't fire him he resigned while denying allegations against him, including those made by Paige herself.ĭeMott's own wrestling career is a rollercoaster, but his time ran out in 2015. Former WWE wrestlers have accused DeMott of all sorts of disturbing behavior, including physical and emotional abuse. ![]() Though various reviews have made the link between Hutch and DeMott, the character doesn't officially represent the trainer-and for good reason. ![]() Hutch is Paige's foil, the failed wrestler turned trainer for stars with brighter futures he’s also made up, a character borrowing bits and pieces from current NXT trainer Matt Bloom as well as ex-NXT trainer Bill DeMott. That’s where Merchant spends most of his time with Pugh and co-star Vince Vaughn, playing Paige’s NXT coach, Hutch Morgan. The real Paige went to Florida Championship Wrestling, the WWE’s farm program at the time before rebranding FCW as NXT in 2012. Gilbert Carrasquillo // Getty Images Fighting With My Family focuses more on Paige's WWE career.įighting with My Family spends most of its time on Paige's relationship with the WWE beginning in 2011, when a tryout for a talent scout led to her signing with the company in September of that year.
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