Nina Samuels says she knows what Shotzi Blackheart is going through.
A few weeks ago, Shotzi Blackheart would exit WWE following her contract expiring with the company. She has made her way back to the independent wrestling scene and while she won't be doing any more deathmatches, she will be heading over to the UK for PROGRESS Wrestling on June 29th to face fellow WWE alumni Nina Samuels.
While speaking in a new interview on Demand PROGRESS Plus, Samuels previewed her match with Shotzi Blackheart, noting that she knows what it feels like to suddenly become a free agent.
"Me and Shotzi actually faced off once before, a long time ago in triple threats. We've never faced off one-on-one. I know what Shotzi's going through now. I know what it feels like to suddenly become a free agent. All that pent-up frustration, that chip on your shoulder, wanting to prove yourself to the world, show everyone around the world what you know you can do. But she's coming into my playground. She's coming into my house. PROGRESS is the Nina Samuels show, period, and I'm going to show Shotzi that. Yes, I know Shotzi is wild. I know Shotzi is unpredictable. But I still believe I can beat her. I know what Shotzi's weaknesses are. I'm going to use it against her. Just like I'm going to do with Kanji. It's a practice run, and do you know what? Wonderful. So many times people get to wrestle me and it's an amazing opportunity for them for me to share my spotlight with them. Now, this new spotlight that's on Shotzi is coming straight to me. There's going to be a lot of eyes on her and those eyes that are going to be tuning in to watch her are going to realize that Nina Samuels is the star of this show, the star of every show. Nina Samuels is the one that they need to be paying attention to if they weren't already."
-- NINA SAMUELS ON SHOTZI
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) June 10, 2025
Hear what was said about @ShotziWWE ahead of their huge match at Chapter 181 this month!
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Will Ospreay recently had heavy praise for Nina Samuels, you can read more about that here.
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