Cathy Kelley says she has long wanted to become a manager in WWE and has been making the most of her weekly seat next to Paul Heyman in the Gorilla position to learn as much as possible about the business.
Speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Kelley addressed questions about her in-ring ambitions and what she has picked up from one of wrestling’s greatest minds.
When asked if she would ever want to compete in a match, Kelley said managing is the more appealing path.
I don’t think I would want to have a match. I’ve expressed in the past that I do want to get more involved in some capacity. I would love to be a manager. I don’t know who for. That’s been something that I’ve said for probably a decade now. I actually valeted Ryan Katz in his last match on the Indies many, many years ago. But that progression is something that I would want.
On her training at the Performance Center, Kelley framed it as part of a broader commitment to learning.
I would say that I’m someone that really values growth, and I love learning everything that I can about this business. So any opportunity I can do that, I’m going to take it. Another example is I sit next to Paul Heyman every single week in Gorilla.
She shared one of the more memorable lessons Heyman passed on.
There are so many lessons I don’t even know where to start. This isn’t the best thing that I’ve learned from him, but when I was wearing glasses and I had cut my bangs, he’s like, ‘You have to get rid of that, because we can’t see your eyes, and your eyes are where you tell your emotion.’ So there’s just a lot of little things that I think he helps so many people backstage, but I picked up from him.
