Speaking with Denise Salcedo, Forza revealed she’s inked a deal with TNA Wrestling, marking her first-ever television contract after spending three and a half years building her name on the independent circuit.
She described the moment as her first time saying the news out loud, and admitted she’s over the moon about finally becoming a TNA Knockout after years of working to make a name for herself.
So I have very exciting news. I am officially signed with TNA, which means I signed my first-ever TV contract after three-and-a-half years on the independent wrestling scene and trying to take over the world and I would say successfully doing so and now I’m a TNA Knockout and I’m so over the moon. It’s like my first time saying it out loud and I’m so excited to share that with everyone.
Gabby Forza Announces She Has Signed with TNA Wrestling!
Forza has already wrestled three matches for the company, including an appearance in the Knockouts Television Championship tournament.
According to Forza, the title didn’t even exist yet when her debut match in Albany was first planned, making her inclusion in the tournament a pleasant surprise.
I got to debut in the TNA Knockouts TV Title tournament which is so, so crazy, and I was not expecting that. I just knew I was going to wrestle in Albany for the first time with TNA and that belt didn’t exist yet when that was planned.”
She viewed the opportunity as the ideal first impression for TNA fans, hoping to show off both her hard-hitting in-ring style and her personality in one outing.
Looking back, she said she felt confident going in that the debut alone would benefit her career regardless of the outcome — and it ended up landing her a job in professional wrestling.
I was like, ‘Okay, I’m so excited. This is a lot of people’s first impression of me. I want everyone to kind of get a vibe of I’m a tough girl, badass but also the Gnomie,’ and so to have that type of debut, I’m like, ‘This is such a good start.’ Even if I didn’t get signed, I was like, ‘I have this going for me for the rest of my wrestling career’ and it turned out to end up getting me a job in professional wrestling.
