EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 31 MIN
She Quit Teaching in Alaska to Become a Pro Wrestler: Freya The Slaya
from OVW: No Holds Barred · host Lewis Costello
Her story is one of ambition, reinvention, and absolute fearlessness... Today, we sit down with Freya the Slaya - a 6’1 powerhouse who walked away from a stable teaching career in Alaska to chase the dream and transform herself into one of OVW’s most commanding performers.In this episode, Freya opens up about:Leaving everything behind: how she went from a decade in the classroom to uprooting her entire life, moving thousands of miles from home, and committing fully to pro wrestling - all just weeks before the world shut down in 2020.Her evolution as a performer: from the “Queen of the North” to the far more aggressive “Arctic Amazon,” and why she felt her character had grown stale - and needed to be rebuilt from the ground up.The grind of becoming great: what it took to train in Alaska with only a handful of wrestlers in the entire state, driving six hours just to find a ring, and eventually landing at OVW - the only independent promotion doing live weekly television.Learning the TV game: how timing, camera awareness, commercial breaks, and real-time improvisation changed her entire approach to wrestling - and why those OVW reps are unlike anything else on the independents.Whether you’re fascinated by the behind-the-scenes craft of wrestling, inspired by the courage it takes to reinvent your life, or want to understand the mindset behind one of OVW’s most intense characters, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe for more shoot interviews and no-holds-barred insider conversations from Ohio Valley Wrestling!Follow Freya The Slaya: https://x.com/BigZoWrestle https://www.instagram.com/bigzo.wrestleFollow Lewis Costello: https://x.com/lewiscostello https://www.instagram.com/lewisblaizecostelloFollow Kian Fox: https://x.com/SlyT_KianFox https://www.instagram.com/slyt_kianfox
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Her story is one of ambition, reinvention, and absolute fearlessness... Today, we sit down with Freya the Slaya - a 6’1 powerhouse who walked away from a stable teaching career in Alaska to chase the dream and transform herself into one of OVW’s most commanding performers.In this episode, Freya opens up about:Leaving everything behind: how she went from a decade in the classroom to uprooting her entire life, moving thousands of miles from home, and committing fully to pro wrestling - all just weeks before the world shut down in 2020.Her evolution as a performer: from the “Queen of the North” to the far more aggressive “Arctic Amazon,” and why she felt her character had grown stale - and needed to be rebuilt from the ground up.The grind of becoming great: what it took to train in Alaska with only a handful of wrestlers in the entire state, driving six hours just to find a ring, and eventually landing at OVW - the only independent promotion doing live weekly television.Learning the TV game: how timing, camera awareness, commercial breaks, and real-time improvisation changed her entire approach to wrestling - and why those OVW reps are unlike anything else on the independents.Whether you’re fascinated by the behind-the-scenes craft of wrestling, inspired by the courage it takes to reinvent your life, or want to understand the mindset behind one of OVW’s most intense characters, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe for more shoot interviews and no-holds-barred insider conversations from Ohio Valley Wrestling!Follow Freya The Slaya: https://x.com/BigZoWrestle https://www.instagram.com/bigzo.wrestleFollow Lewis Costello: https://x.com/lewiscostello https://www.instagram.com/lewisblaizecostelloFollow Kian Fox: https://x.com/SlyT_KianFox https://www.instagram.com/slyt_kianfox
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