LadySports ::: Q & A: Miss Tiff

by S. Mata

It's not easy being a role model. For Miss Tiff, the job is about to get a whole lot harder. For on February the 12th, she will help mark Molly McShane's return to the PGWA for the first time in a decade... by being the woman facing off against the "Wild Irish Rose" from the opposite corner! It's a challenge which would be daunting to even a seasoned veteran, so one might be willing to forgive the Appomattox, Virginia native for perhaps being at least a tad nervous. However, after reading this exclusive new interview, it may just become apparent that it takes a whole lot more than facing a driven McShane to shake her up. Indeed, it just might be the case that it should be Molly who ought to be a little jittery....

THE STATS:

Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130 lbs
Eyes: Brown 
Hair: Blonde 
Date of Birth: July 12

LADYSPORTS: When did you start wrestling?
MISS TIFF: May of 2005.

LS: What and/or who influenced you most to wrestle?
MT: Jimmy Valiant, and my brother, Bruiser Graham.

LS: What other sports or hobbies do you have an interest in?
MT: Hiking, camping, swimming, ice skating, and canoing.

LS: How would you describe yourself?
MT: I am like no other person you will meet. I am quiet, I am a vegetarian, and a Christian, and I am easy going.

LS: What is your most marked characteristic?
MT: People think I am kind of glamorous.

LS: What are your favorite foods, music, clothes, cars, etc.?
MT: I love pizza and chocolate. I listen to a variety of music. I love trendy clothes, but sometimes you will catch me in sweatpants. I love expensive cars...Bentley, Rolls Royce, etc.

LS: Who and what are your fans like?
MT: I seem to have a lot of pre-teen girls as my fans... that's why I try to be a good roll model.

LS: Describe a typical day of wrestling training for you?
MT: I work on bumping, and?running the ropes. ?I train on holds, and how to put it all together.

LS: What are your best holds, pins, moves? What are you best known for doing?
MT: Arm bar, chops, sunset flip.

LS: What was the worst you have ever been hurt in training or a match?
MT: I took a DDT once and landed on my shoulder. It feel funny to this day.

LS: Where have you wrestled? What titles have you held?
MT: Virginia and North Carolina. I am the current BWF Women's Champion.

LS: What is your most memorable moment?
MT: Winning the BWF championship belt.

LS: What comments or reactions do you get from others about being a wrestler?
MT: Surprise, because I am so shy away from the ring.

LS: In your opinion, what are your thoughts on women participating in the sport?
MT: I think it is great...I wish more women were involved!

LS: What is your greatest regret?
MT: Not starting sooner.

LS: What would you do to make the sport better?
MT: Get back to just having fun, instead of all the drama involved.

LS: What would make you most happy in life?
MT: My Faith in God.

LS: What is your personal motto?
MT: 'Why not?'

LS: How has wrestling changed your life?
MT: I feel like it has become a part of me that I could never let go.

LS: What is so special about this sport to you?
MT: It has changed my life for the better.

LS: What would you do if you couldn't be in wrestling?
MT: I don't know...figuring out what I want to do with life.

pics courtesy of Miss Tiff