Having been around the WWE system since 2011, there's an argument to be made that Emma really should have cracked the main roster by now. In 2014, she was featured on Monday Night Raw and Smackdown, but her role was hardly too thrilling. Aligned with Santino Marella, she even started using a variation of the 'Cobra Strike' favoured by her partner. Portrayed as a happy-go-lucky kind of Diva, the character was paper thin. It's only since returning back down to NXT that Emma has been able to really hone her skills. In short, the Emma who faced Asuka at the recent NXT TakeOver: London event is a million miles away from the bleach-blonde, hyper female who wrestled short bouts against the likes of Alicia Fox and Summer Rae in 2014. It's very much an improvement. In just one performance against the Japanese star, Emma proved that she's ready for another crack at the main roster. Her matches against Bayley punctuated a rather well-received rivalry, and she's been able to plug the gap left by the likes of Sasha Banks and Charlotte in NXT. Surely in 2016, Emma will get a second chance to make a first impression.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
