11 Things You Didn't Know About WWE's Tatum Paxley
7. Her Taste In Music Fits!
Musical interlude.
Alexa (not Bliss), play 'Welcome To The Black Parade' by My Chemical Romance. In some respects, Tatum hopes to welcome WWE's more casual fans to her own parade now she's on SmackDown. That's the dream. Debut > delight > connect > become stuff of legend. Hey, it's happened for heroes like Alexa (definitely Bliss) and Charlotte Flair, so why not Paxley?
Some of her favourite bands include MCR, Coheed & Cambria, Deftones, Gojira and more. Yes, that definitely lines up with her onscreen presentation in wrestling. Tatum portrays a slightly spooky but somehow still lovable rocker who wears her heart on her sleeve and might well nail those of her enemies to a cupboard door someday.
Another track from MCR's Parade album might fit here too. She was 'Disenchanted' by cheerleading before smashing her way through powerlifting competitions and wondering where to go next. 'I Don't Love You' could've summed up her attitude towards cheer at one point, then 'This Is How I Disappear' encapsulated her hasty exit from lifting before she began working at that aforementioned workout supplements store.
Time for a twist. Parade opens with 'The End', and this most certainly isn't even close to the end of Paxley's story in WWE. She's right at the beginning after leaping up from developmental and NXT towards the main roster. Most reading this will fire a knowing look at this entry and say, '...but of course she likes heavy music'.
Fair. Tatum's onscreen look is very much representative of who she is behind the curtain. That wasn't always the case though.