Mandy Rose Talks Her Baby, Postpartum Journey & Potential WWE Future | Inside The Ring

He is absolutely amazing. My life has changed forever for the better. And yeah, I've been just busy and in this new, you know, mommy era, and I'm totally enjoying it and just learning as I go to, you know, it's such a crazy experience, but he is healthy and he is the best little blunder of joy. This is TMZ's Inside the Ring. Welcome to TMZ's Inside the Ring. I'm Branson Quirk. I'm Roger Corral. And today we are finally having somebody that we've been trying to get for, I think, the absolute longest. It's been the whole year. It was. By the way, Inside the Ring has been around for a year. Yeah, I know. What's the anniversary episode? I'm not big on anniversaries until we get to like five. Oh, is that so? Or 25. 25 is the number. So 24 years from now, we'll celebrate Inside the Ring. We'll get some Benihana. How about that? Oh, that sounds lovely. You'd like it. I would love it. Or big hibachi. I think you're calling me. OK, you're calling me a big guy. No, no, not at all. But today we're really excited. We are joined by one of the most recognizable women in wrestling, the former NXT Women's Champion, the leader of Toxic Attraction and the Golden Goddess herself, Mandy Rose. She's entered an entirely new chapter after WWE, obviously going into content creation and then now becoming a mother. And in between all of that, so many business ventures that she has gotten off of the ground again. So excited. Mandy, welcome to TMZ's Inside the Ring. How are you doing today? I'm doing great. Thanks for having me. How are you guys? Doing great. It's been long days, dude. Yeah, TMZ every day is different because we cover sometimes really fun stories and then we cover really, really sad and depressing stories. So every day is different. Yeah, this one's not depressing for sure. Not at all. Yeah, this won't be sad or depressing. Not at all. Right. Well, by the way, congratulations on motherhood. It's been really exciting seeing what you've been doing, everything you're posting. So right off the bat, how is it going? How long has it been since you had your child? It's been seven weeks, so we're almost at two months, which is crazy because everyone says it goes by fast and they are not wrong. It does go by fast. He is absolutely amazing. My life has changed forever for the better. And yeah, I've been just busy and in this new, you know, mommy era and I'm totally enjoying it and just learning as I go to, you know, it's such a crazy experience, but he is healthy and he is the best little bundle of joy. So grateful. Mommy era, dude. I don't know. I'm babyless. I have so many questions for you, actually, because are you getting sleep? Like, is he is he is he a crier? Like sometimes babies can be really, really just surprise you, right? He actually has kind of surprised me. He's been pretty good, you know, knock on wood, I should say. But I do have an amazing husband, thank God, who has been like extremely helpful and like, you know, you never know how your partner is going to be right. You know, you know who you end up marrying, but you never know how they're going to be as a parent. And I feel like he's completely like surprised me in the essence of like just taking initiative and just like learning as he goes as well because we're both in this together and we're a team. But he's been, you know, doing like half the amount of feedings. He's been changing diapers like he's just been so great. And I think that's so important in a relationship that, you know, and granted, we have the financial freedom to be able to do that. Thankfully, I know not everyone can do that, but it is amazing and it helps me and it helps our mental state for us to be able to like not just, you know, get to the gym to work on our physical state, but also just like getting out of the house and just like, you know, not having the walls close in on you and just having that balance because I feel like it's really important, especially with postpartum and, you know, women in general. I was just talking about this to my wife. All the traits that you see in your partner before you have a baby, those are the traits that are going to come out when you have a baby. Really? Pick wisely. Really? Yeah, no, you're right. That's true. I need to think about that. Who is better at changing diapers and be honest. So, you know, I had a little more experience because I do have a lot of nieces and nephews and I would help out a lot. He's only had one nephew and he lives kind of far. So he didn't have a lot of experience. And I was I was a little bit Mike. I micromanaged a little bit in the beginning, not going to lie. And I was a little annoying, but he understood and he like wanted to learn anyway. So he didn't he didn't get bothered by it. So now he's like a pro. Now I'm like, change the diapers. You do it. You got it. You got this. That's funny. You know, you're such a big figure in wrestling and you have such a memorable career. When do you want to introduce this to your kid? Like, have you thought about this? Like, how are you going to introduce this to him? A little bit. We both kind of talk about it, especially with my husband's career, not only in wrestling, but, you know, in NF in the foot in the football industry and NFL. So I feel like we both talk about it like when he's older. It'd be really fun to like, really just kind of put him in front of the TV and just, you know, throw on YouTube and put up some of my matches and be like, oh, by the way, this is what mommy used to do or, you know, vice versa. This is what daddy used to do. And I think it'll be really cool. And it'll also put stuff in perspective in perspective for us to like look back on our career and be like, wow, like that's really cool. We're sitting here watching our son watch us do what we did to create it. You know, an amazing life for him. So I feel like it's going to be like a really like full circle. Amazing moment. But I don't know when, you know, I feel like it's got to be a little older for that. I mean, we actually get mixed answers on this, but one of my favorite questions to ask is, are you like supportive of if your son wanted to go into wrestling? Because I know it's like most people will go, of course. But sometimes we get mixed in. We've gotten some flat out. We've gotten some flat out nose before. Yeah, wrestling. I don't know, man. I wouldn't be like a hard no, like it, especially like amateur wrestling, like any kind of sport, I think is really important for any kid because I think it's good camaraderie. I think it's really important for a child to be involved and, you know, physically active. So I would never say no to like the actual sport of it and the amateur side of wrestling. But I mean, like WWE, you know, professional wrestling down the road. I wouldn't say no, but it would just be it would be interesting. I don't know if that's actually a good question because I don't know how I would feel about it. Yeah. Maybe it's one of those things where like you kind of really say, hey, maybe maybe think about this. Yeah. And we're actually going into. Yeah. Yeah. Let's have a long chat. So we'll just put a pin on it. We'll come back in like seven or seven to ten years and we'll talk about. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Right. We'll see. But hey, let's talk about your business ventures, because I know you've done so many things post WWE. But now being a mother, have you kind of put a pause on business or are there things you're like working towards right now? Anything new that you're you guys have your sights on? So I feel like we're always trying to evolve. We're always trying to get ourselves into new ventures as entrepreneurs, as my husband and I are both both are. So I feel like there's always things in the works. And we're always trying to get new opportunities. But, you know, nothing has nothing has been like on standstill because I had a child. I think, you know, I took a little break when I had the baby just because it was a lot, you know, in the beginning. But I think I'm getting really back to, you know, my photo shoots and building content and just other opportunities, collaborations and all that, because that's kind of, you know, my mainstream of income, obviously my subscription based platform. But, you know, I'm always open to other opportunities. We always have things in the works and other connections that we love to stay involved in. But yeah, I mean, I feel like we never stop working. You know, it's always evolving and we always got to keep going. We're young and I've been very blessed with my career. But I feel like, you know, I still have more time out there. So I'm excited for what's to come. Did did your pregnancy journey become a part of like a part of your subscription, a content creation? Because like I imagine at some point you kind of had to just like stop doing that for a little bit because, you know, things get kind of crazy. But like, how do you keep business up while you had to deal with that? I guess I guess it's a blunt question. Yeah, no, I think, you know, I've created so much content over the years that I have so much, you know, on the back burner. But I also think being real with my fans and, you know, I did keep it quiet for a little while because it is personal and whether or not I wanted to keep it public was totally up to me. So I kept it quiet for a little while. And then, you know, and then just being real with my fans, because my fan base, as you guys know, is mostly, you know, wrestling fans. And, you know, they love seeing who I am as a person, my personality, my life, like my real life. Right. So I feel like it can't be totally, you know, it can't be totally silent because they want to see everything. But there's ways around it with what people want to see. And listen, if you're not into seeing my personal life and you're just into seeing, you know, the glitz and the glamour of just like, you know, Mandy Rose character, then that's totally fine, too. Not every it's not everyone's cup of tea. But I think it's really important because, you know, you have to be you have to be basically you have to be posting on social media as well as, you know, being real with your fans. So I just feel like, you know, I kind of never stopped, if that makes sense. Like I said, I took a little break after I had the baby, but it's just it's just always it's always running. We love to ask this question. Do you have do you have a top spender on OnlyFans? Like, do you talk to Sophie Rain? We've talked to several people and they have these top spenders. And sometimes that can be crazy. Yeah. So I just want to know, do you have that? I got a few top spenders. All right. Yeah. Like I said, I have an amazing fan base, so I definitely have, you know, a few top spenders for sure. And yeah. And speaking about speaking with Sophie Rain, I was dying at her trying to get to the WWE with you guys in her interview. I commented, but what I really wanted to say was like, girl, Sophie, do you really want to go backwards? I mean, oh, well, are you calling out Sophie Rain right now? Well, honestly, I just you know, I know she's built this, you know, amazing empire. And, you know, what I would tell her is just like before she walks through those doors, just make sure she knows her worth, because I think that's really important. And, you know, she can she can give a girl a call if she needs some advice, because I've been through a lot with them. Well, you know, like it's one of those things like she claims she's a virgin. And we've heard all these rumors and it kind of upset me. And I just got into it. There was a lot going on there. Right. And I just said, hey, like, why? Like, come on. Like, I know you, you know. No, we saw it. Yeah, it's just one of those things. So I just I had to I had to say something. And luckily, I didn't get hurt. But thank you. I saw your comment. And I appreciate you. And it seems like Mandy's on your side as well. Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I'm going to share this with Sophie and see what she she thinks. Well, listen, I give her a lot of credit for the empire she's built. And, you know, and listen, there's no shame to WWE, either. It's an amazing platform. I'm super blessed for all the opportunities it presented itself with. But like I said, I mean, you know, she she's really got to got to know what it takes to get to the WWE and also to stay there. And, you know, and and I don't know if she's going to want to take that route. Oh, my gosh. Let me tell you this. This is this is going to change your mind. You heard it in the interview. But but what she said when I said, would you want to go into the WWE when she was talking about that, be open to the opportunity? She said, yeah, I even have someone that I'll train me in boxing. And I go like, oh, you don't even go. There you go. And she's like talking about her gloves. I'm like, this is what she's talking about. Get those gloves on. Go in the ring and take a nice bump and then let me know how those gloves protect you from that bump from your back. I want to know from your perspective, because someone like Sophie Reign has got a ton of criticism for what she says about her earnings and that she's made over one hundred and sixty million dollars. And there's a lot of creators out there who say similar money, monetary levels. Do you do you think that a lot of girls just lie about it? And why would they lie about it? That's the thing. Does it help? Like, I think it does help. I don't know. I think I think there's definitely some fabrication going on. I think exaggeration going on. I'm not saying that they don't make what they make, because, listen, I've made incredible money on O.F. and I know they have, I'm sure, as well. But I think there's definitely some exaggeration going on. But I also think, you know what, if it's harder, part of your marketing ploy, then so be it. Right. Can I ask you this? What is the strangest request you've gotten? You're getting real personal here. I know it's getting personal. You don't want to answer that. Can you can you tell us, like, is there a line that you've set for yourself? Like, I'm not crossing this line because we've had this conversation with several celebrities before who have gone into this space. Yeah, it's so funny. People love asking that question. I mean, there's definitely a lot of requests I've gotten that I've looked at like with just, oh, my gosh. And yeah, of course, there's a line that you draw. Right. But, you know, everybody's into different things. And it is what it is. I don't judge. You know, that's that's what it is. But a specific one, I mean, anything relating to like wrestling, to be honest, like, you know, throwing your boots on and, you know, stomping at the camera. I mean, there's there's just there's just plenty of them. It's hard to even remember. But listen, everybody, it's a platform. And what somebody does on there is completely their business. So it's it's all up to them what that what they want to do on there. And everyone has has their boundaries. Right. And I think it just has such a bad stigma. And we all know this. But at the end of the day, it's a business. And it's also such a wide spectrum of what you want to do on there. And it's it's to me, it's a direct relationship with my fans. It's completely changed my life financially. I'm now able to do whatever I want, have the financial freedom. I can I, you know, take complete control of my NIL and I'm able to monetize off, self monetize off of that without having a company take most of the percentage. It's been it's been a blessing. And I think there's nothing wrong with it. And, you know, I think people judge so much. But until they see numbers, then they stop judging. Yeah, that's true. One hundred percent. Actually, speaking of numbers, your viral videos that you do with like Paige Van Zandt and Ash Biel and Lacey Evans. I get in trouble every time I open up my app. And I guess you're not the only. No. Yeah. These are intense, man. I want to know, how do you coordinate these? How do you guys go about doing these? Because I'm always fascinated. Suddenly, like you guys are in a house. Next thing I know, you guys are like in a beach somewhere. Breaking thing. Yeah, right. No, honestly, we've had so much fun with our collaboration videos and our team, Moxie Management, has really been amazing because they, you know, they basically create these scenarios or situations where we can do videos with like OFTV, for instance, which is really nice that we have that and we're able to all collaborate. And, you know, we can we can create ideas and different things where our fans want to see all of us together and doing cool ---- and just, you know, whatever it may be, swimming with alligators and all these different things. But it's fun. And then you can you can make a, you know, a really nice photo shoot out of it. And we have a lot of fun. And I just think we're all able to able to collaborate and, you know, help help each other out. And we do have similar, excuse me, similar fan bases as well, which definitely help, you know, Paige Van Zandt has more of, you know, the MMA fighting background. And that's where a lot of her fan base comes from. And then obviously the girls, we've all come from wrestling. So it's kind of nice. We all get together and we just see what kind of magic we can, you know, perform, which is nice. It's a lot of magic. By the way, you have you have the most amazing physique. Like I just what are we doing? What are we doing? No, no. It's going to lead into my next question. My next question that I have. I mean, it's a part of her brand. Coming from wrestling and doing content creation and then also now being a mother. Is there a pressure because you're so in demand with content creation? Is there a pressure to kind of bounce back quicker than usual after going through something like being pregnant? Well, thank you. I appreciate that really nice compliment. And I do think it's really important because people have been seeing I've been posting my progress from, you know, postpartum and just being like seven weeks postpartum. And, you know, it's crazy because I I'm blessed. But I also want to make something really clear. And I've seen it firsthand is that like, you know, what you see is just years and years of consistent working, you know, building muscle in the gym, prioritizing nutrition, creating habits day in and day out that helped built, you know, my lifestyle and help became my lifestyle. I should say. So I think that part of it made my bounce back, whatever we want to call it, so much easier because I had such a foundation to like go back to. And don't get me wrong, when I got home from the hospital after my whole birth experience, it was wild. You know, I looked in the mirror and I had a little bit of like a panic attack. Of course, it's I have this beautiful child and it's super healthy. And that's all you ever all you ever want. Right. But then you look at your body and you're like, whoa, like what what happened? You know, and it's it's and then your hormones are dropping and it's just like a whole crazy situation. But I want to say like a couple of weeks later, my body started, you know, getting back just to it's just getting the baby weight off, but also not even stepping a foot in the gym yet. And I think it just goes to show like how, you know, it's part genetics, too. I'm not going to lie. But it's also how much hard work I put in prior to this pregnancy. And I stayed really active during my pregnancy. So I think that plays a huge role as well. So, yeah, I'm excited to get back and like, you know, kind of work with this new body that I have, because it's obviously different, but it's different. And, you know, the best way possible, bringing a child into the world. So but thank you. I really appreciate that. I appreciate you answering. And I know it's weird, like two guys just sitting up here asking you questions. Like, I got lots of questions. We don't know anything about we don't know anything about pregnancy or anything. Honestly, if CJ was here, it would have been a lot easier to ask these questions. Yeah, exactly. You got stuck with me. Wait, did you ever did you ever consider sharing your pregnancy pictures or content as a pregnant person? Being pregnant is sexy, dude. Like that's the thing. There's a lot of people into it. Not going to lie. Yeah, I mean, I've shared some photos. I do like I post more on TikTok, I feel like with like a lot of transitional videos that I've done, but I've shared some. I didn't like overload my social media with it because I didn't know which route I was going to go if I was going into that like mommy influencer route or just kind of showcasing this beautiful moment in my life. But also, you know, then getting back to hot, sexy Mandy Rose body, you know what most of my fans want to see. So I don't know. Looking back, you know, on WWE, I know I know it's been it's been how long has it been since you since you left? Almost four years, four years now. Got you. And I guess my question is, you know, it's been four years now and you're doing so many different things and you're in a totally new season, new chapter of your life. Are you actively trying to kind of just continue to separate from that era of your life or do you embrace it? I guess is my question. I feel like I embrace it. And I'm always kind of like, you know, the main big question people ask is like, will you ever go back? And I always just say, like, never say never. And I'm never bitter. I'm never upset about what had happened and what had gone down and the whole situation, because I just look at it like, you know, I love my life right now. I'm married. I'm a mom. I'm able to have the financial freedom and independence and just be able to do what I want when I want. And I don't need to do anything, which is really amazing. And also, you know, they made their decision and, you know, I made mine pay off. And I just feel like it's, you know, important to have that positive mindset because I don't like to even talk bad about it. Right, because or bad about them, because I'm super grateful for everything that the company gave me and the platform it presented itself with and the following that I that I, you know, that I got from WWE, I wouldn't be here today and I wouldn't be able to, you know, self monetize as much with this incredible fan base that I have. So I'm super grateful. And it just, you know, it is what it is. But no, I don't really like disassociate myself from what I've done and that chapter of my life. I just look at it like it was a chapter and I'm on this new chapter. I love that. I love that. Now, moving on to a new segment I'm creating right now. Good Lord. Right now, I'm kind of nervous where this is going. I'm going to call this thing. I'm going to call it Dirt Sheet Fan Service. OK, sure. This could go anyway, right? I don't think you've ever even spoke about this. Maybe you have. I don't know. But I mean, you you were in WWE. You talk fondly about WWE in your time there. But what about if tomorrow, you know, six months from now, AEW came to your door and said, hey, we want you to do something, you know, anything managerial in the ring, whatever it is. Would you take that call? For sure. I would take any call, whether it was a WWE TNA. It doesn't matter where it's from. I would always take the call. What would be different would be the conversation I have with whichever company it would be, because it would be about the Mandy Rose today and it wouldn't be about the Mandy Rose five years ago. And I think that's what's so important, because I've grown. I've been very successful these past few years, especially being out of WWE. And I think I'm in a different headspace and I'm in a different mindset of, you know, what I want to do and how I want to portray the rest of my career and also what I want to do to my body. You know, we all know that, you know, you can you get beat up and work. And like a man, a managerial position or anything like that, I would totally not be opposed to either as well, because I wouldn't be opposed to maybe getting back in the ring one day. You know, I always just say never say never, because I feel like you never know how you're going to feel a certain time frame. You know, like maybe there is a day that I'm like, you know what, I really feel like getting back in the ring. Like, why not? Right. I'm still young. I still take care of myself really well. And that's why I always say never say never. I'm going to ask you one more question before we let you go, because I know we're taking up time here. I want to know what's the number one mistake that people have when they start going into content creation right after leaving someplace like WWE or TNAW? What would you advise someone? Again, what would be the main thing that you see that people kind of mess up on? I think I would say people I think people underestimate how much work is involved in creating content and also building and monetizing a personal brand. And I think they look at this like, oh, that's so easy. You post pictures, you make money off them, whatever, et cetera. There's so much more involved in that space. And listen, it's not for everyone. You know, I personally think it was totally up my alley. I mean, I was basically a sex symbol in WWE for most of my career and they monetized off of it. Right. Why not? And, you know, I why not try to for myself to monetize off of it after WWE? And it's not for everyone. But I think people underestimate how much work goes involved and they think it's so easy and they just like get a random manager or they get their, you know, friend's brother to like run their social media or subscription based platform or whatever it may be. And they don't realize that there's so much more involved. And you have to put the work in and put the money and time into creating good content or creating, you know, a good relationship with your fans on these platforms. So I think that's the biggest mistake people people come into. And, you know, and then they and then they give up easily, right, easily. Right. They're like, oh, whatever this is. I'm just going to try to go back to what I was doing. And it's like, no, you can evolve. There's so much more. There's so much opportunity nowadays. Right. With social media and everything involved. So it's like there's so many things you can do, but with the right team and the right mindset and the the right hard work and the amount of work that is put into it is it really is is a is is the most important factor. Do you still check in from time to time on the current product in WWE and seeing some of what's going on? I do. Yeah. Here and there. I don't watch it religiously. I feel like I follow more off social media because I think that's just the easiest for me. And I, you know, TV, I don't really get a whole lot of time to watch. So I do. I like to follow it randomly and see what's going on and see some of my old friends still killing it and whatnot. So, yeah, I do. Have you seen the Maxine and Austin theory? The onscreen relationship. They went after Otis. I mean, like, I know, and that's why I want to. Yeah. I mean, they they they push it far. I really do. I was getting I was getting a lot of tweets and a lot of people being like, oh, my God, Mandy Rose is going to come back and, you know, save Otis. And I was laughing because I think I was like literally delivering my baby like that week. And I was in the hospital like, oh, man, I wish I could. I should just post a photo and be like, I really wish I could. But I'm actually in active labor right now. Sorry, guys. But you would have wanted to. That's that's that's what's important. Sure. I think the crowd would have erupted. And I think that would have been a really, really cool moment. One hundred percent was. I imagine those segments were so fun to film with Otis and everybody. He's he's hilarious. Like, he's just I mean, everything about him is just hilarious. He's always he's always in good spirits. He's such a positive person. And he's he's a lot of fun. And we had we had such a ball like filming. Yeah, he was the best. I love that. They were definitely the OG. You guys can't deny that, right? I mean, oh, for sure. Man, you really you really are the blueprint for all of these things again. Like even your content creation after like, I feel like everyone we talk to, they're like, we look up to Mandy. And I actually had a question about that. Elena Black, I feel like was the latest person that came out of WWE and she started creating online content. And I think she mentioned before that you were such an influence on her. Can you speak more on that relationship? Yeah, we're really close. And honestly, I look at her like I'm like a little big sister to her because I just feel like she always did look up to me. And I think, listen, she knows, you know, she's not she's she's smart and she knows, you know, what she's got to do. And she listens and she takes control. And I love that about her because she and she doesn't she doesn't care what people think. You know, at the end of the day, a lot of this has some has so much to do with people are just embarrassed. But why are you embarrassed with like a woman trying to find what she needs to do to help monetize the audience that she built? Right. Like that's what you want to do. Like we all built our own audience. There's a reason why we all have a following. Yes, we were put on a platform that helped us be in front of this amazing audience, but not everyone gets over like others do. Right. So I feel like you need to kind of work with what you have. And she's a perfect example of someone who has done that. And I got her with my management team right away. Like she wasted no time. She was just like on it from the get go when she had a feeling that she was getting fired. She called me prior a week before. She's like, and she was right. And I literally had the phone call set up for her. I called my team. I said, listen, you know, this is this is who she is, blah, blah, blah. And they connected right afterwards. And, you know, the rest is history. So she she's done an incredible job. And I I think that's awesome that she looks up to me like that, because we also had a lot of fun working with each other, too. And we played that like I was called her little girl. So it's kind of like full circle. She really is like my little sister. I love they had that cage match, remember? Yeah, I know. I remember that. Yeah, yeah. Well, thanks for sharing that final question for you, I guess. Honestly, what match or segment will be the first match or segment you'll show your son when you do want him to see you in WWE? If you had to pick one moment, first moment like this, is it? That's a good question. That is a good question. Really good. Do I like hit him first with like the the the match that I won the championship with, or do I like slowly wean him into that? You know, I feel like, you know, I don't know. That's such a good question. I feel like it would either be that or maybe it would be the match where I unified the two titles, because I feel like that was a really cool match. And I was like representing, you know, us. And I feel like he's just I don't know, maybe he'll he'll he'll like that one. I don't know that that's such a good question. Now I'm thinking about it like there's so many. There are. So we're adding a lot of pressure. Yeah, I know. We'll come back to it, OK? It's only two months. I got so much. I know. Literally, it's only been it's crazy. It's only been seven weeks. I did not know that. It's only been seven weeks. Seven weeks. So you look fantastic. We're very lucky to have you even on here with us right now. And I'm sure you're so busy. So we'll let you get back to it and everything. Changing diapers and such. Thank you so much. Thanks for having me, guys. I appreciate it. Thank you. Talk to you soon. Talk to you soon.