April 2012
Hi, I'm Reilly Michelle, and I never dreamed I would make it to where I'm standing at this very moment...I am a 26 year old from a small town in Illinois and about to walk down the ramp to my first Wrestlemania match. I've worked 6 years to get to this point and the enormity of what I am about to do is just now hitting me. I close my eyes, lean against the wall and try to compose my thoughts...
****** I think back to 10 years ago, I was a quiet, reserved overweight blonde in high school who had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. The rest of my high school career carried on the same way, people asking me what my plans were, and there I was with no real answer to give them. Then, after high school something changed inside of me. I had just gotten out of a 2 year long abusive relationship and realized it was time to focus on Reilly and what I wanted. I started working out every day, eating right and being more careful about the people I surrounded myself with. In time, I dropped 95 pounds and found a confidence I never imagined I could have. One day I was sitting scrolling through the paper on my laptop and came across an ad for WWE diva tryouts. I sat down with my family, wanting to get their opinions on my "crazy" idea. I had grown up watching the WWE and now the opportunity to work for the company was almost too good to pass up. My family encouraged me to chase my dream and 3 months later I found myself working out in the gym with Kelly Kelly and Natalya before Raw one Monday morning when "he" walked into the room...