Kayla Becker (fka Kayla Braxton) is a former WWE host and backstage interviewer. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood to talk about her decision to leave WWE on her own terms and why it was time to explore other opportunities, her Madison Square Garden send-off from Cody Rhodes, interactions with Paul Heyman, choosing to bet on herself, being done with professional wrestling, her upcoming role in the movie "Stranglehold" from Director/Writer Clark Duke, advice for anyone looking to get into the broadcasting world and more! BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to http://TryMiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF 00:00 Intro 00:42 Kayla tries F3 Energy for the first time! 01:23 Getting used to not working a WWE schedule 02:48 How has she been feeling in her post-WWE life 03:37 Did she ever expect her WWE journey to be like it was? 05:18 What led to her leaving WWE? 06:31 Cody Rhodes sending her off at MSG 08:46 What does ‘betting on herself’ look like? 11:23 Reacting to LA Knight trying to get her to say YEAH 12:55 Working with Paula Heyman and having great chemistry 14:27 Learning to audition in Hollywood for acting roles 15:44 Getting a role in the film ‘Stranglehold’ 17:15 What does her acting prep look like? 20:47 Having an energy drink before Talking Smack 22:18 Being 4’11 and a half on Wikipedia again 23:23 Having to do splits to make wrestlers look taller 24:43 Her work on ‘The Bump’ keeping her in WWE 26:28 Would she want to host an interview show? 27:11 Helping McKenzie Mitchell come up with the name ‘Threads’ 27:58 Michael P.S Hayes and his extravagant outfits 28:52 Taking the time to figure out what she’s all about 30:52 How did she get the name Braxton? 33:15 Hitting back at trolls on Twitter 36:33 What is her horror Mt. Rushmore? 40:59 Seeing the SAW movies for the first time 42:09 Being a big fan of Halloween 42:48 Is she done working in wrestling for now? 44:12 Celebrities you wouldn’t expect being into wrestling 44:41 Who is the biggest celebrity she met because of WWE 45:14 Being coworkers with The Rock 46:30 What did she learn most about broadcasting from WWE 47:59 What didn’t she like about ring-announcing? 49:03 Having to memorize things while working for WWE 49:53 How did WWE work commercial breaks? 51:19 Would she ever train to be a wrestler? 53:39 What advice does she have for an aspiring WWE broadcaster? 54:52 3 Things Kayla Braxton is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo