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Dakota Kai (Charlie) is a professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss being released from WWE, her first match in over a year against Kris Statlander at Pro Wrestling EVE in London, being a part of the Damage CTRL faction with IYO SKY and Bayley, Wrestling Trish Stratus, Lita and Becky Lynch at WrestleMania, training with Stephanie McMahon for her match with Ronda Rousey, what's next for her in wrestling, dream opponents, and more!

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00:00 Intro
01:10 This is her first ever podcast interview
01:55 Becoming a cat mom of 3
04:20 Having her 1st match in a year
06:35 What she's been up to since her WWE release
08:55 Her 2022 release vs 2025 release
11:45 Signing with WWE
13:35 Getting interested in wrestling
15:33 How she came up with the Dakota Kai name
16:05 Not all Samoans are related!
17:33 Becoming a tag team specialist
18:35 Pre match rituals
21:54 Turning on her tag partner, Tegan Nox
23:26 Being Nia Jax's opponent in her NXT debut
25:16 Being in Shayna Baszler's debut NXT match
26:43 Her multiple knee injuries
28:36 Surprise return at SummerSlam 2022
32:06 Friendship with IYO SKY
35:06 Pitched ideas that never happened
36:06 Wrestlers in WWE she wanted to face/favorite opponents
37:29 Her view on wrestling now almost 20 years in
39:11 Opponents she'd like to face now
43:41 Reaction to her natural curly hair
48:06 WrestleMania memories
51:53 Helping train Stephanie McMahon for WrestleMania 34
54:46 Moving to the United States and losing her accent
01:00:51 Starting a podcast with Zelina Vega
01:02:26 Yelling at Pat McAfee in WWE
01:03:56 Is she open to a WWE return?
01:04:46 3 things Dakota Kai is grateful for

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