{"id":68719,"date":"2020-05-17T12:04:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T16:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=68719"},"modified":"2020-05-25T20:51:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T00:51:06","slug":"before-they-were-famous-tegan-nox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/05\/17\/before-they-were-famous-tegan-nox\/","title":{"rendered":"Before They Were Famous: Tegan Nox"},"content":{"rendered":"

All wrestlers have to start somewhere on the path to making their dreams a reality, whether it be a wrestling school, church basement, bingo hall, etc. From there, those wrestlers work their way up to the pinnacle of their dreams. For many, that\u2019s a career in\u00a0WWE<\/strong>. But sometimes the journey is just as important as the destination. In LWOPW\u2019s newest feature, \u201cBefore They Were Famous,\u201d we take a look at the pre-WWE careers of some of the company\u2019s top current stars, following along on their road to superstardom. In this edition, we dive into the early days of NXT<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cGirl with the Shiniest Wizard,\u201d Tegan Nox<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tegan Nox is one of NXT’s future superstars.\u00a0 At just twenty-five years of age, Nox has already established herself as a cornerstone of the black and yellow brand.\u00a0 Her ongoing feud with former best friend, Dakota Kai<\/strong>, has been a highlight of NXT throughout 2020.\u00a0 She has become the “Girl with the Shiniest Wizard”, whilst also sometimes being “Lady Kane”.\u00a0 Her rise to superstardom has been quite sudden.\u00a0 With all this being said, where did Nox come from? What has she been through to get to this point? What obstacles has she had to overcome to reach the heights she so far has? Let’s find out.<\/p>\n

From the Valleys to the Indies<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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If you have ever heard a Tegan Nox interview, you might have noticed she has an unusual<\/em> accent.\u00a0 Tegan Nox (real name Steffanie Rhiannon Newell) is from the small Welsh town of Bargoed.\u00a0 If you grew up in or have ever visited Wales, you will know that small Welsh towns are extra small<\/em>.\u00a0 They are often tiny, close-knit, working-class communities spread out through valleys, rivers and the occasional larger cities (Cardiff and Swansea, for example).\u00a0 It was here where Tegan grew up to love sports.\u00a0 She played football (soccer), netball and Wales’ national sport, rugby.\u00a0 Tegan particularly excelled at football, with trials for the Welsh national team a common part of her success.\u00a0 Unfortunately, a promising football career was brought to an end by a severe knee injury.\u00a0 Knee injuries would go on to be the Achilles heel of Tegan’s professional career.<\/p>\n