At the start of her WWE career, Paxley leaned into her powerlifting background as a member of Diamond Mine, a faction filled with multiple strong performers. Once WWE allowed her to bring her own character vision to life, however, she took on a much darker appearance, one that she's now carried forth to the main roster.

"They were hearing me like, 'Okay, you want to be this dark stalker character.' It's what I kept asking to present. I always knew it's what I wanted. It's how I visualized myself. But at the time, I didn't really know how to present it ... So we started off with this, I hate to say 'strong' gimmick because I was very strong, but I just knew that wasn't it. That wasn't my personality. That wasn't me to my core," Paxley said.

"Something I struggled with my whole life was presenting who I really am. WWE gave me the platform to actually find myself because it's also, hey, if you don't show us who you are times one million, see you [bye]. You got it or you don't, so I knew I had to really find that. I was able to really dig deep and start showing these weird sides of myself."

To illustrate her successful character evolution, Paxley pointed out that she initially introduced herself to the WWE Universe with her natural brown hair showing. That later changed when the former NXT Women's North American Champion dyed her locks black. Her heavy eyeliner and dark eyeshadow remained intact, but it wasn't until she embraced the hair dye bottle that Paxley believes her self-confidence and relationship with the fans truly blossomed.

Paxley's current presentation, while different in hair color, is otherwise similar to one that Bliss donned in 2020 and 2021. In her case, Bliss portrayed a twisted, otherworldly character that worked alongside Bray Wyatt, and, like Paxley, enjoyed playing with dolls.

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