Who is Johnnie Robbie? Meet West Coast Pro's women's champion and rising star on the indie scene

Johnnie Robbie, the West Coast Pro women's champion, talks to Fox News Digital about how she got started in pro wrestling

LAS VEGAS – Johnnie Robbie will enter WrestleMania week as a relative unknown and rising pro wrestling star, but when the dust settles in Las Vegas this week, fans will certainly know who she is.

Robbie is a California native who has trained at New Japan Pro-Wrestling and has made brief appearances at Ring of Honor and All Elite Wrestling. She will enter the week as West Coast Pro wrestling’s women’s champion. She will have about a half-dozen matches over the course of the week, headlining the company’s show and competing in several others.

She opened up to Fox News Digital about her background and how she got started.

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Johnnie Robbie hits Persephone with a crossbody from the top rope. (Courtesy Marc Blair)

"I watched it a bit as a kid," Robbie said of getting started in pro wrestling. "Kinda fell off of it. Then, my best friend got me into it, and then I started rewatching it again. And then I just thought I rather do it than watch it. A little bit about Johnnie Robbie – she’s just kinda doesn’t take anything from anybody.

"I come from Chicano roots – the way I was praised pretty much. From the sneakers that I wear to the way that I’m dressed, you can see that it’s street style and some people may be reminded of home."

Robbie said she initially started training as a referee before she was able to receive more bookings.

"My best friend, like I said, he was like, ‘Oh, figure out how to become a wrestler because you’re always saying you want to be something new every day,’ and this was something I dug for and tried to find a school because it is kinda