{"id":397665,"date":"2026-09-12T05:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397665\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T05:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:54:12","slug":"video-interviews-with-kiera-hogan-and-mckenzie-mitchell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397665\/","title":{"rendered":"Video interviews with Kiera Hogan and McKenzie Mitchell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida is gearing for more pro wrestling action &#8211; scripted and unscripted.<\/p>\n<p>RAF13, under the Real American Freestyle banner, is Friday, Sept. 18 at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n<p>The Bound for Glory PPV, under the TNA Wrestling banner, is Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Yuengling Center in Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>RAF, a new company, is the unscripted version of professional wrestling, featuring freestyle wrestling from some of the best wrestlers in the world.<\/p>\n<p>TNA Wrestling, in its 24th year, is one of the top scripted type pro wrestling companies in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some video interviews I conducted to hype the companies, shows and talent.<\/p>\n<p>Kiera Hogan<\/p>\n<p>After a five-year hiatus, Kiera Hogan made her triumphant return to TNA Wrestling at TNA Lockdown in August in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Hogan was the mystery partner of Allie at TNA Lockdown in August in Chicago. She replaced an injured Rosemary to help Allie retain the TNA Wrestling Knockouts tag team titles in a steel cage by defeating The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) (with Mr. Elegance and The Personal Concierge).<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HQcPOZMXgAE3XYy.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" title=\"HQcPOZMXgAE3XYy.jpg\" alt=\"Kiera Hogan returned to TNA Wrestling in August and became a three-time TNA Wrestling Knockouts tag team champion. Her tag team partner is Allie.\"\/>                                                                                    Kiera Hogan returned to TNA Wrestling in August and became a three-time TNA Wrestling Knockouts tag team champion. Her tag team partner is Allie.                                                                                                                                                                        (Photo Via Social Media)                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Hogan is now a 3-time TNA Wrestling Knockouts tag team champion. She also won gold twice with Tasha Steelz. As Fire, she teamed with her life partner Adrenaline (ROH\u2019s Diamante) to win the tag team titles in WOW &#8211; Women Of Wrestling, the women\u2019s pro wrestling group.<\/p>\n<p>More about Kiera Hogan<\/p>\n<p>Hogan, 31, is from Decatur, Georgia. She trained at WWA4 under the direction of WCW and WWE alum Mr. Hughes and AEW\u2019s AR Fox in Atlanta. She made her pro wrestling debut in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let her cuteness fool ya. She is one tough combatant in the ring and can handle a mic.<\/p>\n<p>TNA Wrestling is in San Antonio, Texas with back-to-back nights of action at the Boeing Center at Tech Port on Thursday and Friday, September 24-25.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket info for all shows can be found at<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnawrestling.com\/events\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.tnawrestling.com\/events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnawrestling.com\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.tnawrestling.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>TNA Wrestling and Real American Freestyle interviewer and ring announcer McKenzie Mitchell is a WWE alum.<\/p>\n<p>A very diverse talent, Mitchell is an author, too, inspired by a creative idea through the pro wrestling version of her journey.<\/p>\n<p>More about Mitchell\u2019s book<\/p>\n<p>Fashion meets wrestling in a first-of-its-kind book by Mitchell, which is titled \u201cTHREADS OF TRIUMPH: Professional Wrestling\u2019s Most Iconic Looks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HGSIa7DbIAAkj9h.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" title=\"HGSIa7DbIAAkj9h.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Mitchell of TNA Wrestling and Real American Freestyle authored \u201cTHREADS OF TRIUMPH,\u201d featuring pro wrestling\u2019s most intriguing ring gear from the 1940s to today.\"\/>                                                                                    McKenzie Mitchell of TNA Wrestling and Real American Freestyle authored \u201cTHREADS OF TRIUMPH,\u201d featuring pro wrestling\u2019s most intriguing ring gear from the 1940s to today.                                                                                                                                                                        (Photo Via Social Media)                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHREADS OF TRIUMPH\u201d features wrestling\u2019s most intriguing costumes from the 1940s to today, including the looks of big names like \u201cMacho Man\u201d Randy Savage, Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Rey Mysterio, Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/images.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"1391\" title=\"images.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Mitchell wrote \u201cTHREADS OF TRIUMPH,\u201d featuring pro wrestling\u2019s most intriguing ring gear from the 1940s to today.\"\/>                                                                                    McKenzie Mitchell wrote \u201cTHREADS OF TRIUMPH,\u201d featuring pro wrestling\u2019s most intriguing ring gear from the 1940s to today.                                                                                                                                                                        (Photo Via Social Media)                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>A foreword by one of wrestling\u2019s best, Mercedes Mon\u00e9, completes the all-star package.<\/p>\n<p>More about Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell, 32, is a glamorous third-generation jewelry entrepreneur from Dexter, Missouri. She marries the stunning imagery in her book with the wrestlers\u2019 thematic choices behind their outfits, including how they select every button, every swatch, to mold their persona and story.<\/p>\n<p>The dive into this artistry is something that hasn\u2019t been published before and will appeal to the most die-hard wrestling fans and the wrestling curious alike.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jericho, a multi-time world champion in pro wrestling, dubs McKenzie\u2019s idea to write an entire book on pro wrestling fashion \u201ca brilliant one, and this book shines brighter than the sequins on the boots I\u2019m wearing right now!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie Mitchell Web: <a href=\"https:\/\/mckenziemitchell.com\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mckenziemitchell.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WWE NXT Tuesdays on The CW.<\/p>\n<p>TNA Wrestling\u2019s Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC and AMC+.<\/p>\n<p>iMPACT also airs on Sportsnet 360 in Canada and TNA+ worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>TNA Wrestling\u2019s video library can be seen 24-7 via Roku.<\/p>\n<p>RAF Web: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realamericanfreestyle.com\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.realamericanfreestyle.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644575\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/24993124_10214898081708301_2717061884843966612_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Jim Varsallone\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644575\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Varsallone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Miami Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. He also covers pro wrestling, something he\u2019s done since his college days in the late 1980s. Now in his fifth decade of coverage, he currently follows WWE (Raw, SmackDown and NXT), AEW, Ring of Honor, TNA Impact Wrestling, MLW, WOW, NWA, and the South Florida indies, mainly CCW. He writes MMA, too &#8212; mostly profile stories and video interviews with American Top Team and Sanford MMA fighters in South Florida. As for pro wrestling, he writes feature stories and profile pieces, updates upcoming show schedules in South Florida, photographs the action and interviews talent (audio and video) &#8212; sharing the content here and via social media on his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel: jim varsallone (jimmyv3 channel).<br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiherald.com\/subscribe\" style=\"color: #5169B8; text-transform: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Support my work with a digital subscription<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida is gearing for more pro wrestling action &#8211; scripted and unscripted. 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