[3] As a teenager, Heiser was overweight; she credited her love of wrestling and desire to become a wrestler as "her escape" and her inspiration to change.

[4] With help from a local professional wrestler, who was signed to a developmental contract with WWE, she was able to lose over 60 lbs and become an athlete.

[4] In July 2010, she started training regularly at Duane Gill's Academy of Professional Wrestling in Severn, Maryland.

[4] On April 28, 2012, she won the DCW Women's Champion under the ring name Jessie Kaye.

[9] Heiser credits The Rock, The Undertaker, Trish Stratus and Mickie James as her influences in professional wrestling.