Trinity Fatu Talks Life On The Road, Global Fans And How Travel Fuels WWE’s Growth

For almost two decades, Trinity Fatu has laced up her boots and made her way down to the square ring, captivating sold-out crowds worldwide.

Known to millions as WWE’s Naomi (Trinity during her time at TNA), Fatu’s infectious personality and “Glow” gimmick have made her a fan favorite regardless of her place in a storyline.

Due to her demanding schedule, Fatu has seen more hotels and airports than her home since 2009.

“It’s definitely not for everybody,” Fatu told Forbes in a recent phone interview about her 300+-day travel schedule.

She continued, “It can be hard to get used to, but the passion for what you do will get you through.”

Throughout the year, the WWE produces seven hours of original weekly programming. The brand’s flagship programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, air live from their respective host cities and the brand’s development league program, WWE NXT, airs from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The brand also produces at least 12 pay-per-view events annually, leaving top-billed wrestlers like Fatu scanning a boarding pass up to four times a week.

She’s perfected her travel routine

Like any typical traveler, Fatu is leery of sharing her space with strangers and leaving her immune system at the mercy of an airline cleaning crew. Yet, unlike the other passengers, her post-travel plans include body slams and throwing opponents over the top rope.

“It can beat you up and break you down,” she admitted.

Fatu revealed that her travel health kit includes Emergen-C Daily Immune Support supplements, multivitamins and IV hydration therapy.

Whether flying from city to city for WWE or to film her role as the first Black women’s wrestling champion, Ethel Johnson, in 2025’s Queen of the Ring, Fatu’s long career has allowed her to get her travel routine down to a science.

She’s traded in her checked luggage for a sensible carry-on; instead of the customary in-flight Biscoff, she prefers to grab a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup before boarding. While she usually sticks to water, she enjoys the occasional red wine. Fatu’s airport outfit is nothing like her flashy neon-themed ring attire. Her go-to is a black bodysuit or leggings with fur boots, which usually gets a laugh from her husband, WWE superstar Jimmy Uso (Fatu), due to her constant replication.

Traveling so often still doesn’t protect Fatu from travel snafus.

She recalled standout moments, including when a scheduling conflict left her, her husband and his brother, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso (Fatu), in a rental car for nine hours and having them arrive at their show without a second to spare and how her first trip with WWE to Brazil landed her in airport jail.

“I made a rookie mistake and put my passport in the seat pocket,” Fatu laughed.

Unable to go back on the plane, she asked the stewardess for assistance, but unfortunately, her passport was nowhere to be found.

“We had a 5-hour layover, so I wasn’t panicking. I was thinking we had time and it would show up. It never showed up, so I couldn’t make it through security. My phone didn’t work over there, I didn’t speak Spanish and no one there spoke English…so they ended up putting me in the airport jail overnight by myself,” she said.

The hiccups from Brazil didn’t scare Fatu away from the overseas crowds. She mentioned Lyon, France, as her favorite international crowd to perform in front of, while Atlanta and Washington, DC, top her list for domestic cities to suit up for.

“They just give us this different type of energy. When we go overseas, we may fly in one day earlier to soak up everything and go sightseeing. Those are the memories that stick with us,” she said.

WWE’s growing global impact

The WWE’s nonstop schedule affects not only the superstars but also the cities they visit. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the WWE saw record attendance in 2024. They closed the year out with weekly live shows drawing in 10,859 fans, an increase of 19.8% compared to the 9,067 fans in 2023.

The brand’s growth comes from its intentional collaborations with cities, directly affecting their travel and tourism sectors. In February 2025, the Royal Rumble was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, drawing 70,347 fans to Lucas Oil Stadium. The massive turnout was the largest crowd the brand has had with any single-night Premium Live Event. With fans coming from all 50 states and 48 countries, Indianapolis proved to be the perfect launching pad for a first-of-its-kind partnership struck last year with Indiana Sports Corp that will see WWE’s three largest stadium events – WrestleMania, SummerSlam® and Royal Rumble – take place in Indianapolis. This partnership also makes space to identify a future legacy project that would reside in Indianapolis and allow for over 20 WWE live events to emanate in cities across Indiana over the life of the partnership.

In April, the WWE’s largest event, WrestleMania, brought over $215 million to Las Vegas over Easter weekend for WrestleMania 41.

Despite the brand’s already packed international schedule, with the upcoming Clash in Paris taking place on August 31st, it recently announced the addition of shows in Perth, Australia.

Fatu’s countless excursions through TSA lines and red-eye flights reflect the WWE’s expanding global footprint. Her career, marked by the highs of main event success and the lows of impromptu road trips and airport detentions, mirrors the wild ride that WWE superstars endure to keep the show on the road—literally.

As WWE deepens its partnerships with host cities and attracts more fans to fill the seats of its packed-out events, performers like Fatu remain the heart of the sport.

The ability to connect with fans—whether through a television screen or from the top rope in Paris—illustrates how travel isn’t just part of the job; it’s part of the brand.