I had the absolute pleasure of holding a two-hour conversation with Damian O’Connor, a mainstay at Scotland’s ICW and Coach at the SOURCE Wrestling School.
Here’s Part 1 of my ‘Unbelievable’ conversation with Big Damo, as he talks about Sting, Vader, Mark Henry and perfectionism in wrestling!
HARI: Your original intentions when going out to America was to attend Harley Race’s training school, but you went to OVW instead. Why did you want to go to Harley and why did plans change?
DAVE: Well Harley Race’s reputation is next to none, as a wrestler, a promoter, a tough guy, he is well respected. He has a very talented school and links to both American and Japanese companies.
I was originally planning to go by myself to America, which was fine by me, but before I was meant to leave I worked with Basham and Nick Dinsmore extensively when they were in the UK. I was working with them, training with them, speaking with them a lot and they said so many positive things about OVW. Just look at the talent pool created under Rip there. Continue reading
I had the opportunity to sit down with one of Europe’s top wrestlers, and Britain’s own Dave ‘Bastard’ Mastiff, to talk about the world of professional wrestling and his experiences within it. Let’s get talking!
HARI: First off, whatever happened to Dave Morales?
DAVE: Dave Morales had a stake driven through his heart by Rip Rogers.
HARI: Was your previous gimmick based on Puerto Rican wrestling legend Pedro Morales?
DAVE: It was originally based off of the Mexican boxer Eric Morales. I’d used the name for a few years, but never thought anything about it. I probably too timid to ask for it to be changed.
When I was in OVW, Rip saw it and said “what the fuck, you’re not fucking Mexican.”
(HARI’S EDITING NOTE: the kip up in the match below may prove otherwise!) Continue reading
With the upcoming Pro Wrestling Chaos show taking place in Brislington next week, what’s more apropos than a review I conducted for them earlier in March, courtesy of WrestleTalk TV.
Originally published HERE.
Living in Bristol, I was excited to hear that a new wrestling promotion was opening near me – Pro Wrestling Chaos. Furthermore, it was interesting to see Continue reading
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