Jonny Storm Vs Spud, FWA Round Robin, July 05 . © Sarah Barraclough - britishwrestlingpictures.com
PWP - Where did Dino Scarlo come into it then? first match was a ten minute time limit draw against
JONNY- Dino came into, errm, god, probably about two my best mate at the time who I was learning to train
years into the training I suppose. I dunno how he with, which was in Sittingbourne in Kent. I think it
came about, I guess he was mates with Andre Baker; was 1996 thinking about it.
straight away he was on it and knew exactly what he
was talking about. He was probably the only bloke we PWP - Was that against Jody Fleisch?
learnt anything off from Hammerlock, though he
JONNY- No it was Robbie the Rocker Thomas. Jody
wasn’t even there that much. Jody (Fleisch) got more
came into it a year after I was at Hammerlock
out of Dino than I did. I got more out of Dino from my
FWA time than Hammerlock time.
PWP - What made you want to get into wrestling?
JONNY- Just grew up loving wrestling and I was a big
PWP - Training can’t have been that bad if guys like
American fan, I was never per se a British wrestling
Justin Richards came out of it.
fan. I watched a bit of the World of Sport TV but was
JONNY- Yeah but at the same time they’re only
never really into it. I used to go to British wrestling
learning as much as we are, they probably only had a
shows and sit down by the ring. I used to go to
year or so more training on top of what we had and
shows in Chelmsford quite a lot. There was a guy
no-one had taught them either. But I’m a big believer
buying the ring who was Andre Baker. We used to go
that you’ve either got it or you haven’t with wrestling,
round the back asking for autographs and stuff and
you’re either going to take to it or learn how to wrestle
be speaking to him and he asked if we wanted to
and know what you’re doing if you’ve naturally got it.
come training and me and my mate were like ‘Yeah,
There is only so much you can teach.
yeah that would be wicked,’ and it just sort of
happened from there.
PWP - How long was it between completing your
training and having your first match?
PWP - Did you pay your dues and help out with
JONNY- I dunno, I always get asked that, it wasn’t setting up the ring etc?
long, only a few months. I definitely did a Battle
JONNY- Yeah believe it or not. I believe that’s a really
Royale which is always a really good way to first get
important part of you’re training. Even to this day I still
into the ring, get used to the crowd and stuff. My
help out with the rings like when I do the holiday
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