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eric Schwarz vs big tiger Steele
boiled up to a point where a match, of course, was the only way out. Since Schwarz has a background in martial arts, which he is as well very passionate about, and Eko Fresh not really being a wrestler, the match was fought in a shoot fighting style. Fresh actually looked very good, was able to put in a few moves, but in the end he had no chance against the veteran. Being mentioned in youth magazines and the yellow press was the result and that created a little buzz for him and everyone involved. "The match
against Eko is one of my favorites at GSW because it was different."
point the only thing they had to figure out was a gimmick for me. I suffered a ruptured acl ligament just four weeks before my try out in November 2005, but of course I went anyway and you could really see that there was something wrong with me. It didn't work out, but it was good time anyway and maybe I’ll get another shot in the future.”
At home, the man now also known as ‘Made in Germany’ continued to play a key role in the plans of German promoters. So it was no surprise that GSW chose him to be involved in a publicity stunt to promote a big event in January 2008. What had happened? During a match against Murat Bosporus, he and Bosporus' manager Eko Fresh, a German rapper, didn't get along too well. Actually that’s an understatement. The musician ran into Schwarz, enraging the grappler who in return pushed Eko into a barrier. Over the next weeks, the whole thing, including a press conference that went out of hand, was
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Despite suffering many career-threatening knee injuries, the 35 year old is still passionate about getting in the ring. Just recently he aligned himself with German Hurricane Wrestling, a new promotion run by one of his students, to take them under his wing and help them grow. Besides that, he loves teaching the art of
wrestling. "To be honest I don't know if I am always going to be part of this business, sometimes I hate it, sometimes I love it. It's like in ICPs song "Some of these days are shiny diamonds". I’m doing this for the good days and I think I actually can't get away from it anymore. As you can see, I still wrestle although many people think I am done. If one day I accept that I am done stepping in the ring, I might work as coach, referee or even as a promoter. We will see.”
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