Post by Raiden Ishimori on Dec 2, 2018 23:20:11 GMT -5
ORIGINAL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT:
"So what's yer name?"
Ryu Wakamatsu
"Uh-huh. I've heard better but it'll do I guess. How old are ya?"
24
"Wow, you don't look it. I would have guessed you was waaay older. Alright, how tall are ya and what do you weigh?"
5 ft 9 in. 201 lbs.
"Jesus. Well, we ain't got no weight divisions here so hopefully nobody dies or shit like that. Where do you come from?"
Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico.
"And what sorta house do you live in? Like, d'you live in a trailer, a mansion, some haunted fuckin' castle?"
It's a modest home, amigo. You know, pool in the backyard, deck overlooking it. Almost something you'd see in California or somethin'
"Ok I hear ya. Can't wait to run a show there! So what do you do for a living? Cos, y'know, you gotta bring that to the ring, see. I'll accept if yer unemployed or a student or something, but I don't need no boring-ass wrestlers here. Doesn't have to be a job I s'pose, could be a hobby."
Me? I'm just a young guy looking to start somewhere no matter how low on the ladder. If it's a backyard promotion like this, screw it, I'll take this horse by the reins and run with it!
"Well shit I'm excited to see how you get that over! So what's yer personality like? I guess what I'm trying to say is, are you more of a dude or a dick?"
Face. I always found myself as more of a technico than a rudo, amigo.
"I see, I see. Well we're all friends here. Alright so that just about covers all the personal details, let's talk about your ability. Every wrestler needs a finisher, what's yours?"
Tatsumaki (Spinning Michinoku Driver II-B). I learned this from my sensei back in Japan.
"Oh cool, I've never seen a backyard wrestler use that before... Alright, whatever. Gimme a few signature moves. Don't go fucking nuts, my notepad is only so big."
Stun Gun (Inverted Stomp Facebreaker)
Dragon Arrow (Sitout Suplex Slam)
Twister (Overdrive)
"Well hopefully I've got someone on the roster who can take those moves otherwise you're gonna end up regretting choosing 'em. Alright, and how would you describe your overall style. Don't say 'Hardcore', we're all fuckin' hardcore here, that's a given."
Lucha Libre, hombre. Gotta pay respects to my roots, amigo.
"Cool. Cool. Hey, you know you kinda remind me of somebody famous. Did anyone ever tell you that you look like... Ah shit, what's their name again..."
Dragon Lee
"Yes! That's it! You look like their identical fuckin' twin or somethin! Alright, nearly done. What song do you want for yer entrance?"
"A" by Silence Iz Mine
"I'll have to check to see if I got it on CD somewhere. I'll get Skeeter to download it if need be. Right - last question! Tell me a bit about yourself. Tell me what brought you here to BYOB, gimme a quick run down so I can really get to know you."
Well, I was born to a Japanese father and a Mexican mother while mis padres were living in Japan and after some time they separated so I spent a few years flying back and forth between Japan and Mexico. There was one time when I was visiting my dad that I came across this interesting character of a kid and somehow we got along and I found out his uncle was a wrestler and I was all "Woah! That's awesome! I wanna learn!" and we both became wrestlers under his uncle's tutelage. I don't know what happened to them after that but I didn't want to just give up on what I trained hard for so here I am!
"Awesome, all done! Well, I've got your number so I'll give you a call some time and we'll all meet up and create some fuckin' performance art! Welcome aboard!"
Gracias! I apologize in advance if I keep flipping between languages. It's just a habit of mine but it mainly bounces between Spanish and English but never Japanese.
