Wrestlers and People Podcast

Fantastic preview episode the first of hopefully an annual show for the GSW fans world wide and in New Jersey.

GSW - Global Syndicate Wrestling - is a new and exciting wrestling promotion that has kickstarted their journey during the pandemic, not only demonstrating their willingness to take on difficult times but also a show of their passion for professional wrestling.

Following on from their successful first show Inception, I was fortunate enough to speak with the GSW Founder Brandon Ascari about his post-show feelings, some of the logistics behind running a wrestling promotion and many of the unique tools from the film industry that he is able to utilize and help his business grow.

Very exciting times for GSW as it becomes more well known around the world and this is absolutely the beginning of a fantastic product for years to come.

Official Website:
https://www.gswpro.com
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gswpro
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/gsw_pro

For the first time I get to sit down with Shaheen for a second time and its amazing to reflect on how things have changed since we first spoke 9 months ago. Developments in professional wrestling in this region has not only grown exponentially but also developed into something that is tangiable and strong. As we discuss opportunities which present itself, we also touch on the future and what this means for future aspiring professional wrestlers. Much of our inspiration comes through knowledge and discipline towards training and athleticism. But it really comes down to the work ethic that allows you to push to reach goals that are not only limited to the middle east, but to the whole world. Our ambitions are high but we are also focused on achieving truly what we desire.

(Featuring SHAHEEN)
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Had a great conversation with a rising star from the UAE, named after the national falcon, with incredible athletic ability and a passion to achieve his dream in professional wrestling. We talk about early memories, starting his career and some favourite moments that have taken place so far. Along with goals for the future, it can only go onwards and upwards from here.

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(Featuring Alan Lee Travis; LDN British Heavyweight Champion)

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It was good catching with someone I trained with almost 15 years ago, and great to see how far he has come with consistency and effort. Listening to his journey of staying in hotels the night of the show so he can appear for training and gradually becoming a 10 time british heavyweight champion is not only inspiring to listeners who one day wish to become athletes but also inspiring to existing athletes looking to commit themselves to their passion. Alan opens up about his journey and some favourite moments as a wrestler and as a positive role model for fans in attendance.

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#LDN #Wrestling #British #ProWrestling #Champion

(Featuring Merv Mulholland) 

https://www.facebook.com/BushidoMMADubai/

https://www.bushido-mma.com/

It was fantastic talking to Merv, as I first met him at our local 10th planet jiu jitsu club where we train at 6am multiple times a week and getting an insight into his great MMA career and current gym. Merv has had an incredible career in MMA and more importantly a huge history of fighting, from his beginnings at age 4 to becoming a coach at age 15, Merv has developed a wealth of experience and knowledge that is respected and admired by his peers. His MMA career began in late 2000's in Northern Ireland and gone on to compete in a number of events with Cage Warriors and Clan Wars to name a few. We talk about his early days getting started, how his school Bushido MMA was born and how his journey from a countryside in Northern Ireland all the way to sunny Dubai has taken place and is still in process. We look at the potential future of him to come back to the cage and to also keep guiding his pupils to train under his Bushido Code philosophy and be the best verion of themselves. #MMA #Bushido #BushidoCode #Wayofthewarrior #samuraicode

(Featuring Sanjay Bagga)

This was a great opportunity to catch up with Sanjay and also find out what it's like building a promotion from the ground up. Coming to the decision to promote shows and sell tickets is not only a business risk but also not an easy achievement and Sanjay turned it into a growing business that is now expanding across the UK and Internationally.

Although I met Sanjay as a young fan in 2004/05, I got to know him properly as one of his students in 2008 and he gave me my first opportunity to perform in a wrestling ring in front of an audience. When I decided that I wanted to become a pro wrestler, I knew I had to find a school where I could train and LDN was that school.

We talk about some of the factors of what it takes to successfully develop a brand but also some of the people along the way who have helped. It was a great insight to see how the building blocks (LDN name, belt design, training school to name a few) all came about which were the developing years for the brand. It was also good to understand how far he has been able to reach out to a wider audience and keep the demand for authentic British wrestling strong with his loyal and growing fanbase. We talk about some favourite and funny memories during the early years and also his future plans for the promotion. His passion for the business and for UK wrestling is unmatched, which shows through his achievements with multiple awards like Promotion of the Year and Promoter of the Year at the British Wrestlers Reunion.

#LDN #Wrestling #British #ProWrestling #UK #SanjayBagga 

The problem with Christmas Eve is with.... well it's with something that we haven't quite yet figured out.

But it involves a lot of carbohydrates that is for sure.

The beginning, the resurrection, the dawn.