Interview Highlights: Sean Studd, son of “Big” John Studd, talks about pursuing same career as his father

“Big” John Studd, who feuded with Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan, died at age 47 in 1995 of cancer. His son, Sean, is embarking on a pro wrestling career of his own. He talked with Kevin Eck at PressBoxOnline about his journey so far.

-On the path he’s taking: “Before MCW had their school, I found this place in Maryland and went up there and took some bumps in the ring and ran the ropes, and I loved it. But I knew that wasn’t the right place to learn. It was literally just a ring in a warehouse. It was more of a place where people who had already been trained to wrestle could go to practice during the week. They didn’t have any trainers or anything. So for a year-and-a-half or two years, I focused on weightlifting and trying to get bigger and thicker. I was always tall, but I was only like 220 pounds when I started. I also watched as much wrestling as possible. Just like any sport, you have to study tape. With wrestling, if you can’t get in the ring and learn, you have to study it… I’m doing it the old school way. I’m in it for the long haul, and I don’t want anyone to think I had anything handed to me.”

-On when he first felt desire to get into pro wrestling: “When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a wrestler like my dad, but when I was in high school, like a lot of people, I kind of grew out of it. But when I went to that show, it was incredible. I never had so much fun in my life. Going to that event, as cliché as it sounds, I felt a connection to my dad. I knew if I put my mind to it and started working, it wasn’t just a pipe dream. I could make it happen.”

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