Kyle O’Reilly shares how he got into the pro wrestling industry.
While he is currently out rehabbing after surgery, O’Reilly is currently signed to AEW. Prior to his injury, O’Reilly was a common part of AEW Dynamite and even went to war with Jon Moxley on Dynamite.
Now, O’Reilly has revealed how he got into the pro wrestling industry while speaking to Beyond Type 1.
“I remember going to my first show with my dad. I think I was 11 or 12. I remember everything about it, walking up the stairs, seeing the ring for the first time, even the smell of the T-shirt. After that I was just obsessed with wrestling.
When I was in high school I started going to the local independent shows in British Columbia with my friend. There was independent wrestling—people with everyday jobs that moonlight as pro wrestlers. They had a wrestling school, so I thought ‘I’ll sign up as soon as I’m 18.’
I asked, ‘What can I do to help at your shows? Can I help set up chairs, run the music?’—things you do to pay your dues. That’s so important in wrestling. You have to pay your dues to show that you really want this.”
Kyle O’Reilly to Beyond Type 1
As mentioned previously, O’Reilly recently underwent neck surgery and there is currently no timetable for his return to the ring. Elsewhere in the interview, O’Reilly discussed wrestling with Type 1 Diabetes.
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