{"id":17037,"date":"2018-04-13T15:53:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=17037"},"modified":"2018-09-04T19:24:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T23:24:51","slug":"prospect-watch-d-l-hurst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/04\/13\/prospect-watch-d-l-hurst\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Watch: D.L. Hurst"},"content":{"rendered":"

WrestleMania<\/strong> weekend has come and gone. With so many stories coming to a head, it is only natural that at this point, we look to the future. One wrestler that is sure to be a big part of the future is\u00a0D.L. Hurst<\/strong>. Hurst spent the week in New Orleans, taking everything in.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of D.L. Hurst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“It was my first time attending Wrestlemania so I really didn\u2019t know what to expect going into it. I went down on Tuesday morning and got settled, went out and saw the city a bit before heading back and getting some sleep. I attended a WWN<\/strong> seminar on Wednesday afternoon that I can\u2019t speak any higher about. I met so many people. I took in so much knowledge in that one afternoon, not just about wrestling but about the business as a whole. The many different key aspects of it that will get you to that next level and I can\u2019t thank them enough for the experience.<\/p>\n

“After the seminar was over, I turned into the little kid inside of me that fell in love with pro wrestling. I got to attend a handful of events that week as a fan. I went to Progress<\/strong>, Axxess<\/strong>, Takeover<\/strong>, Wrestlemania, and RAW<\/strong>. It was amazing to take it all in as a fan as I wasn\u2019t working any of the shows this year. Each night I\u2019d run into different people that either knew me or I knew them and made connections. It was just such an amazing experience. All I can say is that I hope to be able to work even one event next year in New York. To be apart of it all would be such a dream come true.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of D.L. Hurst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I\u2019ve been a wrestling fan my entire life. It\u2019s the one thing that\u2019s remained a constant interest of mine through growing up. I\u2019ve played sports, I played card games growing up, and I even played in a few bands. Now while all of those interests faded over time, I still found myself tuning in every Monday and Thursday\/Friday\/Tuesday night to watch wrestling.” In 2015, he moved out of his mother’s house with his brother and found himself in an apartment in North Andover, MA. One night, when hanging out with a friend, he was told about\u00a0New England Pro Wrestling Academy<\/strong>, based out of North Andover. “Right away I took my phone out and looked up the school, sent an e-mail, and was there to observe a class that next week.”<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of D.L. Hurst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For those of you unfamiliar with NEPWA, notable alumni include\u00a0Sasha Banks<\/strong>,\u00a0Donovan Dijak<\/strong>, and\u00a0Flip Gordon<\/strong>, and\u00a0Brian Fury<\/strong> has been considered one of the best trainers for quite some time now. “(Fury has) pushed me since day one at the school and I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today without that. I learn something new every night at training and so does everybody else. Any questions I have, he always gives me a straight answer and points me in the right direction, he gives me advice when I need it, and he coaches me to make me an all-around better wrestler. His track record of professional wrestlers that he\u2019s trained is proof enough, but you don\u2019t know just how good he really is until you get in the ring with him.<\/p>\n

“Brian\u2019s help has gotten me to where I am today in my career, and I know he\u2019ll be there to help me get to that next level and I can\u2019t thank him enough for that.”<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of D.L. Hurst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since he began training, D.L. Hurst has competed for\u00a0Chaotic Wrestling<\/strong>,\u00a0Limitless Wrestling<\/strong>, and\u00a0Chikara<\/strong>. In fact, Hurst was one of the competitors in\u00a0Young Lions Cup XIV<\/strong>. “One of my trainers at NEPWA is Max Smashmaster<\/strong>, a long time regular in Chikara until recently retiring from in-ring action. While setting up the Young Lions Cup this year, Bryce Remsburg<\/strong> (the Director of Fun at Chikara) got in contact with Max and asked if he knew of any up and coming wrestlers that would fit well in the tournament, and that\u2019s how my name was brought up. My name was thrown into the field of sixteen competitors and I knew right away that this was an opportunity I should not take lightly. I can\u2019t thank Max enough for the nod of approval to be a participant in the Young Lions Cup XIV because it\u2019s given me a lot of exposure that I wouldn\u2019t have had otherwise anytime soon.”<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of D.L. Hurst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Within a year of his debut, he was competing in the same ring as\u00a0Daniel Bryan<\/strong>,\u00a0The Young Bucks<\/strong>, and\u00a0AJ Styles<\/strong>. “At Stage One I wrestled Dylan Bostic<\/strong>, Fuego del Sol<\/strong>, and Blanche Babish<\/strong> in a very competitive four-way eliminator match. I didn\u2019t come out the winner in Stage One but I made a good enough impression that I was invited back to Chikara for Stage Two. At Stage Two I got to compete in a tag team match alongside Anthony Greene<\/strong> against the team of Xyberhawx2000<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Being part of the Young Lions Cup is one more box checked off on the way to achieving the ultimate goal. “My main goal, like most people who get into the wrestling business, is to sign a contract with the WWE<\/strong>. Like I said, I\u2019ve been watching it since I was in diapers but to actually be a part of it? To be on TV for other kids to watch and have that same dream? That\u2019s it, that\u2019s my main goal.”<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of twitter.com\/dl_wrestles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the rate at which he has progressed, we may be seeing him there sooner than later. The more and more fans see, the harder it becomes to keep it on the D.L. “I know there\u2019s not much in this business I can\u2019t accomplish down the road.”<\/p>\n

If you want to keep up with one of the most promising young talents in the world of professional wrestling, follow D.L. Hurst on Twitter at https:\/\/twitter.com\/dl_wrestles\u00a0and Instagram at https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dl_wrestles\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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