{"id":24289,"date":"2018-08-19T19:07:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T23:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=24289"},"modified":"2018-08-19T19:07:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T23:07:58","slug":"mr-fun-size-an-exclusive-interview-with-marko-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/08\/19\/mr-fun-size-an-exclusive-interview-with-marko-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Fun Size: An Exclusive Interview with Marko Stunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state of Mississippi has a long history in professional wrestling. A region that was covered by such territories as Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW)<\/strong> and Mid South Wrestling<\/strong>, Mississippi was one of the NWA strongholds during the territorial years. It’s had it’s fair share of professional wrestlers too, including All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling (AJW)<\/strong> Champion Jean Antone<\/strong> and former WWE Legends Kamala<\/strong> and Uncle Elmer<\/strong> (Plowboy Frazier). But this past weekend, it was one of Mississippi’s sons that seemed to capture headlines during a weekend of great surprises – when 22 year old Marko Stunt<\/strong> made a lasting impression during an impromptu match against KTB<\/strong> (Kyle The Beast) as part of Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong>‘s Joey Janela’s Lost In New York<\/strong><\/em>. Short in stature but huge on heart, it didn’t take long for the 5’2″ aerialist to win over the crowd with his stunning display of athleticism. An emerging star in the Southern indies, Marko Stunt had just made his presence known on a national level. And just as the Twitterverse was getting accustomed to his name, Cody Rhodes<\/strong> and The Young Bucks<\/strong> announced on Saturday that Markus Stunt was the latest addition to the Over The Budget Battle Royale at their indie supershow All In<\/strong><\/em> on September 1. Suddenly the world wanted to know: who was Marko Stunt?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALL_IN_2018\/status\/1030952532510695424<\/p>\n

We caught up with Marko Stunt this weekend and talked to him as he headed home from New York on Sunday, about just how crazy the past 24 hours have been, where he came from, and just when he found out he was “All In”.<\/p>\n

Last Word on Pro Wrestling: So you’ve kinda become an overnight sensation, first with your talk of the town performance at Lost in New York<\/em> and then being announced for All In<\/em> on Saturday. How has the last 24 hours been?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marko Stunt:\u00a0<\/strong>The last 24 hours have been the most insane 24 hours I\u2019ve ever experienced before! As a little kid (I\u2019m still little), I had this big dream to do stuff like this, but I never thought it would turn out like it has! I can\u2019t tell you how many messages I\u2019ve received, just since the announcement!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/totaldivaseps\/status\/1030613136867553280<\/p>\n

Obviously you didn’t just appear out of nowhere. How long have you been wrestling now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve actually been wrestling about three and a half years. I started when I was 18 in Mississippi, which is where I\u2019m from, and I trained there and learned the basics. I ended up getting thrown in way too early, but I made the most of it. I pretty much did the same stuff around the norther Mississippi and Memphis area for about two years, until I started going to more shows in different states. I\u2019m coming up on four years in January though!<\/p>\n

What was the moment that got you hooked on pro wrestling? Who inspired you to want to get in the ring and give it a shot?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I was younger, I would watch WWE and the people that caught my eye were the bigger guys. The Big Show<\/strong> specifically. I\u2019ve always been so intrigued with how they can just get in there and do all this wild stuff, and throw people around, and tower over everyone. So I told myself \u201cOne day I\u2019m going to be as big as The Big Show and wrestle!\u201d But obviously that didn\u2019t turn out how I expected, haha!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/totaldivaseps\/status\/1030614256931233792<\/p>\n

Where did you get your training and where did you start out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was hanging out with my friends and we all bonded over wrestling. That was our thing. We were the ones in high school who were into that and talked about it, and even tried it in the backyard way too much. Well, there was a show in Mississippi that was running about 15 minutes from my house, so we went to check it out. I literally fell in love with the thought of \u201cWow I could actually do<\/em> this!\u201d So after the show, I went up and talked to someone about it, and they came back and told us where the next show was, so the three of us went to train a week later. I trained for little bit before they threw me in the ring, because they needed someone. I was nowhere near ready, but I did it because I wanted to wrestle. But that\u2019s really where it all started, at a little show in Mississippi!<\/p>\n