Jeremy Wyatt - August 16, 2009

Midnight Guthrie: Real quick - can you give fans a quick overview of your early career? I know you've been wrestling since the early part of the decade, but there's very little information available prior to 2006. Who were you trained by and where did you wrestle during the early years of your career?

Jeremy Wyatt: Real quick? You in a hurry to be somewhere? You're the one bothering me for an interview, not the other way around.

I started training in September of 2001 with the Estes family in St. Joe, Missouri. They ran MEW and at the time NWA Kansas. I pretty much only wrestled for them the first four years, not because that’s all I wanted to do but because their reputations were bad. I was basically blackballed from being given a chance to expand my horizons. People wonder why I have a chip on my shoulder and am pissed off all the time, well there's your reason why. Finally a couple of promotions decided to give me a chance. I proved that I am one of the best in this area and have been proving it ever since

Midnight: Who were your influences in wrestling - before you trained to be a wrestler, in your early years in wrestling and your current influences?

Wyatt: What is this, a "Let’s get in the mind of Jeremy Wyatt?"

Anyways, as a kid I was a big fan of Sting, he oozed charisma and no matter the odds he always put up a fight. I also really enjoyed Ravishing Rick Rude, Great Muta, Jushin Thunder Liger and Brian Pillman for different reasons. About the time I started to train is when I came across and started to really follow the indies. I became an instant fan of Christopher Daniels and A.J. Styles. I still enjoy watching those guys to this day. Now I like to study matches of guys like Randy Orton and Edge. They're very methodical in their matches.

Midnight: Favorite matches and opponents in 3XW?

Wyatt: I have three favorite matches in 3XW. The first one is vs. Mike Sydal. Not because it’s a great match but anytime you can make his number one idiot fan AmanDUH cry for the beating I gave him, it’s a good day. Second would be vs. Zach Thompson. The match was this past June 26th, which also happened to be my birthday. What's better than beating up a ginger for your own birthday present? Third hasn't happened yet – it's going to be Aug. 21st when I beat Devin Carter for the 3XW Heavyweight title.

Midnight: Can you give 3XW fans some insight as to what was going through your head after you took that terribly nasty head-first spill after attempting to dive outside the ring during your ladder match with Tyler Cook in July? Do you remember much of the match after the dive?

Wyatt: I remember everything that happened afterwards. When I hit my head I wasn't really sure what happened. I've done that dive countless times. I remember lying there feeling like my head was about to explode. I thought to myself I can lay here, like 99 percent of people walking the face of the earth would do, or I can get up and fight. I'm no pussy; I got up to fight.

Midnight: Do you remember much of what was going on backstage during the rest of the night?

Wyatt: Yeah, like I said I remember everything afterwards. Mainly I was pissed off, pissed off at myself for taking the risk with the dive when I didn't need too. I don't need to take stupid risks to beat a guy like Tyler Cook.

Midnight: I know you wisely sought out medical attention. What did the doctors discover or have to say about your condition? What was their reaction when you explained how your injuries occurred?

Wyatt: I didn't want to go but enough people badgered me into to going I figured it couldn't hurt. I'm probably too tough for my own good sometimes but I decided I didn't want to take any chances with my brain. I had a CT scan taken, everything came back fine. They said I had a grade two concussion. The doctor was surprised that I was doing as well as I was when he saw me given how hard I hit my head. He told me I should take at least a couple weeks off. Screw him – I wrestled the next weekend for over 30 minutes. I'm a machine!

Midnight: You've received a bevy of fan support on the 3XW message board due to your gutsy, if not crazy, performance during that match, even in losing the Pure Wrestling title. Are you happy to have the support of these fans? Do you have a message for anyone jumping on the Jeremy Wyatt bandwagon?

Wyatt: Yeah... I do not want nor do I need any "support." There's no room on this bandwagon, it only has room for one – ME!!!! You know, I get it, I understand why people started to cheer. I'm tougher than any of them could ever imagine being and I'm so much better at what I do than they could ever hope to be at what they do.

One more thing…I didn't lose. To say I lost is too imply Tyler Cook beat me. I beat myself. I still find it funny that Tyler Cook challenged me to a ladder match given I've had a stress fracture in my foot since the end of May. In a one-on-one match, no gimmicks, he can't beat me. In the whole scheme of things what did he prove? That he can climb a ladder and fetch a belt? A dog can play fetch, so I guess it's fitting.

Midnight: As we saw on Outside the Ring, you arranged with 3XW Commissioner Todd Countryman for a shot at the Heavyweight title regardless of the outcome of your ladder match. Despite you being in cahoots with Countryman at times in recent months, it's hard to argue that you're a deserving challenger. The question is - do you believe you've had to wait too long for a Heavyweight title shot?

Wyatt: It’s not "being in cahoots" – it's called business. I've deserved a shot for a long time. I single handedly made the Pure title relevant and I knew [3XW President] Skylar Pierce wasn't going to give me shot so I went to Todd Countryman. He knows it's better to be on my good side than my bad, so he set the match up and got the contracts signed.

Midnight: In regards to the current champion, "Delicious" Devin Carter - what is your opinion of his wrestling style and how do you think you'll match up style-wise? Based on what we've seen, Carter's a brawler with a ton of heart whereas you employ a brutal technical style with some high risk moves thrown in.

Wyatt: I respect him and his abilities. You don't become 3XW Heavyweight champ multiple times by sucking but....but, he's no Jeremy Wyatt. I'm the best wrestler in the Midwest. While he chased the title for months and months, I'll only need one try. He likes to brawl; you think if the steel frame on the side of the ring and the concrete floor couldn't knock me out, he can? I'm one of the very few guys who can adapt to any style and not lose my aggressiveness. Why? Because I'm better than everyone!

Midnight: Who would you like to fight in future 3XW bouts?

Wyatt: I don't really care because beating up people in general is fun. But beating up Mike Sydal again and making his goonbot fan cry a second time would be nice. Choking Jimmy Rockwell with his own ponytail would bring a smirk to my face. Thoughts of leaving my handprint across Zach Thompson’s chest again make me a little giddy inside. Finishing what I started with Tyler Cook and completely caving in his face would probably even make me somewhat happy. Whether it's 3XW or elsewhere, things aren't done between the two of us. To everyone else in 3XW who has the misfortune of facing me....tisk tisk, you're in for a bad time!