A few weeks ago, We Are Wrestling held its first event. Solowrestling was present and had the opportunity to interview several wrestlers before the show kicked off. We've already published interviews with King Kaiden and Francesco Akira, and today it's Duxx's turn.
Duxx is an up-and-coming wrestler in the Spanish wrestling scene. Trained at Lucharama, he made his debut relatively recently in Triple W. At the X Madrid show, he won the Young Wolves tournament for the White Wolf company. He was also part of the opener of the WAW show, where he was defeated in a triple threat match by Pedro Guzmán. Before his match, we had the chance to interview him, which was exciting for me as I've known him since he was 15 years old.
Hello, everyone! How are you? I'm Ignacio Grifol, and I'm here with Duxx. How are you doing?
Good, we're fine. We're as we should be, ready for whatever comes.
Nervous about the event?
No. After events like X Madrid, which was powerful both in terms of the career and the audience, and then other events with many people, this is another step toward progress, and we'll do our best.
I wanted to interview you primarily because I've known you since you were a kid, and you were friends with my brother. How did you start in wrestling?
Well, you know most of it, we used to talk about it, and we had video games, although you were on Play, and I was on Xbox.
I remember you invited us to your house, showed us the Xbox, and, man, Kane had abs!
Of course, they were all jacked up back then. The TV at the time was excellent too. I had an interest in it even before, back when I lived in London; there was a certain interest, and I played games like "Here Comes the Pain," a classic. Then I came here, and there were hardly any people to talk about it. I felt like, "No one knows about this; there's no culture." Then your brother came in, and he knew about it. But it started to fade, and we watched WrestleMania 25 together, I remember. After that, I lost touch. I was busy with my own stuff, university, social life; I didn't have anywhere to practice this. Later on, during my twenties, when I had time and money, I thought, "What do I do now with my life? How about getting back into this?" During the quarantine, I started watching it again. I thought, "Where did I leave off, in April 2012?" So, I watched everything that was available. I also started watching AEW, and I'm almost caught up, currently in July. Soon I'll reach August and watch All Out. Maybe I'll even revisit TNA, even though it's not what it used to be, but I want to cover more ground.
And to learn more about it.
Yes, there are many things I see in wrestlers that inspire me, and I think, "I'm going to try this." For example, there are moves that I like. Can I do them? Yes. But can I do them well and make them look good? Many moves look good, but when you try them, you realize they don't suit you. The Blue Thunder Bomb is an example. It's a good move, I like it, but it's not for me. You have to make sacrifices. With my Turbina, my Jet Blast, and other moves, I'm doing just fine.
When you watched TNA, you loved the Canadian Destroyer, saying it was the best move in the world. But that was 15 years ago. Now many wrestlers use it, almost as a common move. Do you think it's been overused? Would you like to use it in your matches, or do you think it's not your style?
As you said, it's been used excessively in recent years, especially in Spain. I liked it when I watched TNA because it was something new back then, and it was named the finisher of the year for three consecutive years. I don't see myself using it, neither now nor in the future. But I wouldn't mind taking it in a match against an opponent who uses it. TNA has changed a lot since then, even the name. But I might watch more matches from that promotion in the future.
Wrestling lost popularity in Spain, partly because of the constant changes in the TV schedule.
Yes, people grew up, so to speak, and said they didn't watch it anymore, considering it a children's show. I stopped watching in 2013; I only watched TNA. I stopped watching because I remember I used to watch it with you. You sent me the stuff through Bollyrulez or Desirulez because you used Vagos. I told you not to watch it there, but you insisted, saying it was safer. Until there was a show, Sacrifice or Against All Odds, that you wanted to watch but it hadn't been uploaded yet. I said, "Here, I'll send it to you." Your eyes lit up, even though I didn't watch it myself, I could imagine it. It was like, "Who can I talk to about this?" Okay, I talked to you, but outside of that, I'd go to class, and everyone would talk about football. I also talked about football, but it's not the same. I'd go somewhere else, but I wanted to play, and no one had the game. It was a bit of social pressure.
You eventually lost your passion. You also practice wrestling as a discipline.
Yes, I've always done martial arts, and the most consistent one was Krav Maga. I joined in 2015 because I wanted to return to it after a break. I'd spent eight years doing Krav Maga, which gave me a base for grappling and everything. It influenced my move set, the structure, and how I perceive a fight. Many people who come from other disciplines like Greco-Roman wrestling or MMA have a learned base.
Yes, it's very noticeable. But there's an adaptation issue, as you need to unlearn and relearn things differently. Something changes, but it's like a puzzle; if you change one piece, it will be noticeable. You need to adjust everything. It's great as a base and something I recommend for anyone in this field to have a foundation in wrestling. Different martial arts have various aspects and are great for inspiration, but you need to readjust certain things.
Dalton Castle, who also comes from competitive wrestling, said the mental shift from competition to entertainment is significant.
Yes, ultimately we owe ourselves to the audience. There's a stage, and we need to put on a show for the audience. The audience pays, invests their money and time in us to be entertained, so we need to do the best we can to make the audience understand the story we want to tell and have a great time.
I wanted to ask about your training since it was during the pandemic, so it must have been very theoretical and with distancing, right?
Not exactly. It was in late 2021. I've been in it for almost two years, and it started because I got in shape and