Pro Wrestling In The Know's interview with Chi Chi Cruz
Interview with Steve Strout ,September 26, 2005
How long have you been wrestling for?
Tomorrow will make it 20 years, sept 28 1985 was my first match at the tender young age of 16

Where did you get your training at? Who trained you?  
I trained in Somerset, MB under the tutelage of Ernest 'Frenchy' Rheault

Who or what influenced you to get into the wrestling business?  
When I was a little tyke I wanted to be a superhero, then as I got a little older I wanted to be a movie star that played superheros. Then I wanted to be a rockstar when I saw KISS. Being musically inept, that was out of the question! Then I saw AWA All-Star Wrestling in 1983 for the first time and it was superhero/movie star/rock star all in one! I was hooked!

What feds have you worked for? Who are you currently working for?
Branko Universal Promotions (South Africa) ,Ish Maharaj Promotions (South Africa),American Wrestling Association,World Wrestling Federation,Insane championship Wrestling (Detroit),Real Action Wrestling ,Atlantic Grand-Prix Wrestling ,West Four Wrestling Alliance ,Eastern Wrestling Alliance ,Mainstream Wrestling,Renegade Wrestling ,United States Wrestling Association,IWA (Louisville,KY) ,Action Wrestling Entertainment ,Pro Wrestling Canada ,All-Star Wrestling ,International Wrestling Alliance ,International Championship Wrestling,Rough House Rasslin ,Southern States Wrestling ,Canadian Wrestling Federation ,Body Slam Wrestling ,Hardcore Wrestling ,Central Canadian Pro Wrestling ,River City Wrestling,Pacific Coast Championship Wrestling ,Power Pro Wrestling ,National Wrestling Alliance ,Canadian Wrestling League ,Mainstream Wrestling,Canadian Pro Wrestling ,Catch Wrestling Alliance (Germany) ,No Holds Barred ,Night of Thunder Promotions,Top Rope Championship Wrestling ,Indigenous Wrestling Alliance ,Premier Championship Wrestling ,Monster Pro Wrestling,East Coast Pro Wrestling ,Ultimate Thunder Wrestling ,Pro Wrestling Canada,Stampede Wrestling,Wrestle-Aid Project (Japan),and Tony Championship Wrestling

Have you held any titles,and if so, which ones?   
South African World tag team titles w/Don Callis ,RHR Dogfight championship,Hardcore Wrestling tag team title w/JT Atlas,No Holds Barred K-5 Climax Cup,River City Bunkhouse title,CCPW tag titles w/Mark Charles,CWL title,CWL tag titles w/Brian Jewel,AGPW tag titles w/Bulldog Bob Brown,WFWA title 5x,IWA title 3x,AGPW title 3x,PCW title,Mainstream Wrestling title,RAW title 3x ,TCW title current,MPW title ,and MPW tag titles w/Massive Damage current

Who has been your toughest match?  
Tougest match as in someone who really pushes me to perform at my best would have to be Joe Legend. He is a tremendous performer and one of my best friends in this business.

Who are your biggest rivals in wrestling?
Steve Rivers, Gary Williams, Joe Legend, Bobby Roode,

You had tryouts with WCW and WWE in the past. Can you tell us about those experiences, and how they affected your career?
I never had a WCW tryout but I did have a few WWE ones. After a lousy tryout in Stamford, CT in 2000, I got depressed and slacked in every aspect of the sport, I just coasted, not really pushing myself as I am doing again. When I had another shot at it in 2003 in a pre-show workout with my old buddy Rhyno, I wasn't in the physical shape I needed to be in though Arn Anderson said I had good timing and was very fluid

If you could have a match with any wrestler,past or present,who would you wrestle?
Ric Flair without a doubt!

How would you best describe your wrestling style?
Captivating
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