SCW Exclusive Interview #2: Matt Ryland [/b][/size][/center]
Thanks for logging onto Puroresu Central to check out Sims Championship Wrestling's second interview article. SCW backstage interviewer, Jen Crawford, here. This week, I was fortunate enough to go one-on-one with the first ever SCW World Champion, Matt Ryland. Due to the fact that Matt was in a rush, I only got the chance to ask him ten questions. Even though this is going to be rather short, I hope that you all enjoy reading it.
JC:[/i] Hey, Matt. Thanks for taking the time to sit down with me to do this interview.
MR:[/i] No problem, Jen. Ask away.
JC: What made you decide to get involved in professional wrestling?
MR: It was a fateful intervention, really. In early 2008, I decided college wasn't my thing, and I took an extended "vacation" to Arizona, consisting of partying and being a bum. When I finally returned home, I didn't really know what to do with myself. I actually wanted to head back down to Arizona again. Before I got the chance to do so, however, a friend of mine called me up and told me that Bryan Danielson had opened up a wrestling school in Pennsylvania. I checked out the school, and fell in love as soon as I saw the ring. If it weren't for my buddy, I could very well be a homeless man in Arizona right now.
JC: You've got a lot to thank your friend for, Matt. If you could change one thing about your career so far, what would it be and why?
MR: I wish I would have gotten into the business, a few years sooner.
JC: How did it feel to become the first Sims Championship Wrestling World Champion?
MR: The moment I pinned McCraver to win that title was the greatest thing that had ever happened in my life. It's a true honor to say that you were the first world champion of a promotion.
JC: You've wrestled in both, the United States and Japan. With that being said, which crowd do you prefer wrestling before?
MR: I love them both equally, I really do. I wrestle for the fans, not the money, and appreciate all the support that they've given me over the past couple years.
JC:[/i] What do you want people to think of when they hear the name, "Matt Ryland"?
MR: Nice. Nice. Nice.
JC: If you could step in the ring with or against anyone, alive or dead, who would it be? Why?
MR: There's a lot of names that come to mind: Antonio Rocca, the Dynamite Kid, the Great Muta, the Four Horseman. If I had to pick one group, though, it'd have to be the Road Warriors. Ever since I was a kid, I've always wanted to walk out to "Iron Man" with them. Oh, what a rush.
JC: Since you started, how has the wrestling business changed? Has it changed for the better or worse?
MR: Come on, Jen. I've only been wrestling for two years, haven't I?
JC:[/i] Scratch that, then. Moving on. What is the best thing that you've been apart of in the wrestling business?
MR: I know that this doesn't have much to do with me, but seeing Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit climb to the top was great. I admired both guys, and seeing their dedication finally pay off in the WWE was great. It also gives someone like me hope that I can accomplish the same goals if I work hard and stick with it.
JC: What's your funniest or most embarrassing moment so far as a wrestler?
MR: Nothing funny or embarrassing has ever happened to me as a wrestler yet. If you believe that, I have some land I'd like to sell you. Just recently, ICHIKAWA stole my boxer shorts in the locker room. In my eyes, that was pretty embarrassing.
JC: Where do you see yourself in five years?
MR: I'd like to see myself headlining WrestleMania, but as long as I'm healthy and making a comfortable living wrestling, then I'll be happy.
JC:[/i] Well, Matt, that's all ten questions I've got for you. Thanks for taking the time to be interviewed. I hope you have a good day.
MR: Thanks, Jen. You, too.
As you could probably tell, I had an enjoyable time asking Matt Ryland some questions that I had for him. Once again, I apologize for the lack of length, but he said that he had to leave the interview early. Until next time, thanks for tuning in, Sims Championship Wrestling fans. Farewell. I'm out of here.[/font]