Becoming a WWE superstar is a childhood dream for many young boys and girls across the world. To actually go into training to follow that dream takes time, dedication, blood, sweat, and tears. It makes even more time to leave one’s home country and fly halfway across the world to start training. That is the story of how Rusev got his start in the professional wrestling business.
At Florida Supercon, Rusev’s former trainer, ex-WWE superstar Gangrel, spoke with Jim Varsollone about the struggles ‘The Bulgarian Brute’ faced when he first moved to the United States.
“Me and Rikishi, we had a school called Knokx Pro out in California,” Gangrel said. “Yeah and we had [Rusev] come through as a talent. One of the current stars in NXT, Vanessa Bourne, I trained her as well.”
Gangrel said that when Rusev first moved to the U.S. he had nothing, and had to sleep in his car overnight so he wouldn’t miss class. Gangrel also discussed the odd jobs that Rusev worked to make ends meet during that time.
“He was delivering food, bouncing in a bar, and driving a taxi. But in-between all that, he was at wrestling school or sleeping in that parking lot so he wouldn’t miss his next class. His dedication is proof that hard work pays off. I couldn’t be happier for him that it paid off. Because you know, he wasn’t the most athletic coming in or this or that, but he had heart and he had drive and he had passion”
Gangrel said that he is very happy to see Rusev be successful in WWE and that he was happy to be a part of his journey.
“I’m so blessed that I was a part of his life and seeing his success now. I ride that wave. Deep down inside I’m like, ‘yeah! I may not be [in WWE] anymore but a piece of me is.’ That’s so awesome.”
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