United States-based wrestler T.J. Perkins broke in to the business at age 14. By age 15 he was wrestling in Tijuana. At age 18, he was the youngest foreign wrestler to wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling and he wrestled in the Tokyo Dome no less. He and Rocky Romero became an award winning team in Mexico’s CMLL. He participated in Ring of Honor’s Final Battle 2003 card billed as All Japan vs. ROH. In France, he wrestled in front of 78,000 people at the Stade de France, France’s national stadium. For TNA, he competed for the 2004 Super X Cup. He’s a PWG mainstay, but he recently moved from his home base in Los Angeles, California to Tampa, Florida. Learn why he’s there and hear so much more in my 90 minute interview with T.J. Perkins.

Some of the topics covered in Part 1 include:
New diet and workout routine
NWA Wrestling Showcase
Compliments from Bryan Danielson
Learning from Negro Casas in Mexico
Psychology of a wrestling match
Working in TNA
The best wrestlers in the world
The move from California to Florida
The CSI episode

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