RWF SPOTLIGHT: LOG ON WITH THE KEYBOARD WARRIOR!

(Photo via Robyn Goding @ Beyond Gorilla)

Personal feelings aside, nobody can deny that Kurtis Chapman has made a name for himself in Riptide Wrestling of late. 

He may not pander to the crowd, he may have a unlikely geographical loyalty to a certain Lord, but much of his background remains a mystery.

We spoke to the 'Keyboard Warrior' - as he is not so affectionately known - to find out a little bit more about the man behind the computer screen.

RWF: As one of the young up-and-coming stars of British Wrestling many people will be familiar with your work, but how would you describe yourself and your style to someone new to the world of wrestling?

 My style is sort of a hybrid between the British technical style and the Japanese fighting spirit, I tend to take quite a beating in matches but I keep coming back for more!

RWF: You and Lord Gideon Grey are real Riptide veterans now. Is there anything in particular that you enjoy about wrestling for Riptide or appearing in front of the Brighton crowd?

The Brighton crowd were the very first crowd to dislike me, and they make that very clear every time I'm there. That crowd and Riptide wrestling will always hold a special place in my heart for that reason!

RWF: What are your ambitions and goals going forward, whether it be in the near or distant future?

In the near future, my goal is to continue getting bigger and stronger, so that people can start to believe in me more as a professional wrestler.
In the more distant future, I fully intend to make it to the WWE and I truly believe that is going to happen.

RWF: If you could give one piece of advice - whether it be to aspiring wrestlers, people in the industry already, or even the fans – what would you say?

I would give the same advice that was given to me a couple of years ago. It's great to have goals and things you want to achieve in life, but you should always stop and be happy with the position that you're in and enjoy it for a while!

(Photo via Robyn Goding @ Beyond Gorilla)


 RIPTIDE RAPIDS - 10 QUICK-FIRE QUESTIONS

Favourite video game?
Sonic the Hedgehog

If you could trade places with someone for a day – who would it be?
The Rock

Biggest fear?
Failure

Movie you've seen the most amount of times?
The Matrix

Favourite word?
Discombobulate

 Hardcore match – weapon of choice?
Keyboard

 First person that comes to mind when you think 'underrated'?
Kip Sabian

 Something that goes everywhere with you?
My phone

 Favourite food?
Mac and Cheese

 Last album you bought or listened to in full?
Ed Sheeran - Divide

Big thank you to Kurtis for taking the time out to let us get to know him a little better. If you want to follow him on Twitter you can do so @supercontender, check out his store here: https://supercontender.bigcartel.com/ and of course catch him wrestling at all good independent promotions near you.

 Photography taken, produced and owned by Robyn Goding at Beyond Gorilla - used with permission. Robyn can be found on Twitter @BeyondGorilla_

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