My first question is do you watch TNA and if so how long have you been watching TNA?
I do watch TNA, I’ve watched it more or less from the start in Nashville. But the company has changed a lot and it isn't really that same company anymore. It’s a lot bigger now and the amount of high level talent is insane.
What are your thoughts on the new Gutcheck Challenge with the fans voting?
I think it makes a lot more sense. I mean how can you expect a fan to search through 300 wrestlers and choose one to go forward. It was stupidly done. Now that you are only competing with 5 or 6 other guys I feel like fans can actually go through the wrestlers and make an educated decision.
Which wrestler inspired you to become a professional wrestler?
I think the first wrestler to really catch my eye was The Undertaker. He was the first guy who I looked at and said “I want to be just like that guy.” I want to be the guy who gives everybody goose bumps when he walks down the ramp, and I want children to be scared. I want to be in people’s nightmares, I want to be feared.
Who trained you to be a wrestler?
Trained primarily by Windy City Pro Wrestling with help from Harley Race and his school as well.
Which promotion do you primarily wrestle for?
I consider Blitz Pro Wrestling (Joliet, IL) my home but I wrestle all over the Midwest. The thing about Blitz though is it’s not a normal Indy promotion, it has more of an ROH feel, kind of above all the other indys.
What is your finishing move called and what exactly is it?
I call it Russian Roulette, because 1 in 6 people who take the move will snap their neck. I think the technical term would be a spinning fisherman neckbreaker. I hook the head and grab the leg as you would in a fisherman’s position, then I swing the leg out for momentum and whip it through into a sick neckbreaker. Nobody has ever kicked out of it. If the moment is right I've been known to do diving headbutts too.
For those that have never seen you wrestle what makes you stand out?
It’s hard for me to think of one thing that DOESN'T make me stand out. I literally do my best to not be like anyone else in all aspects of wrestling. My entrance is creepy. My gear is 100% original and unique. My promos are one of a kind. And I don't think anyone had been as sick and twisted in wrestling since the great Mankind.
Do you prefer to be a face or do you prefer to be the hated heel?
I can’t imagine being cheered for. I think if the crowds were to like me then that would have to be some pretty messed up crowds.
If you could have a match with anyone in TNA who would you choose?
Kurt Angle for sure. I would love to be the next person to break that neck.
What is your gimmick?
HAH. Funny that you say gimmick. I’d prefer you ask me who I am. My name is Judas Yorick. I was in and out of foster homes from a very young age until an incident once that left my foster parents dead. That incident is what started the voices, and not long after that I found myself in the asylum. It was terrible in there, but it gave me and my therapist time to think about how to solve my “violence problem” and she suggested professional wrestling. Because you see in wrestling I am aloud to hurt people, and then they raise my hand at the end. It’s really a beautiful thing.
Explain who told you about the Gutcheck challenge?
My therapist told me about it. Just imagine the possibilities I could be doing what I'm doing now, hurting people, on a global scale. Imagine the influence I could have on the world. Maybe someday someone will see me on TV and want to be just like Judas. It's really a beautiful thing, because bad is beautiful.
So your therapist will be joining you in impact if you win?
Oh absolutely. Many people call the Skull that I come out with a "prop," I call her, "Amy."
How did "Amy" come to be in her current form?
Ya know, I don't know how wise it is of you to be asking me questions like that.
Moving on.......Is there any wrestler out there that you would compare yourself too?
I would say Judas Yorick is a lot like Chris Benoit. I'll leave it up to you on how you interpret that.
