During a recent appearance on the “Under the Ring” podcast, Roderick Strong commented on his son Troy’s love of wrestling, and whether he’d push for him to get into the business. He said,
“Well, he seems to love it. It’s not something that we push on him, but he loves what we do. He’s always telling me, he’s gonna be a professional wrestler, when he turns 18. That’s one of those things where it’s like, ‘Oh, we’ll see,’ but the fact that he’s so passionate about it, like right now, He’s really into Daniel Garcia. He loves the dance and is just fully behind him. I have heard Daniel Garcia’s entrance music probably over 1000 times in the last couple of months because we have different drives. We take him to school or we go to his baseball practice or something, and we have a list of songs that he likes. We gotta listen to that two or three times before we get to our location. So he’s just dancing, I don’t know. It’s awesome. You know, Daniel Garcia is a young man with a ton of potential with a great head on his shoulder. So it’s cool that my son looks up to someone like that currently.“
All Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the participants for this year’s Champion Carnival, a round robin tournament. You can check out the updated brackets below:
[A Block]
Shotaro Ashino (5th appearance in 5 consecutive years / 2023 winner)
Kento Miyahara (11th appearance in 11 consecutive years / 2019 winner)
Yuma Aoyagi (6th appearance in 6 consecutive years / youngest winner in 2022 (26 years 6 months))
Hokuto Omori (2nd appearance for 2 consecutive years)
Ren Ayabe (first appearance)
Kuroshio TOKYO Japan (2nd appearance in 4 years)
Cyrus (2nd appearance in 2 consecutive years)
[B Block]
Ma Suwa (8th consecutive year, 19th appearance, 2008 champion, current world tag team champion)
Tatsuki Honda (3rd appearance in 3 consecutive years)
Jun Saito (2nd appearance for 2nd year in a row)
Yuma Anzai (2nd appearance for 2 consecutive years)
Hideki Suzuki (First appearance / Current World Tag Team Champion)
Hartley Jackson (first appearance)
Road Crew (Lord Crewe) (first appearance)
Roderick Strong, a professional wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), recently spoke about his son’s love for wrestling and the possibility of him entering the business in the future. During an appearance on the “Under the Ring” podcast, Strong shared his thoughts on his son Troy’s passion for wrestling.
Strong mentioned that while they don’t push wrestling on their son, Troy has developed a genuine love for the sport. According to Strong, Troy often tells him that he wants to become a professional wrestler when he turns 18. While Strong acknowledges that it’s still too early to determine if Troy will pursue a career in wrestling, he appreciates his son’s enthusiasm for the industry.
One wrestler that Troy currently looks up to is Daniel Garcia. Strong revealed that his son is a big fan of Garcia and enjoys watching his matches. In fact, Troy loves Garcia’s entrance music so much that they listen to it repeatedly during their drives. Strong expressed his admiration for Garcia’s potential and character, emphasizing how great it is that his son has found someone to idolize in the wrestling world.
In other wrestling news, All Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the participants for this year’s Champion Carnival, a round-robin tournament. The tournament features two blocks, A and B, with several notable wrestlers competing.
In Block A, the participants include Shotaro Ashino, Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, Hokuto Omori, Ren Ayabe, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, and Cyrus. These wrestlers will face off against each other in a series of matches to determine the block’s winner.
Block B consists of Ma Suwa, Tatsuki Honda, Jun Saito, Yuma Anzai, Hideki Suzuki, Hartley Jackson, and Road Crew (Lord Crewe). Similar to Block A, these wrestlers will compete against each other to determine the winner of Block B.
The Champion Carnival is a prestigious tournament in All Japan Pro Wrestling, showcasing the talent and skills of the participating wrestlers. Fans can look forward to exciting matches and intense competition as the tournament progresses.
Overall, the wrestling world continues to captivate fans and inspire young enthusiasts like Roderick Strong’s son Troy. Whether it’s through idolizing wrestlers like Daniel Garcia or witnessing the intense battles in tournaments like the Champion Carnival, wrestling remains a thrilling and engaging sport for both fans and aspiring wrestlers alike.