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How was it to have Damo, WWE's Killian Dain, personally plead for you to pair up?
LG: From his time in charge of the Source Wrestling School and the Scottish Wrestling Alliance, Damo showed that he had a keen eye for how best to push young talent in ways that would help them flourish.
He had a great track record with the likes of Nikki Cross, Joe Hendry, Jackie Polo and the Coffey Brothers - so having him really push for us to be a team for such a long time showed me that he genuinely believed it was something that could work and I’m very glad to say he was right.
This team's been the best thing that’s ever happened to my career. It was also reassuring as it meant he had the belief in us to make it work through all the bumps in the road that any new team needs to work through.
AF: Damo was Lewis’ trainer form the beginning, whereas I trained further up north before travelling to train with Damo. From the first time we met, though, he was telling us that we should be a tag team. It just took a while for it to get through our heads.
Where did the name Kings of Catch come from? Is that purely down to your style of wrestling? Were there any other names considered?
LG: Well, Aspen was originally The King Of Catch and, as it was a style of wrestling that we both enjoyed and tried to implement somewhat into our matches, we thought the name was a perfect fit for us both.
We did at one point consider the idea of being The Kings Road Warriors as we love the Kings Road style of wresting as well as the movie The Road Warrior. We even thought of maybe shortening it to simply The Kings very briefly.
AF: Yeah, I’ve been wrestling as the King of Catch since 2013 and Lewis wanted to use that name. I wanted us to be called the Kings Road Warriors but he wasn’t having any of it.
Tell me about the highly entertaining Kings Road Warriors. Where did you come up with the idea?
LG: Kings Road Warriors, and Kings Road before it, was kinda just our way of showcasing the really daft sense of humour that we both have. Rather than try and portray any kind of overblown persona in wrestling, we figured we’d rather just be ourselves and the shows have given us a chance to put that across to an audience.
Kings Road Warriors specifically, which is more of a reality game show format, was more Aspen's idea as a means to further showcase us but, at the same time, put the spotlight on some younger talent that just needed a bit of exposure to a broader audience.
AF: Yeah, Kings Road Warriors was my idea as a spin off from Kings Road. I wanted to have a bit of fun whilst also shining some light on a few of the younger talents in wrestling (Angel Hayze, Ashley Vega & Jesse Santana). The original Kings Road itself was really just my way of showing people the personality and character that many said we lacked.
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