Andy Wild discusses ICW Fear & Loathing XII, FPWA, and mental health awareness (Exclusive)

Photo credit: David Wilson
Photo credit: David Wilson
Andy Wild takes on Mark Coffey on night 2!
Andy Wild takes on Mark Coffey on night 2!

One man who will share the ring with you on both nights is one half of the current WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions - Mark Coffey.

You're scheduled to take on Mark in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match. He's obviously a high calibre opponent and you're both veterans of the game. How different will that match be to the tag team match on night one?

The only way I can describe it is – You’ve seen a big fight with loads of people in a pub before, right? Hands flying everywhere, tables flipped, glass getting smashed, etc.

Well, that’s the tag match.

Now, you’ll also have seen a fight between two big lads, by themselves, outside a pub before? No bulls***, just two people that have a problem with each other sorting it out!

Well that’s what the 2 out of 3 Falls Match will be - putting this all to rest one way or another.


I may be speaking completely out of place here, so apologies if you don't share the same opinion - but I feel like we've been seeing a new and improved Andy Wild recently!

While you haven't necessarily been picking up victories, the Fight Club match with ICW World Heavyweight Champion Stevie Boy was absolutely mind-blowing!

Then, of course, your clash with Iestyn Rees at France 2000 was great to watch too, despite the result not going your way.

Is that "change" something you're conscious of and, if so, what's changed?

I think you hit the nail on the head!

When I got the call from ICW management to tell me I was getting the opportunity to fight the Heavyweight Champion, it was like something changed inside me. I’ve known for a long time now that I’m ready, that I’m a main event talent, and this chance at Stevie sealed that in my mind.

I didn’t win the match but I feel I proved a point! I want to be ICW Heavyweight Champion and I decided after Fight Club that’s my goal.


You’re also the head coach at FPWA! Congratulations on that for a start, but what can FPWA offer to aspiring wrestlers, and why is this venture important to you?

Thanks. Myself and my partner, Hannah, decided to open our training school to give potential students in Fife and the surrounding areas a safe and clean environment to learn to become a professional wrestler in.

I'm very passionate about professional wrestling and helping young people achieve their dreams, I saw what the guys at GPWA were doing and wanted students in Fife to have the same opportunities. The rest is history.


NEXT: Andy's dream opponent

Quick Links