El Diablo Blanco vs Killer Carter

The scene opens up on a computer screen with backstage interviewer, Jordan Hagan, manning interview duties. He’s wearing his signature black button up and black sport coat.

Jordan Hagan: Ladies and gentlemen, as always, I am the illustrious Jordan Hagan and we are back for another season of Mile High Wrestling. Boy, do we have a treat for you today. As only I can do, I have secured the exclusive rights to sit down with a man that has developed a cult following over the last year and a half in the business and one that is making his debut here in MHW in just a few short days. Over the next coming weeks and months, I will sit down with his individual to really dig deep and peel away the layers of the proverbial onion and really get to know just who is The Backyard Phenom. Without further ado, I present to you El Diablo Blanco.

Just then, the other side of the screen turns on to show El Diablo Blanco sitting down at his kitchen table sporting a #DadLife t-shirt.

Jordan Hagan: El Diablo Blanco, first and foremost, thank you for joining us today.

El D: Let me tell you something, Brother. I know my name can be a bit of a mouthful; especially when you really get going. For all intent and purposes, just refer to me as El D, Brother.

Jordan Hagan: Of course, El D. You have quite the buzz around you isn’t that right?

El D: I don’t know about that, Brother. I heard you talk about El D developing a cult-like following and I don’t think it’s quite that big. I’ve gotten a few followers here and there, Brother, but that’s not why I’m in it. All I can say, it has been a wild ride.

Jordan Hagan: Modesty. I love it. Now, this Sunday at Throwdown you will be making your debut with Mile High Wrestling against another debutee that has quite the reputation themselves in Killer Carter. How does one prepare for an opponent the likes of Killer Carter?

El D:I don’t know, Brother. How does someone ever truly prepare for an athlete the size and magnitude of Miss Carter? I mean, she stands at least two inches taller than me, is a shredded 160 pounds. I mean, I’ve got almost a hundred pound difference on her but mine’s all flab. I guess the only way to really prepare for Killer Carter, Brother, is the same way I prepare for any opponent I’ve ever gone up against. You learn about them. You watch tapes. Well, I guess technically it’s streams now but you get the point. As for myself, I just keep doing what I always do. I train, I work out. I just try to be the best that I can be. I know a lot of people out there see that I’ve been backyard wrestling for the past twenty plus years, Brother, but they assume I even knew what I was doing.

Jordan Hagan: That is one of the most fascinating things about your story, El D. In my research you started roughly around fourteen… fifteen years old backyard wrestling with your friends but only even started getting trained to wrestle professionally when you were 34?

El D: That’s correct.

Jordan Hagan: That blows my mind. In today’s sit down I would love to go back to the very beginning. I want to know what brought you into backyard wrestling to begin with. What developed this passion for the sport known as professional wrestling.

El D: Well, I’d have to say it was the summer between middle school and high school, Brother. I had just turned fourteen. I was really nervous about entering high school. I didn’t have very many friends. I was a bit of an introvert.

Jordan Hagan: Is that because you wore a mask?

El Diablo Blanco chuckles at Hagan’s question.

El D: No, Brother. The mask didn’t come until a little bit later. I mean, I hung out around other kids but it was more like I existed adjacent to them. I ran cross country and track. I had the same crowd around me but outside of that, we never spent any time together. Like I said, I didn’t have anyone that was an actual friend, Brother. That is, until I went for a run one day and ended up passing by Clarence’s house.

Jordan Hagan: And this is Clarence Hardbody?

El D: That would be him.

Jordan Hagan: Bass Player for Pristine Libido?

El D: The one and the same, Brother. Don’t worry, I can get you a signed 8x10.

Jordan Hagan: My daughter would love that. Can you have him make it out to Jordan?

El D: Your daughter’s name is Jordan as well?

Jordan Hagan: Sure… anyways, you were talking about passing by Clarence’s house?

El D: Yeah, so I was on my run and I came across Clarence’s house. Him and another kid were building their very own wrestling ring in the backyard. It caught my attention so I stopped to check it out. Now, remember Brother, I’m the sheer definition of introvert so this was outside my element to even stop and see what was going on but something about it just drew me in. I mean, I grew up watching wrestling, Brother. I was a mark but this was my first time seeing something like this up close and person. Clarence saw me and called me over to give him a hand tightening the ring ropes so I went over. He told me that he was going to be putting on a show that afternoon and everyone from the neighborhood was going to be there. Full disclosure, it was his mom and a cousin that was staying with him. His cousin didn’t want to be there but he had nothing better to do. You also got to remember this was about ‘98 or ‘99.

El Diablo Blanco pauses to take a drink of water.

El D: Anyways, he said that he needed someone to wrestle later that day and asked me to fill the open slot. To this day I don’t know what it was that compelled me to but I said yes. We had the match. We just kind of gelled, Brother. I could Diggit. So, I kept showing up every day after that so we could talk about moves we’d seen, moves we wanted to try, what was next. I was hooked from the get.

Jordan Hagan: There’s one thing that I need to know. You said there was another kid helping him set up the ring. Did that kid ever become anything?

El D: Yes and no. Do you remember Killer Klown From Outerspace?

Jordan Hagan: What?! Mind blown, officially. Seriously, that is mind melting. Now, I know there’s a whole twenty year history there and we are going to delve in more over the course of the next couple of weeks but what officially caused the jump from backyard wrestling at 34 years old to wanting to be a pro wrestler?

El D: It all boils down to my family, Brother. I was working my normal nine to five as a medical coder from home helping out the wifey and my two little Diablitos at home. Every weekend I was chasing down backyard shows wherever I could but after awhile my wife said enough. Let me tell you something, Brother. Imagine a 34 year old man wrestling 15 year old kids in someone’s backyard for no pay. I did it just because I loved it. Unfortunately, that isn’t the best look for the neighborhood. Cops were called all the time and I’d have to hightail it out of there, Brother. Ultimately, however, my wife got laid off, we were down to one income and I was given the ultimatum to either turn wrestling into a career and actually make some money off of it or quit it and get a second job.

Jordan Hagan: So you went all in on wrestling?

El D: Yes and no, Brother. I did both. I got a job working night shift to pay for wrestling school. I knew there would be money in wrestling down the road so I made an investment in myself, Brother. I had wifey at home. I had my two year old and my five year old to take care of. It was just a matter of turning a hobby into a job, Brother.

Jordan Hagan: Turning it into a job you did. A year and a half later, you only wrestle. No nine to five. No night job. You have been able to successfully turn it into a career.

El D: It was no easy task, Brother. Much of that came from my Taco Bell sponsorship or that million dollar prize I won in the Roth Invitational but both those stories are for another time.

Jordan Hagan: Another time indeed but I don’t want you to go just yet. You are a man known for your hard work. You are known to dig deep down to an area that most don’t even know is in them to persevere. You worked two jobs, went to wrestling school, took care of your wife and two small children. Is joining Mile High Wrestling your chance to finally breathe and say, “I’ve made it.”

El D: Not even in the slightest, Brother. We’re just getting started. Now is when things go into overdrive. With each passing match, I keep getting better, Brother. My goal in this sport is not to just get by. My goal is to thrive. You may have seen that little video I put out earlier in the week that my five year old helped me produce. I’m five foot ten on a good day, Brother. I’m rocking a mean dad bod. That means I need to keep pushing myself harder and harder to meet others where they are already at. I’m not one to back down from a challenge either, Brother. I want to be the best. I want to be a role model to my kids. I want to be a role model to each and every kid out there. Heck, I want to be a role model to every person, man, woman, child that doesn’t think they are good enough. I want to show your average joe that if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish your dreams, Brother. I am living proof that if you put in the hard work, hard work will pay off. I have been blessed to call myself a champion everywhere I’ve gone up until this point. Now, I watched Mile High Wrestling in the past. I’ve seen people come in with a reputation only to have their dreams and aspirations crushed. MHW isn’t for the faint of heart. That’s why I see it as a challenge.

El Diablo Blanco pauses for another quick drink of water.

El D: I take a look at my debut this Sunday at Throwdown and my opponent in Killer Carter and I get more than a feeling that we are going to rock and roll all nite, Brother. Killer Carter is a Shieldmaiden which means she’s one tough cookie. I do believe that, Sister. Their motto is something about Hell’s empty, well Sunday night we’re taking that highway to hell and this ramblin man is going to do everything in his power, Brother to ensure Killer Carter is kept comfortably numb. Be prepared, Killer Carter, for we’re going to take a walk on the wild side and I’ll just have one question for you? Whatcha gonna do, Sister, when I climb that stairway to heaven and leap on you with Feeling Froggy? Coming to Mile High Wrestling was just what I needed to feel rejuvenated, Sister, and I can’t get enough of that sweet emotion. So, this Sunday I’m going to take that slow ride to Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado and I plan on takin’ care of business. Diggit?! Killer Carter, I respect everything you’ve done up until this point in your life. You’ve got a good soul, Sister. There’s a few flaws here and there but who doesn’t? You’ve got the right intent in your heart and that’s all that matters. I can’t wait to share the ring with you at Throwdown. Win, lose or draw I know no matter what I walk away a better competitor just by sharing the ring with you, Sister. Let’s make some magic.

Jordan Hagan: I want to thank you for sharing your time with me today, El D. I know you’ve got a busy schedule ahead of you. I look forward to meeting you in person this Sunday and to all you MHW fans out there, stay tuned because this is just Part One of our sit down interview with El Diablo Blanco.

The feed cuts out to black.