#second last gif where yuta stares at chuck as the camera then starts to focus on mox in the background...

[heeleryuta]

April 17, 2019, 2:24 AM

I can't sleep. I'm wrestling Chuck Taylor today. Even though I'd consider him a great friend now, I never told him this story. When I was a sophomore in high school, a junior asked me to prom: even though I said yes, I was terrified. On the day of the prom, I remember sitting in my parents bathroom in my father's tux, freaking out. So I went to what I knew would calm 15 year old Wheeler down and I watched Chuck Taylor matches until I could take a deep breath. I went on to dance the night away. Yes, I'm a nerd 😂.

Fast forward to last year, and I was essentially homeless. Even though I suppose I could have moved home to South Carolina with my parents, all my work as an independent wrestler was here. I didn't know where to go, so I called ol' Chuckie T and asked if I could crash on his couch for a weekend. That turned into a whole month, in which Dustin and Orange Cassidy took care of me and made sure I had everything I needed while I found a new place to live.

Wrestling Dustin means the world to me. There's really only 2 other people on this planet (Colt Cabana, ZSJ) that I've ever wanted to wrestle as much as I have Dustin. This match has also been canceled multiple times in other promotions, so part of me doesn't even believe it's happening.

I don't mean for this to be overdramatic, but I do want you to know how much I care about this match. I want you to know how much it means to me that we'll even share the same ring. I firmly believe that Chuck Taylor is one of the most influential and underrated independent wrestlers of the last 10 years. We're kicking off the show tomorrow, and I think that's a mistake. Because if there's any time to have a career defining performance, it's now. If there's any time to prove yourself to the world, it's now. And most of all, if there's any time to prove you can hang with your heroes, it's now. See you tonight, Dustin