If you ask professional wrestler Jason Joshua about his accomplishments and progress in the ring over the past five years, he’ll tell you he’s been wrestling in “bonus time.”
Up-and-coming UK-based independent wrestling star set to debut with prominent UK promotion TNT Extreme Wrestling At EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch UK, a two-night event this weekend. Originally scheduled for last year’s inaugural Big Gay Brunch UK show, Joshua’s participation this year marks another milestone for the man who has amassed a considerable fortune over the last year.
During that time, Joshua has competed in nearly every major Pride-themed wrestling event in the UK, cementing his place in LGBTQ-owned promotion Full Force Wrestling and preparing for his debut in LGBTQ Pro Wrestling’s biggest wrestling tournament. to celebrate winning the PEW Heavyweight Title. stage.
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Those in-ring accolades are important, but they’re secondary to the personal fight Joshua has put in to be there and be in the moment. The man known as “Big Daddy Unicorn” has never shied away from talking about his struggles with anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia, but he’s made a name for himself in an industry that’s unkind to all of these conditions. .
Joshua enjoyed a rise in popularity and spontaneity following the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, but the concept of growth coming during his self-proclaimed “bonus time” was Reminds me of the battle.
“This may sound harsh…but in my head, from about the age of 15, I was like, ’25, I’m done,'” Joshua said on a recent TV appearance. LGBT in the Ring Podcast. “I’ll be gone by the age of 25 because I have no confidence, no self-esteem, no motivation. As much as I’m saying this, I thought I was this hot shit in wrestling. Because I finally found something that I was motivated to do, and I wasn’t bad at it, but obviously I wasn’t as good at it as I thought I was. I was still lost.”
The “bonus time” in his professional wrestling career took Joshua to new heights, but more than his passion for being in the ring, it was his long-time partner that helped him overcome many things, including his long-time partner. He credits the support system built around him.
“The reason I think so highly of my partners is because they’re the ones who came to me and said, ‘You want to do this.'” Why don’t we do it? Is it? ” said Joshua. “They introduced me to the lab where they first trained me and the people who were originally around me…I couldn’t drive at the time, so it was kind of like an introduction. Even though they drove me to shows every week.”
Joshua also credits former professional wrestler Joey Scott, his original trainer TJ Sky and founder of Full Force Wrestling, as being important parts of his support system and sources of motivation to keep improving. Masu.
“I’ve met some great people through wrestling, but only two of them,” Joshua said. “I thought I would be gone by the time I was 25, but instead I had amazing people around me who motivated me…the fact that I have lived beyond 25. will always count as a bonus for me. These wonderful people just kept me here, helping me find more space for myself. I want to stay.”
With pro wrestling excitement just around the corner on ‘EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch UK’, perhaps Joshua’s own words after winning the PEW Heavyweight Title The one that best summed up this sentiment earlier this month was, “Whenever they say you can’t do it, show them this.”
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