Feature On Percy Callata

Hola a todos.

One enjoyment of doing a blog is sharing about pro wrestlers in South America.  It's nice to share upcoming shows and sharing results.  Wrestlers, fans and staff are important to this blogger also.  Hopefully, a variety of things in what's written here will help.  

About a week ago, doing a feature about an inspiring wrestler, J.O.C, and the promotion GeneraXion Lucha Libre, is a start.  Hopefully, it's something fans and everyone reading will enjoy and share with others.

In this upcoming feature, this blogger will be talking about a young and experienced wrestler in Percy Callata.  He has wrestled for GLL Peru in Lima as well as Lucha Libre Lider in La Paz, Bolivia.

When beginning to do this blog, Percy was one of the first to reach out to me as numerous wrestlers and staff in Peru have done.  Being new to blogging pro wrestling in a region that I knew very little of, making sure that a show or a match was well written, factual, etc. was the right thing to do.  Percy thanked me for what was said.  It's something never to be forgotten.       

Like all the wrestlers I've exchanged messages with, this fan enjoys what Percy does in and out of the ring.  He knows his craft very well.  Definitely, he can wrestle, can dish out punishment, and can take it as well.  Fans both in Peru and Bolivia know who he is whenever in the ring.  Definitely, his promos are very good quality, something that is important today in any promotion worldwide.

Though Percy and I haven't officially met, he was gracious to answer questions, and to share his background.  Am very grateful for him to do this as I am with any wrestler and staff throughout South America.  

Here is the feature, and hopefully, all of you will enjoy it.  All the best to Percy in all of his future endeavors!

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Answering the initial questions, I was introduced to wrestling at age nine by school friends who talked about Rey Mysterion because he was a popular wrestler at the time, along with Batista and John Cena.  One day, while looking for a show on TV, I stumbled upon a replay of the 2009 Royal Rumble.  That's when I became a wrestling fan.  My dream of become a wrestler began after watching Armageddon 2008 on DVD.  Jeff Hardy's victory and his wrestling style captivated me.

Unfortunately, there wasn't much wrestling in my country.  It wasn't until I was about 12 that I saw a documentary about Mexican wrestling where they mentioned that as part of their training, they spend two or three years in Olympic wrestling, and that did exist in my country.  The classes were very affordable, but my parents wouldn't allow it for fear that I'd get hurt.  So I ended up swimming, haha.

It was when I was 17, accompanying a friend to sign up for taekwondo classes, that I saw my chance to sign up for Olympic wrestling.  A little scared, but I signed up anyway and attended my first class without my parents finding out, haha.

I learned a lot on the Olympic wrestling team.  Looking back at those times fills ne with nostalgia as I see my progress.  I competed and even won championships.  I felt bad at sports, but it was there that I realized I'd just been in the wrong sport.  I spent about six years there.  During that time, I did hear about wrestling schools, but they were expensive, so I didn't take the opportunity until I was 22 and could afford classes at the GLL school.

Thanks to Olympic wrestling, I arrived with a solid foundation.  I debuted two months after starting my classes, haha.  In less than a year, I managed to get to Mexico and learn alongside great wrestlers like Esther Moreno, El Oriental, El Mohicano, Galeno del Mal, Hijo de Dr. Wagner, hijo de Mascara Sagrada, Dulce Gardenia, among others.

Then I had great matches in my country with international stars like Andre Montoya, formerly of AEW, El Hijo del Pirata Morgan, formerly of AAA, Rasputin de Mexico, King Drag and Chavo Moreno, among others.

I don't idolize wrestlers and frankly, I don't follow any of their careers, but I do use Daniel Bryan's style as a reference point for my development.

I try to focus on my own path and compete with myself, not comparing myself to others along the way, and I welcome any well-intentioned advice or criticism that helps me progress.  I've met some wonderful people in this process.  I leave all the negative experiences behind.