Matt Sforcina is currently in Australian Wrestling Federation under the name Massive Q. With his finishing move the Avalanche, Q has been dominating opponents for years. Q is a former tag team champion and I interviewed him and asked him many different questions about being a wrestler.
1. How did you get into pro wrestling and what attracted you to the idea of it?
Well, there's two questions there.
How I got into Wrestling as a fan was getting Cable TV back in late 96, and thus getting WCW Nitro and a WWF Recap show.
As time went on, I got more of the shows but I was hooked fairly early on by Hogan being a bad guy (and thus 100 percent cooler in my eyes), but the moment that really got me to stick around (more to work out what the hell was going on) seeing Mick Foley's first match in WWF, and Finkel's announcement 'Hailing from Truth Or Consequences New Mexico, formerly known as Cactus Jack, Mankind!". Such a bizarre statement, I had to stick around.
The thing that made me want to become a wrestler, however, was Cactus Jack V Triple H, Street Fight, Royal Rumble 2000. Seeing that match live (not in person, alas, but live on PPV), seeing how those two stole the show and told that story...That was the moment that made me go "I want to do that".
2. When was your first match and what do you remember of it?
My first match was in early 2006. I had just graduated from training, and this was the first show of the new year. I got there, and was told I was wrestling.
I had no gear, no experience, and was totally unprepared. Massive Matt Sforcina fought Super Crimson Mask. I had to wear shorts and a t-shirt, and I remember my entrance, a sort of hybrid Jericho/AJ Styles thing didn't get over and was the source of much amusement to the boys in the back.
And the match was actually ok. Not great, but ok. No-one got hurt, and Crimson Mask got something of a reaction for pinning me with a 2nd rope splash, and after the count he thanked me in the ring which I'll always remember.
3. Out of all the matches you have wrestled so far, which one has been your favorite and why?
Well, it's kinda hard to say since there's a few contenders. The match where I won the tag titles was special, obviously. The loudest reaction I've ever been a part of was in a battle royal where I was the last eliminated, with my loss of the tag titles a very close second (obviously proving I have good chemistry with Max Comic apparently since he was involved both times).
And in one day I fought a 'famous' superheroine and Chewbacca in one match, and then got nailed with a steel chair by Flash Gordon, both of which were pretty cool. However, if you force me to pick just one match, I'd have to go with me vs. Powerhouse Theo at Penrith. We just clicked on every level (we tend to have great matches regardless), and the crowd was there, and the finish was pretty cool.
4. You are currently wrestling for AWF, do you ever think you will get into United States wrestling companies like the WWE or TNA?
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