Andy Wild gives up the day job to follow his dream

A Coaltown of Wemyss car salesman turned professional wrestler will compete at Europe’s biggest wrestling event later this month
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Nov 2021, 15:03 BST
Updated 2nd Nov 2021, 09:43 BST
Fife's Andy Wild has given up his day job to concentrate on wrestling full-time. Pic courtesy of ICWFife's Andy Wild has given up his day job to concentrate on wrestling full-time. Pic courtesy of ICW
Fife's Andy Wild has given up his day job to concentrate on wrestling full-time. Pic courtesy of ICW

Andrew Inch - known by his ring name Andy Wild - will face former WWE superstar and fellow heavyweight Big Damo on night two of Fear and Loathing - ICW’s two-day flagship event - on Sunday, November 21 at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow.

Wild made his wrestling debut in 2006 but relied on his day job as a car salesman to support his partner, Hannah, and son, Jacob.

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Only recently did he see a way out of his job by opening his own professional wrestling school, Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum, in 2019.

Running a school for aspiring wrestlers of all ages, alongside his bookings as a professional wrestler, allowed him to hand his notice in to the car dealership and make wrestling his full-time living earlier this year.

“I know a real champion is defined by his heart and not a championship around their waist,” said Wild ahead of his bout in a couple of weeks time. “ Right now, I am the best unsigned heavyweight wrestler in this country.”

Wild’s opponent, Big Damo, has competed around the world, most notably for WWE, the world’s largest wrestling company.

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During his time in WWE, Damo - then known as Killian Dain - was part of a group called Sanity on WWE Smackdown, competing amongst the likes of superstars Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan.

Weekend and single-night tickets for ICW Fear and Loathing on November 20 and 21 are available at ticketmaster.co.uk

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