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Jenni Grattan
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Caster McFear is one
of many young cruiserweights who have
become professional wrestlers in the
past five years. With his proficiency
in both aerial and technical wrestling,
as well as his extraordinary microphone
skills and captivating gimmick, there
is no doubt that Caster McFear will
be a star. Now, read about the rookie’s
turn from backyard to professional wrestling,
his professional training at Battleground
Academy, his thoughts on Chris Jericho’s
recent commentary, and much more.
Real Name: Pierre Labrie
Date of Birth: May 10, 1980
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 170 pounds
Pro Debut: September 22, 2001
Finishing Moves: Director's Cut (similar
to Spike Dudley’s Acid Drop) and
Snap Shot (Edge’s Downward Spiral)
Trademark Moves: Superkick, Cineplex,
360 flying head scissors, Top Rope Leg
Drop
When did you decide that you wanted
to become a wrestler?
It was about six years ago, I started
backyard wrestling for the fun of it,
and after awhile of doing it I really
felt that I wanted to do that for the
rest of my life.
How and when did you first get in to
wrestling?
There was some independent wrestling
at the Exhibition in Ottawa, so I decided
to get the phone number for whoever
trained those guys, and about six months
later I called up Dave Dalton, and went
to his wrestling school.
What did your family think of your
decision to become a wrestler?
They supported me 100%.
How has becoming a professional wrestler
affected your friendships?
My closest friend is also trained and
wrestles, so it’s just made our
friendship closer, and we wrestle as
a tag team from time to time. I don’t
have too many other friends because
I’m too busy, and most of my friends
are just at work, but they enjoy hearing
my stories about my wrestling.
Which current or former wrestlers have
inspired you the most in your wrestling
career?
That would have to be Chris Jericho
and Lance Storm.
What had been your favourite wrestling
match that you competed in?
It would have to be the two tag team
matches because they’re almost
the same; the one I had in Petawawa
along with Conquistador #3 against The
COC Pitt, and the one in Rockland at
Wrestlerock, along with Max Alexander
against The COC Pitt.
What is your favourite match that you’ve
seen that you did not compete in?
The Shawn Michaels/Bret Hart Iron Man
Match at Wrestlemania XII. There’s
also the TLC match that was on Smackdown!
that we hear nothing about.
What is one match that you would like
to see, including past or present performers?
I would like to see Chris Jericho face
Shawn Michaels.
What is your dream match for you to
compete in?
The Wrestlemania main event for the
Title.
What is your opinion on performance-enhancing
drugs and the role they play in professional
wrestling?
I don’t use them personally, I
don’t want to use them. I don’t
want to use any drug. For those who
do use them, that’s their business
if they want to use them and ruin their
bodies in the long run, so be it. That’s
their decision, but I want to try to
get bigger naturally, and if I can’t
do it, then that’s just too bad.
I care about my body, at least to a
certain extent, wrestling may ruin my
body, but I don’t want to die with
a bad heart at the age of fifty. Anyone
else, that’s their own business.
Being a Chris Jericho fan, what are
your feelings on his recent comments
regarding Internet wrestling fans?
I pretty much agree with him, because
I do notice that most, not all, but
a large portion of Internet fans are
ignorant, but not all of them are. Like
he said, to those who are ignorant,
just F-off. To those that aren’t
ignorant, though, hopefully they won’t
become like the ignorant ones. It’s
the non-ignorant ones that I respect,
and the ignorant ones, well, you know.
As a former backyard wrestler, do you
believe that backyard wrestling has
been beneficial to your career?
I would say so in the sense that it
made me want to be a wrestler, and,
well, it didn’t get me in to good
shape, but it got me in to better shape
than I was in. But that’s about
all its really done for me, but that
is a lot that it had done for me, to
heighten my interest and got me prepared,
for the pain mostly.
Having suffered a severe elbow injury
while you were competing as a backyard
wrestler, do you have any regrets regarding
your backyard wrestling career?
I have no regrets whatsoever. I am where
I am because of what I did, and if I
hadn’t have done what I have done
then I would probably be cleaning toilets,
and nothing else.
What are your overall feelings on backyard
wrestling?
There are some people who take it a
bit too far, they want to hurt themselves.
If they want to jump in fire and barbwire,
then that’s their business, but
I would never do that. For me, it was
just friends getting together and having
fun trying to do what the guys on TV
were doing, not what the guys who weren’t
on TV were doing. Maybe if you were
watching TV from Japan or ECW, but not
all of those guys would do that stuff.
I think where the problem lies is that
there’s too much hardcore stuff
in backyard wrestling. What they do
either takes courage or stupidity, whatever
way you want to look at it.
What can you tell the fans about the
wrestling school you went to, Battleground
Wrestling Academy?
They’re a very good wrestling school.
Dave Dalton, the trainer, trained along
with Edge and Christian, so he knows
his stuff. So you can be assured that
you’ll be trained very well.
Do you prefer wrestling as a tag team
or by yourself?
In a sense I prefer the tag team, because
it gives you a chance to take a breather
when you tag out, but not completely,
because you’re still screaming
at the fans, and that takes a lot out
of you. I like them both equally in
different ways.
Who has been your favourite opponent
since you turned professional?
That would have to be The COC Pitt,
and my partner Max Alexander. The COC
Pitt consists of Christian Pitt and
Colin Oliver Carnage.
What suggestions do you have for people
who are trying to get in to wrestling?
Get in shape, workout as often as possible,
and be ready for some pain.
Do you prefer playing a heel or a face?
Heel all the way. I have been a face,
but being a heel is a lot more fun.
Which past or present Canadian wrestler
do you think has had the biggest impact
on international wrestling?
I’d say that Bret Hart had the
biggest impact, especially when he did
that big anti-USA gimmick, which Lance
Storm, Christian, and Test are doing
right now, but they’re not having
as big of an impact.
Some people think that Tough Enough
is the “easy way” to get to
the WWE. What are your thoughts on this?
It is not easy. The training they go
through is a lot tougher than the one
I went through. You’ve got to be
very lucky to be picked to be on the
show. So if you get picked, and you
do make it, congratulations, you just
went through hell. They just picked
you out of God knows how many people.
What kind of workout do you do?
Recently I’ve started to work out
more often because I didn’t have
access to a gym, but now that I do I
work out every body part once a week.
The schedule varies. I try to do legs
one day, chest and triceps one day,
back and biceps one day, and my shoulders
another day.
Do you have a strict diet to help your
fitness?
I try to take in as much protein as
I can. I try not to get too much fat,
and to get all my vitamins, and make
sure my health is good at the same time.
I try to each as often as possible.
If you had one wish, what would it
be?
To make all my dreams come true.
What are your short-term and long-term
goals for wrestling and life in general?
My short-term goal is to make it to
as many shows as I can, and gain as
much experience in wrestling as I can.
Eventually I would like to make it to
WWE, and, well I don’t have to
win a title, but I would at least like
to get the Intercontinental Title. It
is a long-term goal to get bigger, not
too big, but about the size of Bret
Hart or Chris Jericho, somewhere around
that size. Not concerning wrestling,
I would like to eventually get married
and have children, hopefully with my
current girlfriend.
What is your ultimate goal for wrestling?
My ultimate goal is to be successful
in the WWE, and be recognised as a steady
position in the company.
Do you have anything else that you
would like to say to the fans?
If you want to get in to wrestling,
be sure you don’t get hurt too
much, and listen to all of the advice
that wrestlers give you. Enjoy the shows,
don’t be like those bad Internet
fans, don’t try to judge everything
we do. We’re busting our asses
for all of you, so please enjoy it.
For more information on Caster McFear
please visit http://www.purelyentertainment.com.
For more information on Battleground
Wrestling Academy please visit http://battlegroundacademy.netfirms.com.
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