This interview was conducted during Cupids Chaos Saturday, February 10th minutes after Tortuga became the new NMW Cruiserweight Champion. Any feedback about the interview or use of it can be sent to Todd Brantley at toddb16@juno.com.

TB: How did you get started in the wrestling business?
OT: I was in college in my freshman year and one of my friends was trying at a school and I just kept going, joking around, and the trainer that was there really took an interest in me and started training me and he gave me an opportunity. So I started doing some underground stuff and through that I met Puerto Rican Nightmare and he introduced me to Jeff Libolt, who used to wrestle in the WWF, and Tony DeVito and they trained me more and I started doing shows with them, which was cool.

TB: Who were your favorite wrestlers growing up that you looked up to and/or favorite wrestlers that are working now?
OT: Um, when I was a little kid I really liked the British Bulldogs. They were a great tag team and for the time, they did so much great stuff and then of course Shawn Michaels was just amazing. The rockers thing they did was eh, but when he went out on his own and really starting showing what he could do, I was always blown away by him. Nowadays, I still think Shawn Michaels is the best wrestler and I like a lot of the luchadores because I'm just small, and uh, I think Shawn Michaels and Essa Rios are probably my two favorites right now.

TB: If you could pick any wrestler in the business to wrestle or to team up with, who would it be?
OT: Um, probably I'd like to team with Tajiri just for the hell of it he's so amazing. When I designed my pants I saw his pants and I said, "Oh, I want a pair of baggy pants just like those that are shiny (laughs)." But yeah it would definitely be him.

TB: What are some of the independent promotions that you've worked for?
OT: I've worked for Tri-States Wrestling, Millennium Wrestling Association, New Millennium Wrestling, World of Hurt, United Wrestling Alliance, and Eastern States Wrestling so far. I'm also going to work for Penn York Wrestling and some federations in Canada.

TB: Where do you feel you've had your most success?
OT: Um, I like this place so far (referring to NMW). I've wrestled here a bunch of times for coming out as a new person which I still feel like I am in this company. I really like how the crowd warms up to me here. My favorite though no matter what will probably be Millennium Wrestling Association and they do shows in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. That was the first place I ever wrestled for and the promoter likes me and he's always been able to use me well.

TB: Would you ever consider a move to either the WWF or WCW if given the opportunity?
OT: I think anybody would like to, I know I'd like to. If ECW was still going strong which I believe they will again, I'd love to go there just because I watched people go there and saw how much better they got within a small period of time it just amazing. I think for my size, I would be best if I went to WCW because they utilize the cruiserweights, whereas WWF prefers the bigger-guy type of style and people like Essa Rios and a bunch of other small-weight wrestlers get pushed down really quickly there because of the superstars they have.

TB: Is there anything you hate or dislike about the business?
OT: Um, yeah. It gets very hard sometimes to get on shows. I know I haven't been in the business that long I've only been here for a couple of years. But as opposed to what it was four years ago compared to what it is today, lots of promoters would rather just pay $10 to get some people instead of actually putting out money to get a really good card of wrestlers and that's why you see so many promotions die down and they go smaller. They get a bunch of good guys and then the good guys start whining about wanting a little bit more money or anything like that, and instead they'd rather get a couple of students come in. Fans are very picky, we're not on television everyday and we can't shove ourselves down their throats. But if they're not entertained all the time, they're not gonna come back.

TB: What advice would you give to someone who wants to get into the business?
OT: Get your education first. I went to college and graduated with three degrees. I started doing it when I was a senior in college and I made sure I got my degrees before I finished up and started really getting into it. I mean I'm lucky with the jobs I have since they let me get a loose schedule and go to shows and everything, but you need something to fall back on. As much as I love to do this and I want to do this my whole life, I know right know it's still a dream.

TB: Do you have any goals or aspirations you would like to accomplish before you leave the business?
OT: Yeah I mean as little as being in the PWI 500 I'd like to see my name in it just once even if it's in the upper 400's or whatnot. But I'd like to look back and say I accomplished something. Tonight I won my third title and I was psyched about it. I still get the little joy in it, look at it, and be all excited, where I know a lot of my friends even though they won't mean it, I know they all want the same thing. But I'd like to feel like I accomplished something. I want to look back and say that people saw me or even recognize me.

TB: Finally, any messages or thoughts you'd like to leave for your fans who are reading this?
OT: Um, let's see. For the fans, keep going to the shows. Myself and any other wrestler who really loves doing this is doing this for ourselves and because we love to entertain people, and just as long as I know that I'm still entertaining people that makes me have that much more fun in it. And uh, buy my stuff (laughs).

Thanks to Oman for taking the time to do this interview. You can "buy his stuff" and get all the latest news and upcoming shows featuring "The Outcast Killer" at his official website, OmanTortuga.Com.