11/10/2026
SUCCESS
What is success? Modern society seemingly wants to define it as the dollars you make, the number of 'followers' you have or how good you look & how good your partner looks standing next to you.
The dictionary defines success as "the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted."
But, truly understanding what that 'something' is, could be the single most important part of creating a meaningful life.
For me, that 'something' is connecting with others through shared experience, passion or values.
Did that thought enter my 21 year old mind even once when I started this journey 25 years ago? No chance.
If my time in professional wrestling were to be measured in a 'dollars made to time/effort/money spent' ratio, I could never justify the past quarter of a century to any sane human being.
But, what about all the value that professional wrestling has added to my life without ever adding a cent to my bank account?
The formation of EPW Perth in 2001 created a place for like minded people to share their passion for, what was at the time, an incredibly niche & divisive form of entertainment. For many of us, it allowed us to express our passion without being judged for the first time in our fandom.
Opening the doors of the EPW School of Pro Wrestling in 2002 allowed people living in Western Australia to pursue their dreams in the most isolated capital city on Earth. It promised us nothing but offered us all a chance.
Since then, this community has seen careers built within professional wrestling, countless lifelong friendships formed, successful side businesses launched through skillsets & connections attained at EPW, as well as producing an immeasurable number of indelible memories that were created by an even changing cast of character who live to show that Perth made does not mean inferior.
It has changed the trajectory of the lives of countless wrestlers, staff & fans.
The pursuit of professional wrestling gave my life purpose. It, along with the people that it brought into my life, has helped me grow into the man that I am today. EPW Perth gave my life meaning when I was struggling to find it.
I have poured literal years of my life into helping build EPW, cut time off the end of my life through the physical toll that wrestling has taken & cost myself thousands (probably tens of) through shunning opportunities that would have not allowed me to continue to be a part of this wild journey.
I may not have the dollars, the followers or the shiny car (I will gladly admit, my wife is a bit of a babe) that speak to others definition of success.
But would I trade what I have for the things that I don't? Never.
And that, is understanding what success means to you.