Author : Vinny Berry

In the back of Bryant Huff’s mind, he might have always known that he wanted to
become a pro wrestler. The teenager from Indiana now had to find a place to train. A friend of
Bryant’s got word of a seminar being put on by Bob Evans in Cincinnati, Ohio. The two young
men drove three hours away from their hometown to appease their curiosity. The only problem
was that the seminar was intended for wrestlers that were already working in the sport. The
training session was not open for just anybody.

“The people at the school that evening realized rather quickly that we were not
wrestlers yet,” Bryant Huff said. “I didn’t think that they were going to let us stay, but I think
Bob had a lot to do with that.”

Having the passion for pro wrestling is one thing, but not having a place to train is
another. There were no training facilities for wrestling where Bryant lived. However, he knew of
one place in Cincinnati and that was where seminar was held. That school was owned by Cody
Hawk. Cody has been a part of the in-ring game for well over two decades, as a wrestler and
trainer. Since Cody has trained the likes of Sami Callahan, John Moxley, and L.A. Knight, Bryant
knew who he wanted to be trained by.

“He is the number one trainer in the world. I don’t think there is anyone who can do it
better than he can,” Bryant Huff said. “I wanted to be trained by Cody Hawk.”
So, after leaving the seminar, Bryant and his friend made a decision to move to
Cincinnati to start their wrestling training. For the next couple of months, the young men saved
their money and forged out a plan. When they arrived to the Queen City, they had no jobs, no
renting history, and they didn’t know a soul. Leaving home for the first time and saying
goodbye to his loved ones allowed Bryant to become more independent and resourceful.
“When you have no friends or family anywhere near you, whatever your mind is set on,
it’s pretty easy to get really hyper focused on that one thing,” Bryant continued. “That’s actually
what we did. We found a place to live three blocks away from the training facility and we
trained four nights a week.”

As soon as Bryant’s training was complete, he stepped into the ring and began
competing. He was able to do that almost four times a week. When Bryant wasn’t wrestling on
shows, he was back at the training school rolling around the ring with other members of Cody’s
crew. With two years as a professional under his belt, Bryant credits Cody and another veteran
wrestler named Sean Casey for his progress.
“I’ve done well, but not where I want to be, and I’m probably never going to be where I want to
be. Bryant explained. “My entire life is wrestling and there’s people that blessed me in order to
help me along and get me to where I’m at right now.”

You can find Bryant wrestling inside rings across the state of Ohio for companies such as
Extreme Valley Wrestling, Great War Wrestling, and World Classic Professional Big Time
Wrestling. When the young wrestler isn’t beating people up in the Buckeye State, he is in
Northern Indiana making noise and name for himself at Pro Wrestling Thunder. It is there that
Bryant not only wrestles, but he has his hands on the engineering and production aspects of the
shows. He is responsible for building a stage with a ramp so the wrestlers can exit the dressing
room and enter the arena floor.

“That show is pretty important to me. We’ve already done a couple shows and we’ve
had crowds of at least 400 people attend.” Bryant told us. “I really think this going to be one of
the biggest shows, definitely in Indiana, probably the entire Midwest, very soon. We have an
incredible building right now, and the city is really behind us.”

Vinny is also the author of Lance By Chance, The Lance Von Erich story and Black Bart. Check out his books, articles and many podcasts at wrestleville.com! It’s where wrestling lives!