During a time in pro wrestling when the athletes are small, Angel Camacho isn’t that guy. The wrestler of 15 years may resemble a mountain, but his opponents say that he moves just like the wind.

The 440-pound man, originally from Cleveland, Ohio is without doubt an intimidating sight. However, his in-ring wrestling style isn’t what one would call “Big Man” wrestling.

“Technically, I am doing what guys my size are not supposed to be doing. That has a lot to do with the fact that wrestling is evolving,” Angel Camacho said. “Most of the time the smaller guys are the ones doing the flippy stuff. These days the bigger guys can do some of that style, but we are still limited by our size.”

Angel’s start in the sport of wrestling is different than most. He wasn’t really a fan, neither did he know much about it. He was familiar with WWE wrestling, but it was something he just knew existed. Wrestling wasn’t something he was watching.

At the time, Angel was working at a McDonalds restaurant when his friend told him that pro wrestling was something that he always wanted to try. Angel thought it would be fun to check it out, and if it was something they didn’t like; they didn’t have to return. Before long the two young men found a school on the East side of the city, called The Cleveland Dungeon run by Lou Gotti.

“The school was in an old warehouse in a pretty rough area of Cleveland” Angel continued. “After we climbed four flights of stairs, we came to a dark room that had one light hanging above the ring. We ended up meeting the trainer of the facility and the rest is history.”

Angel moved to Oklahoma in in 2012 and since then he has become familiar with the fans in the Sooner State, Texas, Arkansas, and the Gulf Coast Region of the United States.

Angel and his trainer continued to stay in touch and in 2014, Lou decided to move himself and open a wrestling school in Dallas, Texas. Basically, Lou has two classes when it comes to his promotion. He has DFW All Pro which is a show for the newer talent in the business. The other show is called VIP Pro Wrestling Dallas, and for this one Lou brings in bigger named wrestlers from all over Texas and elsewhere.

“I’ve known Lou for so long that it has gone past the trainer/trainee stage for us,” Camacho explained. “We are more like brothers now.”

Since Angel and Lou are such close friends, it’s not uncommon for the gigantic grappler to appear on Lou’s shows often. Since the newer talent know who Angel is and how long he has wrestled, they often come to him for advice.

Angel is grateful for the time that he has spent in pro wrestling and he wants to stick around as long as he can. However, he does know because of his age that his wrestling days are limited. Angel’s wrestling bookings stay pretty full these days. The reason for that is because he has made a lot of connections throughout his career.

Traveling and getting to know likeminded people in the same business brings opportunities. Not just for Angel, but for his friends and the promoters too. When promoters on different shows need to fill spots to finalize their card, they talk to Angel.

“I always ask the DFW kids if they want the booking. I try to help as many people as I can,” Angel told us. “I want them all to succeed. They are all like my little brothers and sisters.”