Alex Plexis

Calgary’s own Alex Plexis is traveling from Province to Province, all just to be in Wrestling for Hunger!

Alex made his wrestling debut in October 2005 and moved up the ranks in Stampede Wrestling and all over Alberta.  He has had such memorable matches with now WWE Diva Natalya Neidhart before winning the Stampede Wrestling Young Lions Cup in November 2007.   Alex made his ECCW debut in January 2008, and continues to frequent the Western Canada’s premier wrestling promotion.

Alex realizes how much it matters that he is Wrestling for Hunger. “To me, Wrestling for Hunger is an opportunity to what I love and compete with some of the best wrestlers in Canada and the world while helping a great cause. Where’s the downside?”

Seventy two hours in a row is going to be tough, and Alex knows it. “My friends and family have been very supportive which I appreciate because my training must be driving them insane. They understand the importance of this cause and have been an incredible asset in my preparation for the record attempt.”

Five Questions with Alex Plexis

Q: How much does matter that your helping people in need for Wrestling With Hunger?
A: It’s very important to me to be able to help local food banks, they do very valuable work in their individual communities and need all the help they can get. There aren’t many thing I’m good at so I’m very thankful to be able to use wrestling to do my part.

Q: What your best match? How about most memorable?
A: My favorite and what I would consider my best match was my Young Lions Cup Triple Threat Match in which I beat Brandon Van Danielson and Carrot Adams to win the cup in November 2007. However, my most memorable match which is still (unfortunately) brought up to me by many fans would be another Triple Threat in which I wrestled Ravenous Randy and Dusty Adonis. The match ended while I was incapacitated having been hung on the ring post in an atomic wedgies by Randy so he could finish Adonis off.

Q: Why did you get into wrestling?
A: I’ve loved wrestling for as long as I can remember. The spectacle and athleticism has always drawn me to it. So when I moved to Calgary I immediately was drawn to the local wrestling scene where I met Chucky Blaze who told me about the local training. I saw the opportunity to take a shot at my dream and joined him training with Randy and Kidd and the rest is history.

Q: Who was your wrestling hero growing up?
A: My wrestling hero growing up was Shawn Michaels. He epitomized the athleticism and spectacle that drew me to the sport.

Q: What do you wish to achieve in the next 12 months in your wrestling career?
A: In the next 12 months my goal is to prove to everyone, not only in the crowds but in the locker rooms, that I am one of the top Junior Heavyweights in Canada!