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INTERVIEW WITH “God’s Gift” QT Marshall
Height: 6”1
Weight: 256 lbs.

Promotions worked: Ring of Honor, WWE NXT, IWA PR, and Monster Factory Pro Wrestling

Career highlights: IWA PR Heavyweight Champion, Monster Factory Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, highly regarded matches with Bryan Danielson (2010) and Kevin Steen (2013)

Were you a big pro wrestling fan when you were growing up?

I watched wrestling when I was a child, but I didn’t really fall in love with it until ’94. Up until then, I dreamt of playing baseball for the New York Yankees. I was a stellar baseball player throughout my childhood but once baseball went on strike in 1994, I distinctly remember a WWE commercial with Macho Man Randy Savage stating that they never go on strike. After that, I started watching more and more and the rest is history.

Who were some of your favorites to watch when you were younger?

Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, and Lex Luger but as the Attitude Era took over, I was a huge fan of The Rock. I still am to this day.

At what point did you decide that actually stepping into the ring was what you wanted to do with your life?

I realized it around the time I was sixteen or so. Once I found out that it’s something you can learn and be taught, I knew right away I would pursue it.

An internet profile lists you as having trained with Larry Sharpe, and both members of Team 3D. Is this accurate?

It sure is. I spent 2004-2006 with Larry Sharpe at The Monster Factory, and 2007-2009 with Team 3D down in Kissimmee, Florida.

What were your first impressions of the Monster Factory and Larry Sharpe?

When I first arrived there, I was only eighteen and like everyone that starts, I thought it was going to be easy. Once I started training, I realized how much it hurt and what I was going to have to do if I really wanted to be successful. But I also knew deep down that anything I want to do in life I can do, especially this. There wasn’t much learning for me as I was naturally good at certain things.

You’ve worked for Monster Factory Pro Wrestling since its launch, and you continue to come by the school to assist with the training when you are in the area. How does today’s Monster Factory compare with the school you trained at?

Today’s Monster Factory is amazing. I wish we had that type of facility when I first started. I am always in the area now that I have relocated to NJ, so I have taken over Monday and Friday nights for the in ring training. We have also added in Stefan Schwitter, of Schwitter Trainings, to work with the athletes on making them more performance level athletes and not just big, bulky, monsters. The wrestling industry has changed, so at the Monster Factory, we have adapted as well.

Who are the stand out wrestlers you have seen both at the Monster Factory Pro Wrestling live events, and in the school training? Are there any guys who you have no doubt that they will eventually make it big?

It’s hard to say, as no one knows if you will eventually make it. You could be the best wrestler in the world, with the best look, and it still may not pan out. If I had to choose one, it would be Clutch Adams. He looks the part, a great athlete, and his work ethic is there. The icing on the cake, he is only twenty one years old! You have other guys there on the shows that are only missing certain little things, but eventually it’ll all come together. When it does, hopefully the opportunity is there as well.

When I ask this question of some of today’s Monster Factory guys, they inevitably name you! Now the ball is in your court. Who is the most naturally talented wrestler you’ve ever been in the ring with?

I would have to say, out of all the guys I’ve ever worked with, “Trademark” Tommy Maclin (NXT’s Steve Cutler.) It’s not a surprise that WWE picked him up. Not only did he have a good look, but he was very talented even when he first tried out to be a student.

You have had several years of experience working for Ring of Honor. You’ve been there through some regime changes. How do you feel ROH has evolved since you began there? Do you think they will eventually break away from their “cult” fans, and grab more of a national and mainstream audience?

I think that they have evolved and started to shy away from the “cult” fans, but it wasn’t the right way to go. They need to figure out that happy medium of keeping what brought them where they are and adding dashes of mainstream stuff, and they have with AJ Styles, Matt Sydal, Maria Kanellis, and others.

Another guy who constantly mentions you when talking about extremely talented unsigned wrestlers, is MSL of MLW Radio fame. How have your experiences been working for and with MSL in Florida?

MSL and I go back to 2009. When I left the Team 3D Academy, MSL was booking for I Believe in Wrestling, a local independent in Orlando. It didn’t take long before we clicked and I started working with them full time. I owe M a lot. If it wasn’t for him and I Believe in Wrestling, I wouldn’t have ever gotten the exposure I needed to get me to Puerto Rico to work with IWA.

You’ve been a part of a few NXT cards. How was your experience there?

I have worked for NXT at Full Sail for the television tapings a few times. It was a good experience and makes me realize how hungry I really am to be successful in this industry.

If you had the chance to main event in Madison Square Garden, in front of a sold out crowd, and you could choose your opponent, who would you choose?

If it was the past, Shawn Michaels, but if it’s the present, I would have to say John Cena or The Rock. I just think it would be so much fun working with someone who is that over with the audience.

What do you think about the new “national” promotions popping up, namely Lucha Underground, and Jeff Jarrett’s GFW? Have you had any contact with them?

I have not had any contact with either of them. I think that the more good companies that present a good wrestling product, the better it is for the industry as a whole.

Where do you think fans will have their next chance to see QT Marshall on a nationally televised wrestling program?

If you follow Ring of Honor, keep your eyes peeled. (Hint, Hint)

Where would you like to see yourself in the wrestling business, in 5 years? 10 years?

Easy question! Five years from now, I hope to be employed with WWE on the road, full time, wrestling. In ten years, I will be 39, I hope to still be employed with WWE and wrestling part time, and also working with the younger talents and helping them make stars out of themselves.

Throughout your travels on the Indy scene, can you name a veteran or two who took you aside and really taught you something worthwhile, that you still put into practice today, and pass along to your own students; and what advice did they give you?

Kevin Kelly. He let me know it’s ok to be myself out there. And once I really started to do that, everything started to gel together much quicker.

Is there anything you’d like to say to your fans out there?

The fans and I have a special relationship. Fans that watch me over time, understand what I can bring to the table. My first stint in ROH I don’t think I gave myself an opportunity to show what I can really bring to the table. If and when I get the chance, you will see a whole new side of QT Marshall. Follow me on twitter at @realqtmarshall, Instagram @realqtmarshall and on Facebook Q.T. Marshall!

QT Marshall is currently one of the trainers at the world famous Monster Factory. Please check out the Monster Factory at www.MonsterFactory.org.