Former enforcer to ICW Owner Mark Dallas, former global hero, former Scottish Luchador and current manager of the Toal Family, there are few things in professional wrestling Chris Toal has not done.



We grabbed a quick interview with an integral part of ICW in which we discussed the success of ICW, Fear and Loathing 8 and the Toal Family amongst other things.

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First up, how did you get into wrestling? Did you always plan on making it into the wrestling industry?

I got into wrestling by chance. I was invited to be a part of Kelvin Brawl by Greg Hemphill and The Pyramid just over 2 years ago. This led to some talks with Mark Dallas who liked what I had done that night and asked me to be a part of Dave’s Not Here Man in the Edinburgh Picture House

ICW has almost sold out the SECC and, from latest reports, I think there’s just under 100 tickets left which is an astonishing achievement. Could you have ever anticipated this level of success?

To be honest, yes. It is a marvellous achievement by all involved but from the first time I seen an ICW show I knew it was destined for much bigger things. If you speak to Dallas you know instantly that you’re speaking to a guy with a vision for his future and he knows exactly how to go about achieving his goals. He is so driven and passionate about what he does that it rubs off on everyone he comes into contact with which in turn makes them work as hard as they possibly can to help get us to each checkpoint along the way.

What would you put this success down to? It’s a team effort. We are a big family and as with every family, everyone has their role and niche within that nucleus. That’s from the ring crew to the merch sellers to the office to the people in the opening matches, managers, mid card performers all the way up to the people in the main event. The fans play an enormous part in it too and that cannot be overestimated. What has been your favourite ICW match from this year so far? BT Gunn vs Mikey Whiplash at Spacebaws. It was immense. Also The Rodgers Brothers vs Polo Promotions at “Weekend At Bernie 2” was outstanding. Recently, Dickie Divers joined Lou King Sharpe and Saqib Ali in the Toal Family. What should we expect from The Toal Family over the coming months? That would be telling. I’m just trying to get my boys to the top. We have had a difficult start but we will get there and once Divers finds a partner worthy of his talent then we will make our assault on the tag team division. Inevitably, during long spells on the road during these tours, there will be alot of free time: how do the wrestlers and crew keep themselves busy? What happens on tour stays on tour. What is your’s, and other people involved with the company,vision for ICW post Fear and Loathing? We are only gonna get bigger and stronger. More touring?, a TV show?, who knows? All I know is that it’s gonna be an amazing ride! And finally, what 3 words would you use to sum up ICW? Watch This Space!

You can follow Chris Toal on Twitter @chrispytoal or like his Facebook page under The Official Chris Toal.

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