2 questions 1. What style of wrestling should i learn? Who are the type indy wrestlers?(that i should learn from)

Question
Whats up mike. Im 100% stuck on becoming a professional wrestler. Im 24, and have a trade in Meat cutting. No matter job or career i picture for my self, i dont ever seem content because i want to be a pro wrestler. I have done ALOT of research on it, about the dangers, the chances of not making it big, and the low money from the indy circuit(Paying dues, in general). None of that stuff doesnt make me want to stray away, actually im looking forward to travel to diffrent towns to perform for people, i know the money will be low but thats where my job will come in. im starting next year and im saving right now till then. i live in alabama and i plan on going to WWA4 in atlanta. Ive read a lot about wwe tryouts, and ive always heard of how they are looking for someone diffrent. i also heard how they make people do 500 squats and run stairs. Im putting 100% effort into this and im gonna push my self to be in the best physical postion possible.  The main things im asking about is wrestling style. im 5'8 and im about 200lbs. I look at people like bryan danielson,mistco and jericho as examples, but what would be the best style for someone with my stats? i wanted to be as technical as possible, and be a very entertaining highflyer. would be i be able to learn those styles at a school or would i have to travel and learn like danielson or jericho? if im at a show with 5 people i would want to go out there and do something crazy that would blow there mind, and imo a lot of high flyers are more entertaining. Mainly i want to be a mix between bryan danielson, jericho, mistico. I wasnt introduced to indy wrestling until last year and the only wrestler i know of is danielson . I was waching roh for a while on youtube but it they stopped it so i was wondering who are the top indy guys i should watch? Ive watched a lot of danielson and mistco matchs, also i like prince devitt, but who are some other good performers? thx

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How are you doing James?

From all things I've heard WWA4 is a good wrestling school.  The reason that they do alot of stair work and free squats is for endurance.  That's probably the most important part of wrestling.  You have to be able to go out there for 30 minutes or more and not get winded.  Nothing says out of shape like a guy sucking in oxygen 10 minutes into a match.  It will take some time before you can think about WWE though.  Unless you luck out and they come to a show that you are on and they like what they see, it usually takes 3-5 years of experience before you can send them tapes.  

As far as watching indy workers, just spitting out names is actually pretty useless because getting tapes of some good talent is very difficult.  There are a ton of good talents out there that nobody has ever heard of, bad talent that posts every match on youtube, or a combination of both.  When you finally start to get trained you will learn names of who is good and you will enter a whole new realm of wrestling.  You will get into puroresu (Japanese Wrestling), Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling), and you will look at American Wrestling very differently.  For now though, don't focus on watching Indy guys to learn their style.  You don't have one yet so don't try to copy one.

When you start training, the first thing you will learn obviously is the basics.  I don't know how WWA4 trains, but I'm sure they will teach you all you need to know for mat wrestling, holds, attacks, strikes, high flying, and ring work.  Since you've never actually done pro wrestling, you truly don't know what moves you do will, don't do well, take well, and don't take well.  I'm 6'4" and I can't give an armdrag at all, but I take one great.  I studied and studied and still don't get how to give an armdrag, so I don't.  You will learn the same thing when you are in training.  Don't limit yourself by saying that at 5'8" and 200 lbs you are a high flyer.  Benoit was never known as a high flyer and he was about your size.  It's all about what you bring.  Learn everything, don't limit yourself, and take notes.  Note what moves you give well and take well.  This will help you when you start to work matches and call matches in the ring.  

Lastly, yes you are right, you will not make any real money on the indy circuit.  For the first 6 months after you are on the circuit, you might only wrestle in 3 or 4 different places.  Don't let that frustrate you.  Keep watching for indy shows all around, listen to your trainers (they might know of shows) and get involved with indy wrestling networks.  Don't however, get involved with wrestling chats.  Most in wrestling chats are what are called Smart Marks or Working Marks.  A Smart Mark is somebody that thinks they understand wrestling but has never been involved and a Working Mark is somebody that is barely involved in the business but think they know it all.  Both are dangerous and will say things that they say are jokes or are working you, but they're mean and hateful.  Don't bother with them or you will get a bad reputation and sidetracked from the overall dream of wrestling.

I hope this helps you.