Pro wrestler in Saskatoon training next generation of body slammers

There was a time, not long ago, when millions of 14-year-olds were watching professional wrestling on TV, dreaming about being in the ring. Saskatoon's Roberto Ureta is living it.

"Step in the ring with me; it's not fake by any means," Ureta said in an interview with CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning.

When he enters the ring in a black leather jacket, hood up, evil grin on his face, Ureta means business. He assured that wrestlers bleed and that "the steel chairs are very real."

Body slam 101

Now, Ureta a.k.a. "El Asesino" is training others for the squared circle.

Ureta is working with the High Impact Training Academy, offering a rigorous curriculum of knee-drops, sleeper holds and leg locks.

It does not include the secret moves of El Asesino.

"I'll teach them everything they need to know but I won't teach them everything I know."

Even though Ureta's most punishing secrets will remain secret, he wants all wrestling prospects to know that pro wrestling is highly athletic, highly acrobatic, and it comes with a risk of injury.

"Sometimes jumping off the top rope or getting slammed ... you can train and do the same move a million times and it just takes one wrong move for something to go wrong," he warned.

Still, there is demand and El Asesino is ready to help others live the dream.

You might start with attending an event, Ureta suggested. High Impact Wrestling is hosting matches Friday night in Saskatoon.