Today we’d like to introduce you to Josh Breezzyy.
Hi Josh, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Becoming “The Answer to Professional Wrestling” wasn’t easy. Unbeknown to me, it would all start as a young kid watching Monday Night Raw with my family. Growing up I loved wrestling and always thought it would be cool to become a wrestler, but I never really knew how. Fast forward and I quickly fell in love with Hip Hop and by the time I entered College, I had already started a record label, released several albums and grew a fan base. Coming out of college I had 1 thing on my mind and that was to be the best Hip Hop artist Long Island had ever seen, but in order to do that, I had to leave.
In 2019 I moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina and built a studio in my house and worked on my groundbreaking album “Third Dimension”. This album featured several big name artists but most notably Denaun Porter of D12 and Eminem’s close friend and hype man. Fresh off a successful tour in the east coast, I released Third Dimension in January of 2020. We did great numbers first week and began booking the Third Dimension Tour and even went on to win Artist of the Year at the Josie Music Awards. Unfortunately, the entire world was faced with a pandemic and the tour had to be shut down. While sitting at home wondering what was next, I decided to take a gamble. Pro Wrestling schools were still running under strict guidelines and I applied to Cody Rhodes’ school The Nightmare Factory and I also reached out to Fire Star Pro in North Carolina. I didn’t hear back about The Nightmare Factory, so I followed up with Fire Star and they invited me down. On my way there I get a missed call from an unknown number and a follow up text. I pulled into a church parking lot that I was passing and saw that the text was actually from QT Marshall, co-owner of The Nightmare Factory. They had a spot open up and I was invited. I made the decision to bet on myself, turned around and started packing to move to Atlanta.
After a 12 week camp, I returned to my home in Fayetteville a new, but broken man. In those 12 weeks, everything I had in North Carolina was seemingly gone. The girl, the dog, everything. At the time, I had so much regret, but they say hindsight is 2020 and I can say today that leaving for Atlanta was the best decision I’ve ever made.
I quickly began taking bookings at local independent shows, but finding a job was tough. Being left to pay all the bills myself took a huge toll on me. There were weeks where the power was cut off, the water got cut off, I was doing Instacart and Doordash 10-15 hours a day just to keep a roof over my head. I would drive 7 hours to the Factory on Sunday nights, train all week and sleep in my car or under the rings during the extra cold nights and then drive back Friday night to Fayetteville. I did this as often as I could afford to, while taking a few bookings here and there.
Eventually, I met my wife. She changed everything. I was so close to giving up on life, filling my days with nothing but bad energy, but when I met her everything just had a purpose. I invested more in myself and less in my vices, I took advantage of every opportunity I was given and eventually moved to Florida to be with her. Fast forward some rough times, and today in 2024, I’m booked almost every weekend, in several states, and have amassed a new fanbase. I’ve become friends with some of the wrestlers I grew up idolizing and am slowly becoming a household name in Pro Wrestling.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
No, it hasn’t been a smooth road. I’ve battled addiction, and depression and have been on the verge of homelessness throughout my career. Recently, the loss of my grandmother, and my best friend S Tha Mogul has been something I’ve had to overcome daily. While it hasn’t been easy, I’ve always found the strength to Hustle, Overcome and Survive. My daughter, my wife and my family always give me the motivation to succeed.
Something else that is often an obstacle for me is being on the Autism Spectrum. Often times, because of the way that I process things, or handle situations, I can come off as being annoying, or on the other side, uninterested. A lot of times when putting matches together, I like to take the time to put together something so that I can learn it, where many wrestlers just can go in last minute put it together and be good. The more that I work, the better I am getting at being able to handle those situations but often times it becomes very frustrating. Also, when it comes to interacting with the fans, I can become a bit overwhelmed. Recently I’ve added stim toys to my merch table, which actually helps a lot because I can just pick one up and use it. Recently, I was signing at River City Wrestling Con in St. Augustine, FL and my wife was with me to help with the money and everything which really helped me a ton with being able to make it through both days. To sum it up, I see things differently than most people, so sometimes it holds me back.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am an Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, a Music Executive, Producer, Sound Engineer, Graphic Designer, Pro Wrestler, Husband and Father.
I am most proud of winning the Artist of the Year award in 2020 at the Josie Music Awards as well as debuting at the first-ever Nightmare Factory Showcase in the Semi-Main Event.
I am also the current God’s Gift World Champion as well as known as the Kobe Bryant of Hardyz Collecting in the Action Figure world.
What sets me apart from others is that every dream I had as a kid growing up, I’ve been able to go out and achieve to some degree. I wanted to be a famous Rapper; I was able to do that. I wanted to be a Pro Wrestler; I am that.
We all have a different way of looking at and defining success. How do you define success?
Success to me is looking back to when you were 5 years old and saying “Are your proud?”. Every day I wake up and see my daughter, I know that 15 year old me is proud of the father that I am, because the father I had, I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Every time I step into the ring and see the hundreds of fans screaming my name, or when they come up to my for a photo or to buy some merch, I know that 5 year old me would have dreamed for this moment. So to me, as long as you can look at what you’re doing every day and say “Yeah, little me is proud” I think you’re successful.
Contact Info:
- Website: JoshBreezzyy.com
- Instagram: Instagram.com/realjoshbreezzyy
- Twitter: Twitter.com/JoshBreezzyy
- Youtube: YouTube.com/JoshBreezzyy
