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["Richie Acevedo is a resident of Oak Hill, West Virginia and a professional wrestler, wrestling under the name The Cuban Assassin. His father, also a professional wrestler who went by the name The Cuban Assassin, was from Puerto Rico and of Cuban decent and his mother was from West Virginia. He spoke about his family and childhood growing up in West Virginia, his experiences in the professional wrestling industry, and the history of professional wrestling in West Virginia and more broadly in the United States and Canada.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]

1. Transcript of oral history of Richie Acevedo (aka The Cuban Assassin)

Identifier:
4224.AcevedoRichie.IntTranscript.12.4.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Richie Acevedo (aka The Cuban Assassin)
Date:
2019-12-04
Creator:
Acevedo, Richie
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling matches, Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.), Wrestling, Puerto Rican families, Wrestling--History, and Wrestlers
Location:
Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.)
["Rocky Hardin (b. 1989, Portsmouth Ohio) is a professional wrestler with All Star Wrestling (ASW) who wrestles under the name Rocky Rage. He lives in Cedar Grove, West Virginia and wrestles full-time. In this interview, he speaks about all aspects of the wrestling industry, including his gimmick, payment, techniques, and the particularities of the independent professional wrestling scene in West Virginia.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]

2. Transcript of oral history of Rocky Hardin aka Rocky Rage

Identifier:
4224.HardinRocky.IntTranscript9.10.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Rocky Hardin aka Rocky Rage
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hardin, Rocky
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestlers, Wrestling, and Madison (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Madison (W. Va.)
["Kasey Huffman (b. September 30, 1995) is a native of Boone County, West Virginia and a professional wrestler with the Madison, WV based promotion ASW (All Star Wrestling). He wrestles under the name Huffmanly, The Leader of the #YEET Movement. He is a life-long wrestling fan. In this interview he talks about his wrestling training, his experience as a wrestler, wrestling as a West Virginia tradition, the importance of AEW to Madison/Boone County, and more. This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]

3. Transcript of oral history of Kasey Huffman aka Huffmanly

Identifier:
4224.HuffmanKasey.IntTranscript.9.17.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kasey Huffman aka Huffmanly
Date:
2019-09-17
Creator:
Huffman, Kasey
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling matches, Wrestling, Wrestlers, Madison (W. Va.), and Wrestling--History
Location:
Madison (W. Va.) and Charleston (W. Va.)
["Brianna Knotts (b. 1989, Morgantown, WV) is a professional independent wrestler in training. She works as a physical therapy assistant. In this interview, Knotts speaks about her interest in professional wrestling, her wrestling training, and her goals as a woman wrestler.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]

4. Transcript of oral history of Brianna Knotts

Identifier:
4224.KnottsBrianna.IntTranscript.10.30.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Brianna Knotts
Date:
2019-10-30
Creator:
Knotts, Brianna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Women wrestlers, Wrestling, and Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)