MV Young has recently become one of the most loved and hated
people in independent wrestling, and in pro wresting that is a good thing. MV is the self-proclaimed leader of the
PolyAm Cult, and at last count I believe he is now over 20,000 partners. I do not know how he has enough time to
wrestle while having that many partners, but he has been putting on some match
of the year candidates in early 2021 and has even tried to go through a
gauntlet of twinks. Those people that
complain about MV and say he is a Twitter wrestler or that he cares too much
about how he looks have probably never seen one of his matches because once he
steps in the ring, he is completely serious.
Many of his detractors also say that MV is untrained however he was
trained by the likes of Lince Dorado and Larry Zbyszko.
MV is one of the most innovative minds in wrestling
today. He has been part of some of the most
unique events in the past few years. As part of Uncanny Attractions, he helped
run Drags and Dropkicks, which combines drag shows with wrestling. Uncanny Attractions also put on one of the
must ambitious shows of the quarantine period as they did an all-cinematic
show, where MV Young defended his Ring Light Championship against Big Game
Leroy. Along with the UA shows, MV
hosted an event at NY fashion week consisting of music, fashion, and
wrestling. He also hosted his PolyAm Cult
Parties in the backyards in Pittsburgh and Brooklyn, which showcased some of
the hottest young up and coming wrestlers.
The PolyAm Cult Parties helped elevate the careers of people like Jody,
Jaiden, Ziggy Haim and Erica Leigh. Eel O’Neal,
who has been part of 2 of the PolyAm Cult Parties, says, “MV has done very
well. He’s created a party atmosphere that’s really conducive to story driven
matches while including the spectacle the casual audience is so enthralled by.”
MV has a very strong connection with his fans. Alex Centenero, the keeper of the PolyAm Cult
rules and a very active member of the PolyAm Cult had the following to say
about MV. “The Polyam Cult has meant so
much to me because it's about positivity and loving yourself. He created a
space where, through the Polyam Cult rules, he playfully dictated everyday life
at the Mansion, but also included important offline ways to love yourself.
Through this, I was able to meet some of the people I consider to be my closest
friends. Sharing stories about how we were struggling with body image, or
someone in need of someone to talk to, the collective group came together to
help one another. That's the real power of the Polyam Cult.”
MV started his career wrestling in Pittsburgh, but his
popularity really started to skyrocket once he moved to NYC. Since 2019 MV has worked for VXS facing the
likes of Homicide, G-Raver, Brian Pillman Jr and Daniel Garcia. He also had in incredible 30-minute match in
Oregon for Prestige Wresting against Tom Lawlor in 2019. MV has
been on 3 of Effy’s Big Gay Brunch shows, leading a team that included Billy
Dixon and O’Shay Edwards against SGC, defeating Ace Perry and Edith Surreal in
a 3-way match and having a brutal hard-hitting match against JD Drake.
MV Young has been a very intricate part of the growth of
Wrestlers' Lab in the past year. He
became the Wrestlers' Lab Champion by defeating Mr. Grim in a falls count anywhere
match. He is still the champion and has
defended the belt against Grim, Jody Himself, Big Callux and O’Shay
Edwards. The owner of Wrestlers' Lab,
Chris Ruiz, says, “MV came completely out of left field during a very uncertain
time for us; not to mention independent wrestling as a whole. As someone who
was already so comfortable thinking outside of the box, or more appropriately
the squared circle, he seized the opportunity that we provided him and became
our champion. Since then, he's gone above and beyond to represent The Lab in
everything that he does. He took us in a new direction. He's taken us along for
the ride with his endeavors. It's been a lot of fun, and it's pushed us both
creatively and professionally.”
Jared Evans was in the main event of PolyAm Cult Party 2 against
Billy Dixon in a match that I consider one of the best matches of 2020. Evans credits MV for being able to see his
vison as a performer and put him on such a big stage. He says, “MV Young has been super helpful and
supportive of me as a wrestler. It took a few times seeing me but MV got it and
sees what I’m trying to accomplish as a wrestler and entertainer. Being a
staple of the PolyAm Cult Party shows means a lot to me especially since I
debuted in the main event of the second one. That shows the trust MV has in
Jared Evans and I can’t thank him enough for that.”
MV, along with James Stephanie Sterling, have also helped elevate
Ryse Wrestling, out of the Pittsburgh area, to a new and larger audience. They are bringing in fans that either thought
wresting was not for them or were never really interested because they were
queer. I look out at an audience at one
of the PolyAm Cult Party shows, the Enjoy taping and the return of Ryse and the
crowd is completely different from what a wrestling crowd looked like even a
year or two ago. MV has helped make
people from the LGBTQ community feel comfortable going to wrestling shows and has
made sure that everyone is represented on the shows that he promotes.
The fourth installment of the PolyAm Cult Party will take
place in Brooklyn and will stream live July 3 at 4pm on Twitch. It will include Jody Himself vs Colin Delany which
should be an incredible match between a veteran who has wrestled pretty much
everywhere against a quickly rising star.
There will be a three-way match between 2 very BIG wrestlers, PB Smooth
and Big Callux, and one with a very big ego Jared Evans. After the last PCP Kimberly Spirit is looking
for some revenge against Commander Sterling for giving her a massive chokeslam,
she will be teaming up with Zac Belmont against Sterling and The Great
Bambina. Billy Dixon will again be defending
the Chocolate City Championship, this time against Eel O’Neal. MV will be defending his Wrestlers' Lab Championship
against Josh Fuller. Josh is an amazing
rising star, but he is going to have to have the match of his career to take the
belt from MV at his own show. Also on
that show will be an incredible first time match up as the Ryse champion, Ziggy
Haim, takes on the FEST champion, Effy.
Making their return to the PolyAm Cult Party, CPA will take on Big Game
Leroy and in a battle between 2 people who have been making huge waves at the
PCP shows, Athrun Amada takes on Molly McCoy.
You can find MV Young on twitter at @THEonlyMVYoung
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