OUR staff
LEadership
Hamish Stuart
Founder & Head Trainer
Hamish Stuart is a pro wrestler and performer with over 30 years of experience. He has wrestled, trained for, and produced wrestling, seminars, and master classes for numerous mid-Atlantic promotions. Hamish combines the science of technical grappling with Southern rough and tumble catch wrestling to create a distinctly unique style.
Outside of the ring, Hamish has choreographed several award winning unarmed and armed theatrical fight performances. He has performed nationally and internationally with fight and improv teams, coached at nearly every level of sport, and holds an MBA.
Eel O’Neal
Head Trainer
Eel O’Neal is a pro wrestler who has spent 11 years in the business. Having trained with a wide swath of instructors, from luchadores to catch wrestlers to his tried and true Southern smashmouth wrestlers, Eel is the definition of a journeyman.
Eel's background is a blend of theater and athletics; he has both played collegiate football and held membership in the Actors’ Equity Association. He also studied at the Second City Chicago conservatory.
Kamen MK
Head Trainer
Kamen MK is a pro wrestler, theatre producer, and actor. As a pro wrestler, Kamen MK has performed with many promotions including CHIKARA, Flying V, and Power Pro Lucha. His in-ring performance centers on a mix of high-flying lucha libre action and technical, llave submissions.
Beyond wrestling, Kamen MK has also performed as an actor, both locally and internationally with various theatre companies. These include the Tobacco Factory Theatre, the Goodman Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and national tours with both the American Shakespeare Center and the Kennedy Center.
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“Dragonheart” Jim Finley
Assistant Trainer
Dragonheart Jim Finley is a professional wrestler, actor, stunt performer, motion capture artist, and fight and intimacy designer who has worked on stages, screens, and in rings in the DMV since 2003. He started his wrestling training in 2019 with Renaissance Rumble, and is thrilled to be a part of the current training staff and building the next generation of physical storytellers.
AJ Culpepper-Wehr
Social Media Manager
AJ Culpepper-Wehr first studied Film and Media at Cornell University in 2018, sparking an interest in social media and brand development. Since then, AJ has helped develop social media identities for the needs of sports teams and theatrical productions. Outside of marketing, AJ has been involved in theatre production film locations management.
Brooke Valentine
Assistant Trainer & Social Media Manager
Brooke Valentine is a professional wrestler and former self-proclaimed ‘theatre kid’ who started training in 2016 at Impact Pro Wrestling in Iowa. She has carried her love of performance with her across the country to work for notable promotions such as Flying V, F1RST Wrestling, GCW, Beyond Wrestling, Enjoy Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Vibe. Brooke is best known for making kids cry and having cool tag partners.