Christian Starr: Navigating the Indie wrestling Scene and Death Match Dreams

He flips. He flies. He bleeds (occasionally on purpose).

This week on New to Wrestling: After Dark, we’re joined by high-flying indie standout and deathmatch up-and-comer Christian Starr, a.k.a. The Starchild.

We get into:

• How GCW reignited his love for wrestling
• Training in Canada and prepping for Japan
• His first-ever deathmatch (featuring barbed wire, thumbtacks, and a dart gun 💀)
• Why he writes out match spots like homework
• The beautiful chaos of planning a match when your opponent shows up 5 minutes before bell time
• What it means to balance show-stealing flips with glass-shattering violence

Christian is thoughtful, intense, and way too calm about skewers to the head—and that’s exactly why we loved this one.

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Timestamps:

• [00:01:21] – How GCW reignited Christian’s love for wrestling
• [00:03:11] – Learning flips on instinct, not gymnastics
• [00:07:40] – Wild match story: accidental nose break leads to a shoot finish
• [00:09:58] – What it’s like stepping into a deathmatch for the first time
• [00:12:43] – Plans for more deathmatches—with light tubes next
• [00:14:52] – “I’m a spot monkey”—leaning into high-flying chaos
• [00:19:40] – Prepping to train in Japan with TAKA Michinoku
• [00:22:11] – Dream match types: steel cage, no-rope deathmatch
• [00:24:07] – On turning up the volume on your real self in the ring
• [00:26:25] – “Pro wrestling is mental and physical”—why it’s the hardest sport
• [00:32:38] – Big goals: GCW, Tournament of Survival, Best of the Super Juniors
• [00:33:40] – “Deathmatch guys are the nicest”—backstage camaraderie

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The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!