NXT Recruit Axel Tischer Talks German Wrestling Style and More

WWE recently signed its first German recruit to its developmental territory NXT. Axel Tischer, who has been wrestling on the German independent circuit for almost 10 years, joined 10 other NXT recruits in Florida during April of 2015. WWE.com recently published an interview with Tischer, in which he discusses his German heritage, his in-ring style, and much more.

Tischer hit on the importance of potentially being WWE’s first marquee German star, sending a message to the German fans of WWE.

“I’m really honored and proud to be the first German guy in WWE to get the chance of a lifetime, to prove myself as an entertainer here, first in NXT as an NXT Superstar. I’m really thankful for this and I will do my best, and I think the guys who know me from Germany know that I’ll do my best to entertain people.”

“I’m finally here and a real German guy is finally over here. I just work hard to make them proud over there, and I hope to see them soon.”

Tishcer, who has been wrestling since the age of 13, talked about his in-ring style and greatest accolade thus far in his career:

“In my independent wrestling career, I loved to go strike a lot and to wrestle a lot because I also trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and amateur wrestling. So I just decided to do my style, like a bit more of the sport, to do a lot of suplexes and kicks and strikes. It’s all in one, but with the entertainment, too. It’s an all-around style. No matter whose standing in front of me I’m ready for them.”

“That would be winning the Unified World Championship, which I won in [Germany’s] Westside Xtreme Wrestling in 2012. That was the biggest title in my career so far.”

Check out the entire interview, here. Tischer also discussed what he needs to improve upon during his time in NXT.