Frankie Kazarian was able to learn a lot about both professional wrestling and life from the legendary Wladek ‘Killer’ Kowalski.
Speaking with “AdFreeShows,” Kazarian recalled being trained by the legend, who would also train WWE CCO Triple H and Matt ‘Albert’ Bloom. He said,
“I got so much, so much I learned from him. And not only just in wrestling but about life. I remember on one of the first days him saying, ‘Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.’ Especially in this business. I’m like, ‘Boy, 25 years later was he right.’ I will always credit Killer Kowalski for everything.
“I find that a lot of times, those pioneers, we’re starting to forget them more and more. Walter was trained by Lou Thesz, one of the founding fathers of the industry, of modern wrestling. So to have Lou Thesz, who has his fingerprints on Walter, who has his fingerprints on me, and Matt Bloom who’s running ‘NXT,’ and Triple H, obviously. So that from a personal level is really cool.”
Before becoming a trainer, Kowalski worked for multiple promotions, including the NWA and WWWF, where he held the WWWF World Tag Team Championships with Big John Studd.
Other names trained by Kowalski include Perry Saturn, Tommaso Ciampa, Eddie Edwards, Kofi Kingston, Chyna, Damien, Sandow, Fandango, and John Kronus.
