Bobby Flaco is coming off the biggest win of his career, winning the Scenic City Invitational Rumble 2023 to earn his spot in the Scenic City Invitational Tournament.
Flaco is a regular on the southeast independent scene and has competed for GCW, ACTION, EVOLVE, and done an enhancement match for WWE during the ThunderDome era.
Flaco got his start at WWA4, learning under the guidance of AR Fox.
Speaking to Jeremy Lambert and Stephen Jensen on The Spotlight, Flaco discussed training at WWA4 and how it all came together.
"I'm so lucky with Fox. I didn't do my research or anything like that. I had a friend, King Garuda, he starts training at WWA4 and I eventually just go up there and start checking into it and checking it out. I eventually joined and started training. I loved Fox's vibe, I love the atmosphere, it was in like the back of a strip club back in the day. Like I said, I didn't do my research, I'm lucky that Fox turned out to be one of the best in the world. I'm super honored to have the relationship that I have with Fox. It's helped me a lot," he said.
Fox has long earned the respect of his peers and has gained even more notoriety over the last year, signing a contract with AEW and regularly appearing on AEW TV.
"It feels good," Flaco said of seeing Fox's success. "I've always loved Fox so much. It feels good to be able to know that he's good. The school has always been there and to know that he's made it. Nobody puts more into this shit than Fox. Nobody. He puts everything into the school and into his matches. To have been able to do the EVOLVE tours with him and to see him now, it's amazing. He's enjoying the fuck out of it, and that's the best part. It's some Cinderella shit. You couldn't be happier for Fox. I'm super happy."
Flaco continued, "It's inspirational too. Seeing Fox now, it goes back to the way it used to be. You have to put a lot of work in, you have to be one of the best to be treated like Fox has been treated right now. It took like [snaps fingers] from people talking about Fox and once they figured out who he is and what he's capable of. He's friends with everybody. Everybody has a huge amount of respect for him. Once they figured that out, he was given that spot he deserved. It's good to see that when you do put the work in and you become that person, that reward happens for somebody like Fox. It's sick to see."
Fox competed on Wednesday's AEW Dynamite, teaming with Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) against Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, & Sammy Guevara.
Along with Flaco, talents such as Austin Theory, Alan Angels, Alex Kane, and more have trained under Fox at WWA4.
Fans can learn more about Flaco by checking out the full interview in the video above.
