Background
Cage convinced his father to put money offered to pay for college toward training at the on the condition Cage got into good shape.
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Cage"s father rescinded his offer and Cage would put his dreams on hold until he attended a wrestling card in North Carolina where Joey Matthews and Steve Corino were competing.
Career
He currently runs the professional wrestling school. Cage"s father wanted him to go to college but Cage wanted to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Cage had a tryout in 1994 conducted by Larry Sharpe and Glenn Ruth, which Cage passed and was offered the opportunity to train.
A friend named Toad advised Cage to return to New Jersey to pursue his dream.
In September 1998, Cage began training at the Cage competed as a pro wrestler until 2002 before hurting his back, crossing paths with notable alumni Cliff Compton and Sheamus during his stay. Cage would return before retiring from the ring for good in 2005, having his last match with Q.T. Marshall.
In 2011, Cage took a co-ownership role of the Cage and Sharpe moved the to its original home town, Paulsboro, before assuming full ownership from Sharpe. In 2013, Cage added former WWE and ECW wrestler The Blue Meanie and former ECW wrestler Billy Wiles as trainers at the and began to supplement training with seminars with WWE scout Gerald Brisco, Ring of Honor lead announcer Kevin Kelly, Ohio Valley Wrestling"s Rip Rogers, Les Thatcher, as well as wrestlers Montel Vontavious Porter, Colt Cabana, Stevie Richards, "Brutal" Bob Evans, Robbie East, The Powers of Pain, and Sean Waltman.
The also conducts birthday parties and ring rentals.
In 2014, Marshall was added as an additional trainer while other wrestlers, like Jay Lethal and Waltman began to drop by for informal training sessions. Cage"s method of training has earned him praise from former WWE commentator Kelly, who has said "takes seeds and grows crops in a setting that rivals the (WWE) Performance Center" and has seen students signed to WWE developmental deals and appear on WWE and Ring of Honor television
