In PWPonderings’ latest exclusive interview, Sammy Diaz (@SammyDiazJr) sits down with Scott Mitchell (@Scott44Mitchell) to talk about his career so far, including his time at Blitzkrieg! Pro, winning the Bedlam Championship, his upcoming tag match with Bobby Orlando against Andy Brown and Charles Mason, Wrestling Open, Mani Ariez, and so much more. Watch in its entirety below.

This weekend, you’ll be teaming up with Bobby Orlando to face off with Andy Brown and Charles Mason. What’s your mindset heading into this one?

“It’s a tornado tag, so we’re all going to be in the ring. We’re all going to be fighting. All I know is, I’m ready from bell-to-bell. I hope Orlando has my back. I know he’s a good brother. He’s very trustworthy, so I feel like we’re on the same page. We both want to kick Charles and Andy Brown’s ass on Saturday. So, that’s the goal. Hopefully, we kick their ass, I remain champion, and see what’s next going forward… I just took it as jealousy (Andy Brown’s change of heart at the last show). He’s bitter. He thought he had the match won. He thought Bobby Orlando cost him the match. He felt like he had to do what he had to do, but now Bobby Orlando and I have to do what we have to do. So, on Saturday, I know there probably won’t be any friendships in this. Bobby Orlando and I aren’t the coolest friends; we’re cordial. But I know Andy Brown and Charles Mason, and I feel like their greed to be number one will get in the way of what they’re trying to accomplish. One thing I know, being the champion, I know everyone is out to get me, and everyone is out to get the championship. So, I’ll always be watching my back. I should have been watching my back at the last Blitzkrieg show, but we saw what happened. So yeah, we’ll be more careful this Saturday… I’ve been watching (On Charles Mason), I’m always one to watch the beginning of the card to the end. I’ve seen what he’s been doing these past couple of months, damn near a year at Blitzkrieg! Pro. I’ve seen him moving up the ranks and wrestling some of the best wrestlers. So, I knew it was only a matter of time before him, and I stood across the ring from him. I know everything he’s doing outside of Blitzkrieg, and I also have successful runs outside of Blitzkrieg. We’re both on fire right now. The stock is up for both of us. So, when we both wrestle each other. It’s only a matter of fireworks that will happen.”

You’re the current Blitzkrieg! Pro Bedlam Champion, what has this reign meant to you?

“It is everything. At the time when I was chasing the Blitzkrieg! Pro Bedlam Championship, I was winning all these other championships all throughout New England, but it was just the Bedlam Championship that kept escaping me. TJ Crawford would slip up and win some other way, or whoever had the title, CPA, I’d come this close all the time. When it finally happened, I was just like, it was a sigh of relief because you work so hard for that moment, and it felt like a big weight lifted off. I always knew that I could get here, and it didn’t happen up to that moment, but then it did.”

Rewind to the night you first won the title back in June of 2025 at the 7^th Annual Luau event. What was this moment like, and what did it mean to you?

“It’s crazy. Everywhere I go I vlog my stuff, and I just watched that vlog not too long ago, and watching it I almost got like, I don’t want to say emotional, but it was just like the reaction from everyone, the reaction from the boys in the back after, it was just like we all know we work hard to try and be the best that we can. It was just like a sigh of relief. Everyone told me it was only a matter of time. We all knew, we were rooting for you, we’re happy for you. But, it was just like one of those things that you visualize in your head over and over, and when it actually happens, it doesn’t do it any justice what you think it’s going to be. To actually have that moment and close out the Luau, the biggest show of the year for us, too hold the title in the hand as the screen goes off, the last thing they saw was Sammy Diaz winning the Bedlam Championship, at the biggest show of the year, it was one of those things that I take pride and joy in. I love what I do, and I take pride in what I do, but it’s like, just a satisfying feeling that your hard work is actually paying off, even at times when it doesn’t feel like it’s paying off. Sometimes you feel like you’re in quicksand and you’re not going anywhere, but it’s just like keep pushing, keep going, keep fighting for those dreams, and keep believing in yourself. That’s the only thing that I really ever had in myself was the belief in myself to really become a champion, so it was a satisfying win.”

You’ve now held the title for over 230 days, defeating the likes of CPA, Jay Kharma, Ichiban, Andy Brown, and, of course, your tag team partner on Saturday, Bobby Orlando. What has it been like to work with some of the very best Blitzkrieg! Pro have to offer?

“It’s good. That’s all I’ve wanted to do is to raise my value to wrestle guys who I thought were some of the best. I’ve always wanted to push myself to be the best wrestler that I can be. Blitzkrieg has always given me that platform and the opponents to make that happen. I’ve wrestled Donovan Dijak in a match of the year contender. I’ve wrestled Bobby Orlando, Andy Brown, CPA, Jordan Oliver, Kevin Blackwood, TJ Crawford, Allie Katch, and some of the best. I’m trying to push myself to bring the fight to my opponents so we both leave satisfied and leave it all in the ring. I always try to give 100%. I’ve been fortunate that Blitzkrieg! Pro has given me the platform to do that with, in front of so many of the great fans that we have that come to our shows and the many great wrestlers I’ve stepped in the ring with.”

For the past four years, you’ve also become a bit of a mainstay at Beyond Wrestling, especially at Wrestling Open. What has it meant for you to be a part of that locker room?

“It’s meant everything. I remember when I first started wrestling, when I first started training, you look up all of these schools, all of these promotions, all over the United States that you never knew existed. I remember always hearing about Beyond and watching Beyond on YouTube, whether it was Kevin Steen or any of the other legends who are on TV now and came through Beyond. So, when the opportunity presented itself for me to be on the Wrestling Open soft open, it was a bucket list thing for me. I always wanted to be on Beyond, and when Wrestling Open was presented as something that was going to happen weekly, I knew I had to be there. I wanted to be there with all of these guys. All of my friends are on these shows. At the time, my closest friends were Dustin ‘Flash’ Waller, Kylon King, and Ichiban. These are my car loads; we travel everywhere together, and those guys took off at the Wrestling Open before I did. They had a great breakout opportunity, and seeing that with them made me want to be a part of it even more. It meant everything because Beyond, everyone knows about Beyond, and everyone wants to be a part of Wrestling Open now. So, to be a part of it also helps so many wrestlers come through and learn, and you grow and see how the growth has been from episode one to now. To do it four years straight, every Thursday forever, that’s something you have to tip your hat off to these guys because it’s not done in independent wrestling. It’s been a real pleasure to be a part of the roster. I feel like it has some of the best wrestlers, not just in New England, but in the Northeast tri-state area. Guys come from all over the place. You have people from Ohio, the Midwest, and down south who want to come and wrestle. It’s awesome because you see so many people with whom you travel. I was in Ohio, and I saw Shimbashi, someone I wrestled at ETU, and someone I saw at Wrestling Open. You meet so many people through Wrestling Open, and it’s been a pleasure to be a part of the roster and a part of the family. It’s been a great thing for me, especially at this point in my career and my life.”

Lately on Open, we’ve seen you and Mani Ariez team up, collectively known as The Vibe. What has it been like to work with Ariez and form this team?

“It was cool because at the time, if you watched Steel Cage Warfare, Lucas stabbed us in the back and turned on us, and at the time, I had trouble trusting people. So, I went on my own, and a couple of weeks later, the Church of Greatness went its separate ways. So, I was trying to figure out what I was going to do. DJ Powers and Georgio Lawrence kept attacking me and jumping me, and Mani Ariez had my back time and time again. I didn’t trust him at first. It was week after week after week where he kept trying to shake my hand, and then he had my back one time, and it was, he had my back. So, I was like, alright, it’s time. He’s been here. It’s been cool because Mani has been trying to get into Open probably for like two years now. For him to get his foot in the door, and I don’t want to say be under my wing, but for me to have him with me by my side has been awesome. I know he wants to learn as much as possible. I know he’s a sponge, and he wants to learn, and that he’s willing to learn. That’s why I had no problem trying to help him out. If we were going to team together, I told him, let’s try to do something different. Let’s try to be ourselves and have fun. That way, in case anything happens, he doesn’t need me, and I don’t need him. But we’re a team, we’re a unit, so just be ourselves out there, have fun, and have each other’s backs. Let’s grow together here at Open, and you never know what could happen. Hopefully, maybe, we can get a shot at the Wrestling Open Tag Team Championships. Hopefully, I can find my way back to the Open Championship, or whatever. Whatever might be. It’s been fun with Mani. It’s been a fun ride.”

You’re also a former BST Champion, holding the title for 314 days. What was it like for you to represent the company and work with some of the best on the indie scene today?

“It was one of those things where visualize it over and over, but I wrestled Landon (Hale) for the title in a title-for-title match, main event, everything that you prepare for, everything that you dream of, you visualize it in your head, and then it’s like you get out there, get it done, and then it’s like, man, we really just did that. Somewhere in the match, I rolled my ankle, and I was like I can’t move like that but let’s just stick it through. After watching it back, you couldn’t really notice I was hurt. I didn’t feel it until after. We had that adrenaline rush. I’ll take that moment. It was definitely top five for me. I loved that match with Landon. I loved representing BST as champion. I loved the opponents I was given. I loved that I was trusted to close out show after show or even just be a part of a big match with Dijak, Aaron Rourke, Mike Skyros, Sidney Akeem, Ichiban, being able to wrestle those guys and help grow BST from a indie in Connecticut to now being on IWTV, helping them try and sell tickets and just be a part of the team, helping them grow.”

What are your future goals for 2026 and beyond, and do you have any future opponents you’d like to share the ring with?

“2026, it’s easy to say I want to get a contract. But no. I just want to keep growing, continue to be the best that I can be, and stand across the ring from some of the best. There are a couple of matches I would love to have in one-on-one action. I still believe I would love a match with Mike Santana. I know he’s under contract, but I still believe he does independents. Mike Santana, obviously being a Puerto Rican, is one that I look up to. He represents us. It’d be an honor to stand across the ring from him. Trey Miguel, I want to wrestle him. I see him still doing some indies. So many other guys are under contract and still do indies like on AEW, so I need to connect with a bunch of guys. I’ll say Titus Alexander. He’s on the West Coast. He’s doing his thing. He’s been to Japan, and I know he’s one of the best on that side, and a match with him and I would be nothing short of phenomenal.”