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Chat with Bram: Talks TNA, his Famous Father-in-Law & more
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: October 7, 2014, 1:51 pm
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He’s married to the daughter of a wrestling icon, but TNA
Wrestling star Bram isn’t phased by his world-famous
father-in-law.
The English wrestler – real name Thomas Latimer – is wed to
Ashley Fliehr, whose father is Ric Flair, and insists he enjoys
a normal RELATIONSHIP with the two-time Hall of Famer.
He told the Mirror: “It’s not something you think about. If you
had told me all of the things I would have done, people that I
would have met when I was 13, I would have been like ‘wow’.
“But as the years pass, everything kind of seems normal. From an
outside point of view it might seem cool or bizarre, but to me
it’s normal.
“It’s a great RELATIONSHIP, it has been from day one, he’s a
hell of a guy. As long as Ashley’s happy, he’s happy.”
Bram and Ashley got together while he was still under a
developmental contract with leading sports entertainment company
WWE, but the pair have gone down very different paths since he
was released in 2012.
The 28-year-old from Chesterfield has found success as Bram in
TNA, and his wife, who wrestles as Charlotte, has become one of
the most promising young prospects in NXT where she holds the
Women’s Championship.
And while they work for two very different companies, being in
the same industry has helped their marriage blossom where other
marriages in wrestling – often strained by one person not being
in the business – have failed, says Latimer.
“I’m doing my own thing in TNA and she’s doing her own thing
there,” he explained.
“We have a bond in wrestling and in most relationships,
wrestling can get in the way.
“We both understand when we’re away for a long time or we’re
hurt or you’ve got to do things some people wouldn’t be too
happy with.
“There’s a nice understanding there which makes our relationship
a lot easier.”
Oct 06, 2014 14:49 By Tufayel Ahmed
Being married to the daughter of a wrestling icon doesn't phase
the 28-year-old English wrestler
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Bram is unphased by famous father-in-law
He’s married to the daughter of a wrestling icon, but TNA
Wrestling star Bram isn’t phased by his world-famous
father-in-law.
The English wrestler – real name Thomas Latimer – is wed to
Ashley Fliehr, whose father is Ric Flair, and insists he enjoys
a normal RELATIONSHIP with the two-time Hall of Famer.
He told the Mirror: “It’s not something you think about. If you
had told me all of the things I would have done, people that I
would have met when I was 13, I would have been like ‘wow’.
“But as the years pass, everything kind of seems normal. From an
outside point of view it might seem cool or bizarre, but to me
it’s normal.
“It’s a great RELATIONSHIP, it has been from day one, he’s a
hell of a guy. As long as Ashley’s happy, he’s happy.”
Bram and Ashley got together while he was still under a
developmental contract with leading sports entertainment company
WWE, but the pair have gone down very different paths since he
was released in 2012.
The 28-year-old from Chesterfield has found success as Bram in
TNA, and his wife, who wrestles as Charlotte, has become one of
the most promising young prospects in NXT where she holds the
Women’s Championship.
And while they work for two very different companies, being in
the same industry has helped their marriage blossom where other
marriages in wrestling – often strained by one person not being
in the business – have failed, says Latimer.
“I’m doing my own thing in TNA and she’s doing her own thing
there,” he explained.
“We have a bond in wrestling and in most relationships,
wrestling can get in the way.
“We both understand when we’re away for a long time or we’re
hurt or you’ve got to do things some people wouldn’t be too
happy with.
“There’s a nice understanding there which makes our relationship
a lot easier.”
Bram in action in TNA
Latimer joined TNA earlier this year and thinks he’s better
suited to the company and his new smash-mouth character Bram
than his previous job.
He said: “It’s down my alley a lot more. The way the company
works and the stuff I’ve been doing is more to my liking and
more like what I grew up watching when I was a kid.
“I am enjoying the hardcore stuff, I grew up watching that as a
kid. To be able to do it is pretty cool.”
As for recent speculation TNA is in dire straits after losing
its US TV deal for flagship show Impact Wrestling, Latimer has
every faith the brand will live on.
“TNA management and Dixie [Carter, the company’s president] keep
us in the loop as much as they can. I’m confident in the
company. I don’t worry about it. Whatever they choose to do I
know it’s going to work out.”
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