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Adam Bowler wants people to understand wrestlers come in all shapes and sizes (Image: Huddersfield Examiner)
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A lightweight fighter feels he\u2019s been \u201cbullied\u201d by some in the\u00a0wrestling\u00a0community and says he is determined to stop people laughing at him.<\/p>\n

Adam Bowler, 36, says he is being picked on due to him being \u201cshort and skinny\u201d, reports\u00a0LeedsLive.<\/p>\n

He claims he gets horrible comments because he isn\u2019t a stereotypical \u201cbig and muscley\u201d wrestler and is getting fed up with it.<\/p>\n

The football fan from Leeds, Yorkshire, says many say he shouldn\u2019t be in the ring \u2013 but is passionate about proving that he is worthy of his place.<\/p>\n

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He says he is sick and tired of people laughing at him when he tells them he\u2019s a wrestler and refuses to be put off.<\/p>\n

Adam said: \u201cSome people were surprised when I started wrestling because I don\u2019t look like a typical wrestler. They\u2019re normally big, muscular and sporty but I don\u2019t look like that kind of wrestler. I look short and skinny.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do get bullied a lot, they say I don\u2019t deserve to be there and the way I look. They just laugh.<\/p>\n

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He says he now wants people to stop laughing at him\u00a0(\u00a0Image:\u00a0Huddersfield Examiner)
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\u201cThey say I\u2019m just too short and not good enough to do wrestling and that I could get hurt.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are people shorter than me who do it. Don\u2019t judge a book by its cover, everyone can do what they want if they put their mind to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has been a part of the wrestling world for over a decade, organising and promoting events, having founded Classic UK Pro Wrestling in 2011.<\/p>\n

Wrestling helps control his anger issues, he says and admits: \u201cI am a bit calmer now.<\/p>\n

\u201cYears ago, it was all \u2018Adam\u2019s crazy, he doesn\u2019t deserve to be a fan or a promoter\u2019. All that kind of stuff because I was losing my temper all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to do it no matter what. I love to do it and it\u2019s a challenge for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like over the years, I\u2019ve been an underdog and I do get beat down quite a bit. I want to build my confidence up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s upsetting, it does knock me quite a bit mentally with my confidence. But every time I give it a go, it does help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam says he fights with \u201cbasic\u201d wrestler moves, he calls himself a \u201chighflyer\u201d wrestler who does cross-body moves.<\/p>\n

This involves throwing himself off the ropes and jumping on his opponent.<\/p>\n

He won his first fight in December and is looking forward to his second later this month.<\/p>\n

Adam may have \u201cdestroyed\u201d his opponent in his last clash but was careful not to let it destroy his friendship with Josh Bradford saying it was \u201chard to wrestle a friend\u201d as he didn\u2019t want to hurt him too badly.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was trying to flip me over but I flipped him over myself and rolled him up and held his legs and arms down\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

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