Summary

Crazzy Steve discussed how he has continued to wrestle for more than two decades while being legally blind, saying repetition and muscle memory are central to how he works in the ring.

Speaking in an interview with Denise Salcedo, Steve said professional wrestling felt natural to him in training because it is a hands-on performance, and he can rely on timing and physical positioning instead of clear sight.

Quote from Crazzy Steve

"The way I put it is I’m partly talented, but I’m mostly obsessed. Wrestling, despite my eyesight, came easy to me while training, and I think I put it to the idea that it’s a very hands-on way of performing. So I don’t necessarily have to see you in order to know what we’re doing. For anybody who’s training professional wrestling, you know it’s a dance to a certain extent, and so just going through repetition after repetition after repetition and kind of becoming a robot in that sense where it’s all second nature is kind of how I do what I do. Certain areas and places make it a little bit more difficult or a little bit easier in some cases, like for Impact or TNA. Their production value is great. Currently, they have the yellow ropes. That really helps me. But I’ve worked in there when they have black ropes. Or I’ve worked for Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore, which is black ropes, black canvas, black everything, which he finds hilarious. Or again, on the independents, if you’re in some sort of smoky bar and it’s not really well lit, they come with their challenges. But in wrestling, you learn to roll with the punches and you play to your strengths and hide your weaknesses, and I’ve been able to do that for the past 23 years now."

What Crazzy Steve's TNA Notes Could Mean Next

Crazzy Steve's remarks suggest TNA production choices can directly affect his in-ring consistency, especially when visual contrast like yellow ropes helps him track movement more clearly. That matters for fans because Steve framed those setup differences as a real factor from venue to venue, not a minor preference.

His comments also underline how long-term ring reps can offset physical limitations, which helps explain why he has remained an active performer for 23 years across TNA and independent shows with very different production environments.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.