Seth Knight is a real jerk.

That’s the character Taj Johnson will play when he play steps into the ring as part of All Star Wrestling’s ‘Teaching the New School some Old School Tour’ card Friday, Oct. 17 at the Schubert Centre.

“My mother and grandmother would be booing me from the crowd,” laughed a well-spoken Johnson, 32, of his persona.

As the self-proclaimed ‘2010 Superstar,’ Knight will try to take down Trans Canada Champion 'Bomber' Nelson Creed in the main event.

Creed became the ASW Trans Canada champion last May in Squamish. He won the title in a one-night tournament featuring seven of the top wrestlers in Canada.

“Nelson Creed is a technician in the ring, hands down the purest wrestler in western Canada,” said promoter Mark Vellios.

With eight years of experience, Johnson is no slouch either.

He first got involved after he saw an ad at a local event for a wrestling school in Langley.

“I was always a big fan of wrestling growing up,” said Johnson, who now lives in Surrey where he also works as a carpenter and first aid attendant. “You can’t take yourself too seriously when you first get started. When you’re first starting, you’re the guy getting beat down, and then you start moving up the ranks.”

To help remind him of the wrestling heirarchy, one of Johnson’s managers once had him wrestle under the persona, Average Joe, for an entire year.

Certain wrestlers are able to advance faster than others solely on their appearance and physique. But that can sometimes lead to problems, said Johnson.

“Those guys usually don’t last because their egos get out of whack. Having a pecking order is important to keeping guys in line.”

Johnson, a Seaton grad, recalls wrestling in Vernon for the first time as a really big deal. Now, he just likes to have a good time with is an put on a good show.

“In the ring, it all starts from yourself. It doesn’t come out naturally if it doesn’t come from yourself. In the ring, you can do and say things you’d never say in real life. It’s actually a good stress relief.”

Knight has been known to use anything he can get his hands on like tables, chairs and trash cans.

"Will it be classic wrestling or hardcore mayhem?" asked Vellios.

In other action, Vernon’s 6-foot-3, 240-pound Suman (Suman Dhillon) takes on ‘Mad Dog’ Marty Sugar.

Dhillon was trained by former WWE Superstar Lance Storm at his Academy in Calgary.

“After high school, I saved my money to go out to Calgary to give it a try,” said Dhillon, 21, who is attending Okanagan College for his bachelor of arts.

This’ll be Dhillon’s wrestling debut in Vernon, but he doesn’t seem to concerned.

“I just want to go out and put on a good match and have as much fun as I can,” said Dhillon. “It’ll be different, but most of my friends have seen me before. I’m not really a violent person, so they find it pretty funny when they see me getting all riled up in the ring.

“It’s fun to step outside the box and do something different for once.”

Suman will be in tough against Mad Dog, who has a complete disregard for authority figures.

Vernon’s Black Dragon (Brett Como) will take on T. Kasaki, who Vellios said has the best abs in the business. He has also been known to spew a green mist into his opponent’s eyes.

Como has wrestled all over the world against some of the biggest stars. He has even wrestled current WWE Champion Chris Jericho.

In a tag team match, 'Gorgeous' Michelle Starr and 'Mr. Beefy Goodness' Vance Nevada go up against 'The Bollywood Lions' Gurv and Harv Sihra.

Tickets are $15 (front row) and $12 (general admission), and can be purchased in advance at Ebenezers, Dangerous Clothing and the Schubert Centre. Doors open at 7 p.m.