"REPORTER" RYAN RIDER

Position: Host, Executive Producer (February 1st, 2004-Present)

Favorite Wrestlers (current): Kurt Angle, Abyss, Sting, Finlay, Steiner Brothers, Chris Harris, Big Daddy V, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Beth Phoenix, Awesome Kong, Gail Kim, "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal.

Favorite Wrestlers (all-time): Ed "the Strangler" Lewis, Lou Thesz, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Verne Gagne, Bob Backlund, Nick Bockwinkel, Ric Flair, The Iron Sheik, Sgt. Slaughter, The Big Show, Dory Funk Jr., Fabulous Moolah"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Jeff Jarrett and Hulk Hogan.

Biography:

Ryan Rider, born May 23, is a pro wrestling historian and radio host. He first came into wrestling radio in late 2002, and started the Main Event show on February 1st, 2004. As the big boss of The Main Event, he is one of the most entertaining and controversial personalities in the Canadian wrestling world.

In mid-2002, Rider began to work on several wrestling radio shows. In November of 2002, he joined television station CFCF-12's wrestling hotline, a position he would keep hold of until late-2005. Toward the end of 2003, he took some production courses to officially become a radio producer and did some production work for CINQ 102.3 FM.

As the host of Main Event Radio since February 2004, he has interviewed many of the top wrestling stars of today from Jeff Jarrett to AJ Styles to Team 3D as well as those stars of yesteryear such as former World Champions Hulk Hogan, Harley Race, Chris Jericho, and Ricky "The Dragon" Streamboat. He has also co-hosted The 3 Count and Wrestling Ticket radio programs in Florida and is set to begin training for a career inside the ring.

After five years of being involved in wrestling radio one way or another, Ryan Rider can't be any happier with how his radio career has turned out to be. "As the owner, Host and Executive Producer of the Main Event, I'm always working hard to improve my own game as well as elevate the level of others," said Triple R. Like my good friend, Roddy Piper once said, "When you think you've got the answers, I changed the questions." You can never know what to expect from me, as I continue to evolve into the superstar I will become. Ryan also hopes to one day take his radio success and become successful as a pro wrestler internationally in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and elsewhere.