Kerry Morton: 'Future of professional wrestling' will be on display at NWA 75

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Kerry Morton will take on Colby Corino to defend his World Junior Heavyweight Championship at the National Wrestling Alliance’s 75th-anniversary event in St. Louis at Chase's Khorassan Ballroom – one of the biggest shows of the year for the company.

Morton and Corino both come from a family of wrestling legends.

Morton’s father, Rick, will be at ringside with him for the match. He was a legend in the NWA and was a star in World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation and New-Japan Pro Wrestling, among other promotions in the U.S. and overseas. Corino, who will be shadowed by Jamie Stanley, is the son of former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW legend Steve Corino.

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Kerry Morton walks to the ring. (NWA/Hiban Huerta)

For Kerry Morton, Saturday’s match against Corino is a chance to show the pro wrestling world what the 22-year-old brings to the ring. Morton acknowledged to Fox News Digital in an interview ahead of the show he’s preparing like it’s just any other ordinary match.

"Colby is very diverse in the world of professional wrestling whether it be technical wrestling, high-flying, hardcore wrestling in which he gets into, which quite frankly I really find it super stupid. That’s not gonna happen in my match. No weapons involved. So if you want to bring a weapon out, he’s disqualified," Morton said.

"It’s another match for me. Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, Kerry you’re really training for this match.’ Like, obviously, I train for every match. This match is not an exception necessarily. I know what he’s good at. I know what he’s not necessarily good at. Then it’s time for