Welcome to my first Web log (I refuse to use the shortened version - it sounds like I'm going to take a dump). I'm going to start by recapping probably the most interesting thing to happen to me in the last year, as you may or may not know, at the beginning of this year I started doing something I've wanted to do for about 20 years; train to be a professional wrestler. Now, I know some of you are thinking "Gaaaaaaaay!" and to those people I say "So's your face!". Professional Wrestling is a demanding industry, both physically and mentally. And no, it isn't "fake", it may be scripted, coreographed (to a degree) and the results pre-determined but you can't fake gravity, and trust me...those knife edge chops (WOOOOO!) are real!
I started by attending a training session at the closest promotion to Bristol, UCW. I'd been to a couple of their shows and was looking forward to the training, So, after a couple of training sessions I ended up refereeing at one of their shows in Peasedown (near Bath). So, all was going well until the main event, I was supposed to be thrown from the ring, typical bad-guy chennanigans would ensue and I would get back in the ring to count Rocco out of UCW (Loser leaves UCW match). Now, it was an excellent plan in thory, but this happened:
Now, I don't blame anyone at UCW for the accident, they happen, boo hoo get over it Jamie. So, I get helped backstage where I'm told it's only sprained; now - I'm a first aider and I train and test the subject at cadets...does that look like a fucking sprain to you? So I argue; "It's broken" I says, "No it isn't" comes the reply, so I have to phone my own ambulance and the guys who I was supposed to be going out drinking with (and I'm supposed to be staying at one of their houses) just leave -yeah, thanks! I do have to give kudos to Spyke, he stayed with me backsage and made sure I was ok, making sure my kit was looked after, etc. Cheers dude.
I have to go on record as saying that I, personally have no hard feelings towards anyone at UCW.
They recently released Chris Petherwick, now, this guy was easily one of if not the best guy on the roster and one of the best up and comers on the UK wrestling scene in my opinion (the guy was trained by Jake "The Snake" Roberts for pete's sake!) because he missed a show (basically). They also "released" (though he technically quit) Ken "Hero" Flatt (www.kenflatt.com - join the forum!) a man who put in countless hours of his own time doing media work for the company FOR FREE, because he was unable to get to a show!
There are many great talents at UCW; Ethan Skie, Atom and Rocco to name a few, and hopefully, within the comeing years they will carry on working the UK and one day, make it to the big leagues. Unfortunately, politics is a big part of this business and certain people's faces fit better than others.
I wasn't planning on going on for this long, but I got into it. Thanks for reading, until next time...um....don't kill puppies!
**Note to self, think of better sign-off line**