Guest Angle-plex Report post Posted August 13, 2002 ---------------- Sorry that I haven't written a column in the last week, but I've been extremely busy. There's been a reason why and you'll find out at the end of this column. For those that don't know about my background in the wrestling business, please give me a minute to tell you a little about it. I was promoting wrestling conventions when I was 16 years old. I was running pro wrestling shows when I was 17 years old. By the time I was 22 years old, I was running Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling (ISPW) on a full-time basis. This was 1999. I ran close to 40 shows that year. I sold out the Wildwood Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ. I had a three week special on UPN 9 on ISPW. WOW Magazine did a two page story on my group. The year 1999 was great for me, ISPW was red hot. Life couldn't be better. Once the year 2000 hit, I grew frustrated. What was once a very easy thing for me to do, I now found myself having a hard time doing. That was getting shows. There were jabronies coming out of the wood work left and right running shows in the New Jersey area. Every where I turned, there was another new promotion starting up. Anyone that could rent a ring and find a building were running shows. Let me give you an example. Joe Blow would run a show in a town ten minutes from my house. He would book kids that wear sneakers and pants and have no idea how to work. They would put on the worst show possible and kill the town. Now how do I go back to that town and try and get a show there? These people don't know the difference between ABC Wrestling and ISPW Wrestling. Therefore, the town had been killed. I only ran seven shows in 2000. In 2001, I ran only three shows. I was burnt, I was frustrated, I was done. I decided to stop promoting shows because it wasn't fun to me anymore. When I first started to promote shows, my dream was to run more than one show in a year. Unlike every other Independent promotion, I wasn't worried about being "the number three" and getting a "TV deal." I was worried about putting on the best product possible and making money. I did that. The funniest thing about the indies is that the majority of the promoters actually don't know how to promote. Do you think you can call yourself a promoter just because you can book a ring, some wrestlers, and a building? Do you think promoting your show is just by posting some press releases on the Internet? Hell no! You have to get out there into the town and put posters up in every store window possible. You need to get on the phone with all the local newspapers and try and get them to do stories on your show. You need to work out deals with the local pizza places to put a flyer on every box that they send out. You have to....Well, I'm not going to give away all the tricks of the trade. If there's anything I know how to do well, it's promote. Looking back, I'm glad I took a break. I haven't ran a show since April 2001. I got to sit back and watch the indies turn into a joke. Anyone can be a wrestler nowadays. Any kid off the streets can now be a wrestler. In the last year or so, I've been embarrassed by some of the "wannabees" that I've seen. How can a promoter actually let these people wrestle on their shows? Don't they know they make their show look minor league? Do they even care? I doubt it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not singling out every group. There are still some fine groups out there that try their best to put on a good product for the fans. Those groups are few and far between though. To this day, I still always get asked, "When are you bringing back ISPW?" Well, it's time that I answered that question. I've sat back long enough!!!!! I've been having the itch for a long time now. Finally, I'm going to scratch that itch. Effective immediately, I'm putting one-hundred percent of my time and energy into the return of ISPW. I'm looking at a fall return. I've already started contacting groups about doing fundraisers for them. No more sitting on my ass and wasting the talent God has given me. To end today's column, I only have three words to say. IT'S COMING BACK! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BionicRedneck Report post Posted August 13, 2002 what a tit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted August 13, 2002 Guys, there is no Tommy Fierro. It's a joke Ryder's playing on all of us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BionicRedneck Report post Posted August 13, 2002 i seriously hope so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted August 13, 2002 I bet Tommy was masturbating while writing that little piece. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest crandamaniac Report post Posted August 13, 2002 Guys, there is no Tommy Fierro. It's a joke Ryder's playing on all of us. *imagines ducks in a Tommy Fierro suit, like on Far Side* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mystery Eskimo Report post Posted August 13, 2002 No more sitting on my ass and wasting the talent God has given me. :: Combusts with laughter :: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2002 yeah.. Tommy isn't as good as me *points to self* yeah.. really.. that's right hehe.. still.. maybe Tommy can try and catch up with me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
