The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 For me, it came to mind a few times, but the problem I found then/now is there's a limited sense of job/health security. There's also travel issues involved, and it would obviously take a toll on one's life. I just can't see any pros that could possibly outweigh the cons. You also have completely retarded shit to deal with such as backstage politics and hazings. I'll respond more once the discussion gets going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 WRONG FORUM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 That's true, WWE isn't actual wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest netslob Report post Posted October 19, 2004 i did, seriously, but any real interest died with ECW. i wanted to work for them. i'm a small guy, so the WWE wouldn't touch me with a 20-foot pole, and i'm young so WCW wouldn't have had any use for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I'd want to be a manager. I'd get more heat than a charcoal up the Human Torch's ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exslade ZX 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 Yea, and I actually still do. I plan on...after college, somehow conjuring (or something like that) up some money somehow to pay for wrestling school..to actually have creds, and then take it from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlaskanHero 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 When I was younger I wanted to be a wrestler, but now? Possibly. If I gain some muscle definition, I might try after I graduate from college. It depends on how things go, like if I get a job or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoes Head Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I had a HUGE desire up until about 2 years ago. I started hanging around at ROH shows and talking to CZW's people...and the people are just too dirty. You meet more unintelligent idiots who don't bathe in the wrestling world than you'd find in a 3rd world country. The fanbase doesn't appreciate anything anymore except killing yourself in high spots, kayfabe is dead and the romance is gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I'd be honored just to be a jobber like Barry Horowitz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted October 19, 2004 Maybe in a role that was off camera. A non-wrestling role. A writer, booker, road agent...something like that. Hell, even ring crew would be tight. It wouldn't even need to be in WWE. Just in the wrestling business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Ohtani of Time Report post Posted October 19, 2004 WRONG FORUM. Relax, buddy. Why are people so quick to jump down other people's throats when they (heaven forbid!) don't post in the "correct forum", does it really ruin your day that much? And to answer the question, I too have thought about it, but in the end I would have to say that it wouldn't be worth it, but I have all the respect for people that do choose that path, it's not an easy one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scroby 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I tried last year to start my training for prowrestling while I was up in WA with the ICW. But due to my job being lost and not being able to find any work also with fighting with the boss I was suppose to be transferred over to to get my old job back, I just got to depressed and came back to California. Now I'm considering going back up to WA to try and train with the ICW again unless my dad moves away from the city where there based in or I might train down in California for Pro Wrestling Iron mainly cause Mike Modest and Donovan Morgan are the trainers there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I'm currently training under Mikey Whipwreck and INDY SENSATION DAN BARRY~! I just got back from training, actually. Yeah, I love it. Its honestly the greatest thing in the world and I love doing it. I also now know how to do a hammerlock, properly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mr. Wrestling Report post Posted October 19, 2004 Being a legit 6'5 and with a reasonably good build (easy to work off of). I've given it some thought. I'd love to work for Mr. McMahon and would give anything to have that opportunity. Though, the whole physicality and pain factor is a bit of a turnoff in the long run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bottyboy Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I couldn't wear tights and 'play fight' with men. I'll just stick to being a fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I'm still giving it thought. I need to drop weight to take it off my knees (I'm pretty sure I have the strength, speed, build, and endurance), and I also have this year of school left to decide what I'm going to do. The prospects in the US look poor at the moment, which is a big factor, and the international scene seems sorta lackluster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shadow Behind You Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I'd much rather be a off the camera part of the business. Ring crew, writer, promotions etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest W_Hillard Report post Posted October 19, 2004 Yeah, I considered it. BUT, the cost was prohibitive. About $5000 for lessons ($500 down, $25 a week), plus the cost of boots and tights (probably run you anywhere from $800 to $1200, depending on what you wanted to buy and from whom. Does Adrian Street still sell wrestling gear?) All to learn how to wrestle like a jobber. (My local school was TSIWA. They were... ok.) Factor into that the pay of $25 a night (if your lucky), time spent on the road (I'm married, it wouldn't fly), and the fact that some of the people in the business are just plain dirty... well, let's just say that a minimum wage job has more appeal. That was then. There's no chance in Hell of me wrestling now. I could still drop the weight, but I'm pushing 30, which is a bit too old to for me to seriously consider making a career out of wrestling. I weigh in at about 270. Still plenty of muscle there, but I'd have to lose this spare tire I'm carrying (which, really, isn't a bad idea anyway). So, even if I did go into training and tried to make a go of it, I'm just not marketable enough to make it to the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scroby 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 About $5000 for lessons ($500 down, $25 a week), plus the cost of boots and tights (probably run you anywhere from $800 to $1200, depending on what you wanted to buy and from whom. Does Adrian Street still sell wrestling gear?) What school was this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Si82 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I don't think I'd want to be a wrestler but I wouldn't mind a shot at being a commentator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mr. Wrestling Report post Posted October 19, 2004 Actually OVW offers an introductory course for $500. If you can make it past that and Cornette selects you then you move on to the B-Class. For wrestling school, I'd probably buy the least expensive tights possible. Or you could wear Shane McMahon attire which is pretty cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sylvan Grenier Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I couldn't wear tights and 'play fight' with men. But you have no qualms about watching others do it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eric the Eagle Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I've actually been wrestling since October 2001 for NWF (the Norwegian Wrestling Federation). You can hardly call it wrestling as a career (we work about eight shows a year, which is about what the market can afford at the moment), given our schedule. I have knee problems, which would prohibit it as a career choice (even if I could take the schedule of matches, the travle would have me disabled in a year...), so my ambitions is simply to see how far we can take it with the promotion (only promotion in Norway ever) here, rather than making a go at it abroad. I do plan on working at least one match out of the country, just to be able to say that I've done it. Still, just to brag of myself for a moment, over a three-year career, I've worked cards with James Mason and Robbie Brookside, and wrestled for the Norwegian title in front of 800 people. I'd say I'm pretty satisfied. And yes, Hollywoodspike, it is the greatest thing in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 when i turn 18 im definatley gonna visit the fwa academy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest W_Hillard Report post Posted October 19, 2004 About $5000 for lessons ($500 down, $25 a week), plus the cost of boots and tights (probably run you anywhere from $800 to $1200, depending on what you wanted to buy and from whom. Does Adrian Street still sell wrestling gear?) What school was this? Tri-State Indiana Wrestling Association. They had a school in Central City, Kentucky. Percy Pringle used to sell a book with all the information you'd ever need about finding reputable schools and decent ring gear. The book was cheap but the info was priceless. OVW was a great suggestion. There's a few other school (or there were) that were known to crank out future stars. Really, if you seriously consider becoming a wrestler, don't go to some mom-and-pop operation. Go to a school with some credentials. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 As soon as I graduate college I am going to Les Thatchers in Cincy, I have already talked to him and he said I have the right "look". The good thing is I have an athletic background, I play college baseball now, and I feel I am a good looking guy, so I feel I have a couple of things going for me before I begin. I am not allowed to train now due to restrictions on my college scholarship, or in other words, I get hurt training for wrestling=me being totally fucked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I used to think about it a lot when I was in college, and there were several indys active around here. But after I graduated, I figured it wasn't worth the risk...you can get hurt so easily, and you have nothing to cover you. Plus, I heard a lot of stories about trainers ripping people off, etc. Add that to the fact that there aren't really any schools around here (I'm in SE Wisconsin), and it just wouldn't be a possibility. I probably would rather be a ref or manager or announcer than a wrestler anyway at this point in my life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benoit4hor 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 When I was younger, I had a gimmick and everything. I was to be called Forklift and be a big hoss. I had a "moveset" consisting of lots of Suplex/bomb moves. However after lifting for awhile(2 months or so) I gave up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 About $5000 for lessons ($500 down, $25 a week), plus the cost of boots and tights (probably run you anywhere from $800 to $1200, depending on what you wanted to buy and from whom. Does Adrian Street still sell wrestling gear?) What school was this? That sounds like a total rip. And I don't know if you guys know this, but all referees, valets/managers and whatever have went through the training process as well. Referee's are usually students who are still training before actually being booked on a show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golgo 13 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2004 I've given passing thought to it, but the sacrifices needed to make it a career aren't too appealing, and I don't think anyone is in the market for a 5'6" guy as anything other than a bouncy, speedy, high flyer type. I'd probably also have to travel out of state to train, since the scene here sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
