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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 21:53:06 GMT -5
I'm 18 years old. I already have lost 110 pounds but I am still chubby, but when I put my mind to something, I know I can do it.
I wouldn't be able to start until I was 20ish, but I have always ssaid, I want to wrestle at least once in my life. I mean really do it. Not just messing around.
Obviously, I'd have to start lifting weights instead of just cardio too.
Any advice?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:21:07 GMT -5
First off, awesome that you lost so much weight, congrats on that. Second, do you mean getting involved in a legit indy show? If so, and you have two years, start saving up for a good school in your area and start getting training when you can. There's bound to be a decent school in your area.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:21:31 GMT -5
I'm 18 years old. I already have lost 110 pounds but I am still chubby, but when I put my mind to something, I know I can do it. I wouldn't be able to start until I was 20ish, but I have always ssaid, I want to wrestle at least once in my life. I mean really do it. Not just messing around. Obviously, I'd have to start lifting weights instead of just cardio too. Any advice? Most important thing: You can lift 1000 pounds, but if you can't go longer than 5 minutes in the ring you will suck. Work the cardio ALOT, and start lifting little at a time. If you need help getting INTO the business, go to a local show, become friends with the owners, ask them to train you and then ask to get put onto the show. Or go to a legitimate wrestling school (which is what I recommend). Work the local scene for a bit, if you really want it, go to the Indy level.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:22:03 GMT -5
Or just come to my house. ^.^
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:23:16 GMT -5
First off, awesome that you lost so much weight, congrats on that. Second, do you mean getting involved in a legit indy show? If so, and you have two years, start saving up for a good school in your area and start getting training when you can. There's bound to be a decent school in your area. Do you guys know the general cost for a school? Booker T is in Houston, but last time I checked like 5 years ago, his was $2000 or something. And thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:25:21 GMT -5
First off, awesome that you lost so much weight, congrats on that. Second, do you mean getting involved in a legit indy show? If so, and you have two years, start saving up for a good school in your area and start getting training when you can. There's bound to be a decent school in your area. Do you guys know the general cost for a school? Booker T is in Houston, but last time I checked, his was $2000 or something. It varies, $2000 is actually better than most places, and with a name like Booker attached to it, it's probably a safe bet to shoot for. He has his own indy fed, and obviously has connections. My suggestion would be to save up and go there. There's a lot of schools that are really good, but none that come to mind in the Houston area better than Booker's overall.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:26:01 GMT -5
First off, awesome that you lost so much weight, congrats on that. Second, do you mean getting involved in a legit indy show? If so, and you have two years, start saving up for a good school in your area and start getting training when you can. There's bound to be a decent school in your area. Do you guys know the general cost for a school? Booker T is in Houston, but last time I checked like 5 years ago, his was $2000 or something. And thanks. Yes. Good schools? Around 2-3 grand. If you just want to wrestle once, best bet is a local training you.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:29:24 GMT -5
Do you guys know the general cost for a school? Booker T is in Houston, but last time I checked like 5 years ago, his was $2000 or something. And thanks. Yes. Good schools? Around 2-3 grand. If you just want to wrestle once, best bet is a local training you. At least once. If it starts working out, I really, really, really want to do it. It's the only thing I've ever truly wanted to do.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:30:01 GMT -5
Do you guys know the general cost for a school? Booker T is in Houston, but last time I checked like 5 years ago, his was $2000 or something. And thanks. Yes. Good schools? Around 2-3 grand. If you just want to wrestle once, best bet is a local training you. I disagree. Any schmuck will put you on a show if you sell enough tickets. If you're going to wrestle at all, you want to do it right. If you go through the proper channels, your match will be better and you might even get booked weekly. You start by wrestling once, but then you get in front of a real paying crowd and it's an addiction. You'll feel like you EARNED it, and it makes it so much better than if you sold 10 tickets.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:32:31 GMT -5
Yes. Good schools? Around 2-3 grand. If you just want to wrestle once, best bet is a local training you. At least once. If it starts working out, I really, really, really want to do it. It's the only thing I've ever truly wanted to do. Go local. Get good, build a fan base. Start traveling. I'm gonna crush your dreams, it'll be difficult to make it to mainstream Indy's, but eh, try it, but just keep traveling, and with your fan base you'll get an income. Unless you work for WWE, TNA, or ROH (even then) get a second job. Wrestling will maybe pay $500, maybe, depends on how good you can be. Expect: Stay on local scene for at least 2-5 years. Bad pains. Hard bumps. Little or no money. A cup of piss thrown at you.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:35:08 GMT -5
Yes. Good schools? Around 2-3 grand. If you just want to wrestle once, best bet is a local training you. I disagree. Any schmuck will put you on a show if you sell enough tickets. If you're going to wrestle at all, you want to do it right. If you go through the proper channels, your match will be better and you might even get booked weekly. You start by wrestling once, but then you get in front of a real paying crowd and it's an addiction. You'll feel like you EARNED it, and it makes it so much better than if you sold 10 tickets. No, I mean ask them to train you first before being put on the show. Sure, they will just want you to sell tickets, isn't that what Vince does? But for now, he should get that kind of training, get a taste of it before spending 2k on something he may not even want to do. Work local, then save the money up while working the local scene to go to the good school.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:35:26 GMT -5
At least once. If it starts working out, I really, really, really want to do it. It's the only thing I've ever truly wanted to do. Go local. Get good, build a fan base. Start traveling. I'm gonna crush your dreams, it'll be difficult to make it to mainstream Indy's, but eh, try it, but just keep traveling, and with your fan base you'll get an income. Unless you work for WWE, TNA, or ROH (even then) get a second job. Wrestling will maybe pay $500, maybe, depends on how good you can be. Expect: Stay on local scene for at least 2-5 years. Bad pains. Hard bumps. Little or no money. A cup of piss thrown at you. It's not NEARLY as hard to get your name out there on the indies if you're good enough. If you cut a good promo and work a good match, you WILL get out there, most guys are one or the other. You need a unique character than what's out there now, and play it well, and you'll get over. Look at Booker's ROW fed, every single look is stolen from any number of former vets. crap, one guy even looks like he ripped of glacier's mask (with face paint no less), that's not going to work. Focus on your in ring skills above all else. If you want to get over big and your promos are lacking? Take an acting class. There are steps you can take to get more over than the competition. It's easier than ever to make a name in indy wrestling.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:36:30 GMT -5
I disagree. Any schmuck will put you on a show if you sell enough tickets. If you're going to wrestle at all, you want to do it right. If you go through the proper channels, your match will be better and you might even get booked weekly. You start by wrestling once, but then you get in front of a real paying crowd and it's an addiction. You'll feel like you EARNED it, and it makes it so much better than if you sold 10 tickets. No, I mean ask them to train you first before being put on the show. Sure, they will just want you to sell tickets, isn't that what Vince does? But for now, he should get that kind of training, get a taste of it before spending 2k on something he may not even want to do. Work local, then save the money up while working the local scene to go to the good school. Disagreed, again, if you're going to do it at all, do it right or don't bother. Chances are the local guy is a local guy because he doesn't know how to work.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:39:25 GMT -5
Listen, I know you want to do that Chryst gimmick, and you should, but you shouldn't debut like that. Debut as just you. Sounds stupid to you guys I know, but 1) it gets you familiarized with it, and just learn to work the crowd. 2) it adds layers to your character. For example, you get "injured" real bad, leave for 5-6 months, then come back as "Chryst", the savior.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:40:15 GMT -5
No, I mean ask them to train you first before being put on the show. Sure, they will just want you to sell tickets, isn't that what Vince does? But for now, he should get that kind of training, get a taste of it before spending 2k on something he may not even want to do. Work local, then save the money up while working the local scene to go to the good school. Disagreed, again, if you're going to do it at all, do it right or don't bother. Chances are the local guy is a local guy because he doesn't know how to work. Eh, to all their own. I know the guy I'm being trained by has worked with vets ranging from Hacksaw Jim Duggan to Shane Helms to Matt Hardy, he's doing something right.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:41:02 GMT -5
Listen, I know you want to do that Chryst gimmick, and you should, but you shouldn't debut like that. Debut as just you. Sounds stupid to you guys I know, but 1) it gets you familiarized with it, and just learn to work the crowd. 2) it adds layers to your character. For example, you get "injured" real bad, leave for 5-6 months, then come back as "Chryst", the savior. Actually, I'd like to start as the Scarecrow gimmick. Thanks for the advice guys, I'll remember it in a few years. I'm going to try for the Booker T school if I can.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:42:27 GMT -5
Listen, I know you want to do that Chryst gimmick, and you should, but you shouldn't debut like that. Debut as just you. Sounds stupid to you guys I know, but 1) it gets you familiarized with it, and just learn to work the crowd. 2) it adds layers to your character. For example, you get "injured" real bad, leave for 5-6 months, then come back as "Chryst", the savior. Actually, I'd like to start as the Scarecrow gimmick. Thanks for the advice guys, I'll remember it in a few years. I'm going to try for the Booker T school if I can. Awesome man! Good luck. And hey, please come visit and give me one match, crap man!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:43:06 GMT -5
Listen, I know you want to do that Chryst gimmick, and you should, but you shouldn't debut like that. Debut as just you. Sounds stupid to you guys I know, but 1) it gets you familiarized with it, and just learn to work the crowd. 2) it adds layers to your character. For example, you get "injured" real bad, leave for 5-6 months, then come back as "Chryst", the savior. Joking, I assume. The Christ gimmick is fantastic considering he's in Texas, a largely religious state. It would get HUGE heel heat. Once he's trained, he should absolutely debut that from the start.
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Post by Devilkiller on Aug 28, 2014 22:43:42 GMT -5
And @kidxlolz I'm not saying you're wrong by any means, but when money is an issue it's better to be trained then untrained at all, you know? No means am I trying to argue. I see your point and I think you see mine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:43:57 GMT -5
Disagreed, again, if you're going to do it at all, do it right or don't bother. Chances are the local guy is a local guy because he doesn't know how to work. Eh, to all their own. I know the guy I'm being trained by has worked with vets ranging from Hacksaw Jim Duggan to Shane Helms to Matt Hardy, he's doing something right. And the guy my friend was trained by is a former ECW TV champ, and he knows jack crap. Who you've wrestled does not mean you know what you're doing. I can work those guys tomorrow for 10k.
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