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The opinions below (including inaccuracies, spelling and/or grammatical errors) are those of Anthony Lora and do NOT necessarily reflect the opinion of Brett Schwan or any other member of the Clothesline Crew.
Anthony's Asylum
Greetings my fellow indy wrestling fans and welcome to "Anthony's Asylum," the only column which treats indy wrestling and wrestlers like A-list Hollywood actors!
On this weeks edition of Anthony's Asylum I will be discussing a topic which I can't help but to mention: "The Unpredictable World of Professional Wrestling."
The setting, late summer of 2002 the day I met indy superstar, Fred "Bone-Crusher"
Sampson at an ECPW event. Although he was not booked to wrestle, Fred
was backstage to basically view the ECPW product since he was still relatively
fresh in the business. Here I was talking to Fred, practically interviewing
him without even knowing it. I asked him typical questions such as where
did he train (mind you at the time I was still researching wrestling schools
for me to enroll) and the comparisons of schools out there. The minute
I saw him I instantly knew he'd obtain a promising degree of success in
the business for he displayed the "look" needed to get your
foot in the door so to speak.
At the time, he was only a few months in training and already seemed ready
to take his act on the road. I remember him telling me how he liked playing
"face" as opposed to "heel" because as we all know,
the "heel" is practically the director of a match. I bet he
doesn't feel the same way anymore after making numerous national television
appearances on TV.
I'm just blown away by how unpredictable the wrestling business can be!
Here you are, talking to an indy wrestler who's still in the training
aspect of his/her career one day and a few months to a year later, they're
making surprise TV appearances. I guess the best way to sum this up is
by saying that in this business you're usually a scout or phone call away
from your next important gig.
Of course, the same can be said for a top superstar who is in the big
leagues and suddenly is released. That certainly kills an individual's
morale when they're so accustomed to performing in front of 20 thousand
people to being reduced to perform in front of a crowd that you can literally
split an entire pizza pie with. (insert "ooohhh" here [x] )
I'd like to end this column on a positive note; whether or not you like
the unpredictability of the wrestling business it's just something you
have to accept and sometimes use it as either a learning experience.
That wraps up this edition of Anthony's Asylum till next time!
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