Combat Tested, Mother Approved
Posted by Admin on April 18, 2008
Combat Tested, Mother Approved
by Joshua Ray
I’ve been doing some thinking about how to get more involved in Midwest pro wrestling. I say that as if I am doing something differently than I normally do, but the fact of the matter is that i am always trying to stay involved in one capacity or the other. It’s hard to get that respect when somebody first starts out in this business, especially when they are involved as less than a promoter or a wrestler. Let’s face it, we love wrestling, but we all realize that you have to pay your dues before you can be taken seriously.
Those who do not pay their dues are those people we hear so much about. You know the people I’m talking about. These people are the people who try to train professional wrestlers but have barely been wrestling a few months. They are the people who take $5,000 and try to run a full time wrestling promotion with it, often cancelling shows and stiffing talent in order to make a quick buck.
Anybody who has the desire to make it in the pro wrestling has to accomplish two things. The first is to always stay true to yourself. You’ve always got to be honest with yourself about what you want to do. Set goals. Stick to the plan. Be yourself. Do not brag and boast about things that truthfully have nothing to do with you. It will only make you look like a fraud and a phony in the long run. Sure, in the short term you may achieve a moderate amount of success. In the end, however, the truth will be let out of the bag and you will lose every ounce of success you managed to attain, and then some.
The second thing you need to do is play to your strengths. For me, it’s writing and talking. Gone are my athletic days where I had big dreams of being the next Rey Mysterio Jr. The left me when I injured my back in Iraq in 2003. I’ve got to utilize the things that I am still proficient at. If you are not good in an area but want to be, then practice, practice, practice and train! One day you might be able to add that skill to your list of strengths.
Back to what I was originally talking about. I’ve been thinking about ways for MWR to better promote wrestling in the Midwest. I got to thinking about the MWR Awards and what I want to accomplish with them, and things started to spiral (which is a good thing).
Want to know how my brainwaves started spiraling? Take a look:
Right now, this site makes approximately zero dollars and zero cents. I’m not complaining, but it does make it difficult for me to get more involved in the wrestling scene like I want to. Wouldn’t it be great to have enough money by the end of the year to actually present the end of the year awards to the winners? I would love to have enough money through donations, ad revenue, personal funds, and merchandise sales to be able to buy the awards and present them to everyone who won! That would be awesome.
What would be even better would be to help promotions sanction matches in a few years for an MWR cup! It could be a one evening event with one promotion, but I think that the more than likely scenario would involve a couple of promotions and would take a few months. That idea might actually work as it could be a great promotional tool for all involved, plus it could bring talent to various promotions that wouldn’t normally be able to make it.
Do any of you have ideas or suggestions for a man with a very erratic train of thought? E-mail me!
Missouri Wrestling Revival 
tnt kenyg said
count hvw in we are for sure down with the no-nonsense approach for the mid -west area and letting the rest of the indy info circut know we have a bevvy of talent here ready to be showcased and get the exposure this area deserves.so with that being said keep up with ideas and goals if we as a WRESTLING COMMUNITY serve notice that if we set 50 goals and accomplish a few than we are just that much ahead of the game .i believe it goes,nothing ventured nothing gained and i personally as well as hvw as an organizationare are down with possite advancement in this area and are willing to take that journey. tnt kenyg