All American Pro Wrestling fan Trenton Finch wins a free MWR T-shirt

We would like to thank everyone at AAPW for allowing us to be a part of their first show of 2010. It was a fun night filled with wrestling action from top to bottom. During the night we gave away a free MWR T-Shirt and AAPW gave us three of theirs to give away to the young wrestling fans.

On this night young Trenton Finch from the Scott Air Force Base was the lucky winner of the MWR T-shirt.

Once again thank you Trenton

This week on the Nose Bleed Seats Podcast we have as our guests the
reigning Lethal Wrestling Alliance & High Voltage Wrestling Tag Team
Champions the Hooligans – Mason & Devin Cutter…though it’s pretty
much all Devin Cutter. We go through how the Hooligans have exploded
upon the wrestling scene in Illinois going all the way back to when
they started training in St. Louis, going to Georgia to train at WWA4
under Mr. Hughes & Elix Skipper, the Atlanta Eight coming back to
Illinois and how it became the trio. Also their upcoming matches, IWA
Mid-South, what’s up with Neil Diamond Cutter, and their future goals.

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If you missed last week’s episode, we interviewed All American
Wrestling and Dreamwave wrestler “Next” Nick Brubaker. We discuss
Brubaker’s debut in front of a couple thousand fans, what got him into
the ringwars, his trainers, how he broke into the Chicago wrestling
scene, injuries, his amazing graphics design work, and his future
plans.

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By Brian “Flair” Kelley

Missouri Wrestling Revivals first show of 2010 would be in Mascoutah Illinois with All American Pro Wrestling.

What we love about AAPW is that the show can be enjoyed by the whole family with stars such as the “Serial Thriller” Shane Rich, the colorful Curly and one of my girlfriends favorite Wrestlers Edmund “Livewire” McGuire. The roster is filled with talented wrestlers. Add On the fact they are also some of the nicest guys in the sport and have a great relationship with theIR fans it is always enjoyable to be at AAPW.

This show would be a mix of the AAPW Favorites and some new wrestlers that I would see for the very first time. The night started with my good friend John Bach doing the ring announcing introducing fan favorite Shane Rich hyping up the crowd letting them know that he and Curly would be going after the AAPW Tag team Champions Mike Masters and Mitch Blake collectively known as Rage.

AAPW Tag Team Champions RAGE (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Rage came to the ring and told the fans that there was no way that Rich and Curly was going to get the win…and Mitch Blake he believed it so much that he would be willing to give each of the fans a $100.00 bill if they should lose tonight. Hey maybe I would be walking out of this AAPW a richer man than I came in with if Shane Rich and Curly could become the AAPW Champions tonight.

The All American JT Calhoon (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

The first match of the evening was Jack Damon, dressed in black with a bad attitude to boot taking on “The All American” JT Calhoon. Calhoon is one of the more impressive big men in the Midwest. Wearing a red white and blue mask he carries the flag to the ring to honor our country. Damon was overmatched from the start and never gain much advantage before Calhoon hit the leg drop for the win.

“Badboy” Chris Thomas drops a knee on Brandon Espinosa. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Up next was a familiar face at MWR when “Thee” Brandon Espinosa was set to take on “Bad Boy” Chris Thomas. This was the first time that I would see Thomas and he let the crowd know that he was much better than Espinosa. Thomas would learn quickly that Espinosa was no push over as he quickly took over the match at the start from the inside to the outside but when Espy threw Thomas back inside the ring and tried to get back in the ring that’s when Thomas struck.

Kicks, punches and Suplexs from Thomas had Espinosa in deep trouble. It look like a huge upset when Thomas latched in a sleeper hold but Espinosa was able to fight out of but Thomas immediately went back to it.

Espinosa drops Thomas on way towards another victory in the Midwest. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

It looked to be all over but Espinosa showed his heart and was able to power out it and get the offense going to change the tide for the victory.

Midwest powerhouse Carnage (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

If you like menacing big men then you would love the powerful Carnage. Unfortunately he doesn’t care that you to like him and he lets you know it. On this night he was taking on Heath Hatton. The young Hatton who is not small at all was put to the test against the wily veteran.

Heat Hatton goes flying after a shoulder block from Carnage. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Hatton tries to ground the big man. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

The fans would cheer but it was no use as Carnage just laid into Hatton from pillar to post. With a powerful powerslam it was all said and done and Carnage had his hand raised.

1-2-3 Carnage starts the year off with a convincing victory. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Two newcomers went to action in an exciting match up when the cocky Las Vegas Nevada’s Xavier Cage took on the Charismatic “The Jakester” Jake Landon from San Antonio Texas.

“The Jakester” Jake Landon prepares to meet Xavier Cage. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

I would find out that this would be the first time that London met Cage in action as well as Landon’s first match in the Midwest. Cage’s mouth never stopped talking and even though he disrespected this journalist during our interview I can not discredit his talent.

Jake Landon gives Cage a wake up call. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Landon turns the tide in his favor using leverage in this battle of wills. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Landon was quick and aware enough to make this move work. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Cage was intense and confident enough in this match. Though the results was not what he expected MWR has their eyes out for Xavier Cage. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

A fast, hard hitting affair between these two athletic young wrestlers that matched up very well against one another as they tried to get an advantage. Back and forth it went when The Jakester delivered a Stan Hansen type Clothesline that sent Cage into a 360 in the air but somehow Cage kicked out to stay in the match. That move though seemed to slow him down enough as the match wore on as The Jakester surprised Cage with a roll up for the victory. I have to say that I was really impressed where each of these two is at so early in their career. Sure each of them has a long ways to go yet it was easy to see the potential in both of these young guns as we headed to intermission.

Back from intermission Carnage interrupted John Bach and he was not happy. He stated “(he) was sick of watching a bunch of young punks coming into sport claiming that they were wrestlers.” Before he could get another word in “The All American” JT Calhoon’s music hit and the AAPW Promoter demanded that Carnage faced JT Calhoon right then and there or face a 20 day suspension.

With the crowd on his side JT Calhoun was able to win the test of strength in this encounter. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Carnage stomps The All American in the corner. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

The fans were easily on The All American side as the two big men collided. Carnage’s brute strength and ruthlessness looked to get the edge but Calhoun’s fans seem to be leading him into victory. Then Carnage threw Calhoon out of the ring then followed him. Nonstop the attack went as the ref made the count to get them back in the ring.

Carnage would beat Calhoon on the outside long enough to get the win with a countout. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

When the count hit 9 Carnage quickly rolled under the ring while JT Calhoon was unable to get to his feet while the ref counted to 10 thus giving Carnage the win much to the dismay of Calhoun and his fans.

A double main event was set as the All American Pro Wrestling Champion Edmund “Livewire” McGuire in a non title match went up against young up and comer Christian Rose. It has been months since I last saw Christian Rose. Rose was raw in his skills but you could see that the talent was there. Since then he has been wrestling at IWA Productions during there FREE Wednesdays shows and the ring work has look too paid off.

On the other side of the spectrum I had my doubts going in that Rose stood much of a chance in this encounter as Edmund had a successful 2009. One that saw him win a MWR match of the month awards with Shane Rich in January and topped it off by defeating The Modern Day Viking Shawn Shultz in December to win the AAPW Championship in what many stated was a match of the year candidate. As tough of a champion as Edmunds is and the fan support it will be very hard for anyone to take that title off of him in 2010.

This was Roses time to show AAPW that he was a force to be reckoned with in 2010 and he knew it. A little off his rocker in my opinion, Rose paced outside the ring unhappily as the Champion was cheered big time from the AAPW faithful.

Edmund starts off red hot against Christian Rose.(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

The two locked up and McGuire who is a true student of the game, took Rose to school by tying him up with arm bars which frustrated the young Rose who retreated to the outside.

Rose talks smack before getting back into the ring.(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Unfortunately back in the ring the Champion gave Rose more of the same who seemed to have no answer for McGuire’s speed and experience.

McGuire struggles to free himself from being choked.(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

McGuire made one mistake and Rose capitalized then proceeded to choke the champion. Big elbows were dropped on McGuire but the fans rallied behind the champion as he attempted to get back on the offense. No matter what McGuire did to get back on top, Rose used McGuire’s speed against him and delivered another crushing elbow as McGuire flew back from the ropes.

A kick in the back causes the Champ some agony. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

The Champ fights back.(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Rose sized up Edmund for a perfect chop.(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Rose used a play off of Carnage’s playbook and sent McGuire on the outside. He followed it up with a Ric Flair chop in one corner but when he tried the second time McGuire was quick enough to get out of the way to get back on the offense.

Rose took a moment to be proud of himself on the apron and paid as McGuire sent him flying. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley

In the ring McGuire hit an atomic drop then struck with a Russian Leg sweep. When McGuire went for sweet chin music and missed it allowed Rose to hit a crushing kick to the face. Rose smelled victory within his grasp and went for his patented elbow but McGuire rolled him up with a bridge for the victory.

A hard earned win for the Champion who took time to celebrate with his fans but Rose attacked from behind leaving him laid out while taking out the ref with a spinning punch to the head. Not content with that Rose went to finish what he started and grabbed a chair.

The ref and the champ had been knocked out thankfully Shane Rich would make the save. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Shane Rich helps his friend McGuire. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Thankfully Shane Rich was nearby to make the save before anymore damage could be done.

The main event featured the AAPW Tag team Champions Rage had to put up or shut up by taking on Shane Rich and Curly with a $100 for each fan on the line. From the start Curly was able to get in the head of Mike Masters by challenging him to the famous Curly dance off much to the dismay of Mitch Blake. Stayin alive hit and Curly busted a move that the fans cheered heavily while Masters looked like a guy with 2 left feet.

Curly goes to the air as Rich holds Masters.(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Rich works the arm of Masters .(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Rich and Curly looked like a fine tune machine.(Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Back to wrestling Shane Rich and Curly tag team work was so crisp that you would think that they were the tag team champs hitting Rage with one move after another. It was a dominating performance by the fan favorites 10 minutes into the match as they kept Masters from making the tag to the monster Blake. A low blow on Rich would be what it took for Masters to finally get the tag.

Even on the offense nothing seem to go the Rage’s way because when Blake sent Rich hurling in their corner Rich had the sense in him to hit Masters with a crushing elbow that sent him flying from the outside turnbuckle onto the mat.

Blake over powers Rich and takes control of the match. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Rich slams Blake to the mat. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

Blake was able to use his size to his advantage to get the match in control for the tag champions. Rage was looking to make good on their promise when Rich hammered home a powerful slam on Blake that look to take the wind out of the champs and give the titles to Rich and Curly. Blake somehow was able to kick out and when Rich went to pull up Blake, that moment of relaxation cost Rich and Curly the belts because with a roll up the Champs got the 1-2-3

Blake steals the match with a roll up. (Photo Credit Brian “Flair” Kelley)

A exciting night of wrestling in the Midwest at AAPW. AAPW returns this Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at the Nashville Community Center in Nashville, IL. Fan’s Choice is back!

All American Pro Wrestling returns with special guest former, TNA Star Andy Douglas and also former ECW Original and WWE star Simon Dean in action with all your favorite AAPW stars.

Plus

Andy Douglas a TNA Original teamed with partner Chase Stevens were known as The Naturals. The Naturals were three time TNA tag team champions and feuded with America most wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) in one of the most memorable tag team’s feuds in recent memory. Andy Douglas is talented and young enough to make it back to either TNA or get called up to WWE.

Matches include

AAPW Champion Edmund “Livewire” McGuire vs. Missippi Madman
AAPW Tag Team Champs Rage vs The Submission Squad.
“Bloody” Harker Dirge debut’s in AAPW against the returning “Marvelous” Mitch Ryder!
Curly and “Serial Thriller” Shane Rich V. Old School Thunder
Plus all of your favorite AAPW Superstars.

By Matt Murphy

Dr. Death” Steve Williams was one of the toughest wrestlers who ever lived. His reputation was so widespread that after Bart Gunn, who defeated Williams in the WWF Brawl For All tournament, left WWF, he made a good living for years wrestling in Japan as “the guy who knocked out Dr. Death”. I never forgot a Pro Wrestling Illustrated article I read as a kid which told the tale of how Dr. Death was busted open, got a couple-hundred stitches in his head, and wrestled again that same night. I don’t know if that’s true, but I’ve never doubted it.

Though “Dr. Death” had plenty of success as a singles wrestler, I think his greatest work was in tag-team matches, teaming with the late Terry Gordy to make one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history.

Steve Williams and Terry Gordy - Champions around the World

I was sorry to read that “Dr. Death” Steve Williams recently passed away. I did a handful of shows with him, but I was always running around trying to tie up loose ends and only had a couple chances to sit down and talk with him. In person, he carried himself like most men who’ve been given a second chance at life and became devoted Christians along the way. He seemed gracious of the support the fans showed him and was glad to listen to them reminisce about his past accomplishments. He was equally appreciative of the respect that the wrestlers showed him and he was eager to share his knowledge. Most of all, I think, he loved to give his testimonial and to praise God for his blessings.

“Dr. Death” Steve Williams got a second chance at life and he made the most of it. In a business so full of tragedy, his story is one that should always be remembered with a happy ending.

Editors note: If you would like to know more about the wrestler and man known as “Dr Death” Steve Williams I encourage you to check out the book Steve Williams: How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life.

This Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at the Nashville Community Center in Nashville, IL. Fan’s Choice is back!

All American Pro Wrestling returns with special guest former, TNA Star Andy Douglas and also former ECW Original and WWE star Simon Dean in action with all your favorite AAPW stars.

Simon Dean then known as Super Nova was known for having a unique and creative move set, and was called by Joey Styles “the most imitated man in wrestling” and the “innovator of offense” by Jeremy Borash due to the fact that almost all his moves were copied by other wrestlers in the business.

I for one am very excited that AAPW is bringing Simon Dean to the Midwest as I have been a big fan of him since ECW

Lets take a look at the multi talented Simon Dean/Super Nova

Andy Douglas a TNA Original teamed with partner Chase Stevens were known as The Naturals. The Naturals were three time TNA tag team champions and feuded with America most wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) in one of the most memorable tag team’s feuds in recent memory. Andy Douglas is talented and young enough to make it back to either TNA or get called up to WWE.

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet him up close and personal this Saturday

Thats not all MWR Fans AAPW Champion Edmund Livewire McGuire defends his belt!!!

MWR caught up with the AAPW Champion Edmund “Livewire” McGuire as he prepared to meet one of the biggest men in the sport today the Mississippi Madman in a battle between two of the most popular wrestlers today. This match was voted on by the fans in the 2009 AAPW Fans choice award.

Lets find out what the Champ had to say about his biggest test to date.

Also on the card will be the Fans Choice Tag team bout AAPW Tag team Champions Mike Masters and Mitch Blake known as Rage will defend their belts against the Submission Squad.

Rage sent this warning to the Submission Squad.

“Bloody” Harker Dirge debut’s in AAPW against the returning “Marvelous” Mitch Ryder!

Curly and “Serial Thriller” Shane Rich V. Old School Thunder

Plus all of your favorite AAPW Superstars.

Tickets on sale now at allamericanprowrestling.com or by contacting the Nashville Moose Lodge!

By Matt Murphy

Working with cameras rolling requires some instruction. We did a two-camera shoot — we had one hard (stationery) camera and one floor camera — so I will base everything I say on our two-camera shoot.

Rule number one: don’t screw with the equipment. Never touch a camera or slam a microphone. The equipment we used in our two-camera shoot cost more than $10,000, and that’s a fortune to an independent promotion.

During your entrance, you should make yourself visible to the man holding the floor camera, since he is probably the one filming your entrance. Let him get a good shot of your face for the benefit of the viewers. During tag team matches, both members of a team should be walking side-by-side and close enough together that the floor camera can get both wrestlers in the same shot. Neither wrestler should lag too far behind the other. If you have a championship belt, make it clearly visible.

Don’t walk between the ring announcer and the hard camera while he is making an introduction and don’t take five minutes to complete your entrance. With a few exceptions, an entrance should last no longer than one minute from your introduction to the end of your entrance (thirty seconds is even better).

Work towards the hard camera when possible. While the floor camera will get some shots and miss others, the hard camera is usually a safe shot that doesn’t miss the action. Since the majority of fans at small shows will be on the opposite side of the hard camera, it might feel awkward at first working away from the fans. Try to balance the direction of your work between the hard camera and the fans.

The cameras pick up everything, so it is important not to whiff on shots or let yourself be seen communicating with your opponent. When you are in a hold and somebody is calling something to you, move your hands as if to try to push against the pressure or find a reversal to draw the viewer’s eyes from the moving lips to the moving hands.

You must remember that when viewers watch you week after week, they start to pick up on things. Don’t become predictable. As a fan, I always wondered why in the hell anybody would ever try to power-bomb Billy Kidman, because I knew that every time they tried he would counter into a sit-out face-buster. If wrestling was a shoot, his opponents would have him scouted and would know not to try to power-bomb him.

Television is a higher-pressured environment compared to house shows. Many wrestlers stress out for fear of not hitting the time mark given for their match. Unless it is live TV, a match can be clipped if it goes too long. I personally hated my match being clipped: it felt like tearing pages out of a book and still expecting people to understand and enjoy the story. However, going too long is far better than going too short. As a producer, it was a nightmare to deal with the program running short on time, because I had nothing to fill the time. I’d need an extra match if I was short, which meant two wrestlers would have to have an impromptu match with no time to discuss anything in advance, or I’d have to create a video package to fill the shortage. Be sure to communicate with the referee and make sure you know where you’re at on the timekeeper’s clock throughout the match. The ref will quietly ask the timekeeper or ring announcer for the elapsed time and then relay the info to you.

While TV adds pressure, it is also gives wrestlers an added outlet for their creativity. A decent announcer can identify the story being told inside the ring and get it over with the viewers, meaning you can go many different directions in your matches.

You’ll likely be asked to cut promos for television. This should serve as at least one of three purposes: to plug an event, to get your character over, or to hype or advance a storyline.

During the 2007 Harley Race/Pro-Wrestling NOAH camp in Eldon, Missouri, I led the wrestlers through the delivery of promos. I gave each wrestler a scenario and he would cut a promo based on it. One scenario was something like, “You’re debuting on Smackdown tonight against Matt Hardy. I need a one-minute promo to air before your match. We need to know who you are, what you’re about, and why people should watch your match.”

Unfortunately, promos aren’t taught in many wrestling schools and have to be learned by doing. In this promo, the wrestler is debuting, which means we need to know who he is and what he’s about. Next, we know that he’s wrestling Matt Hardy. He needs to put Hardy over as a talented wrestler in some way, shape, or form: calling Hardy a “nobody” does nothing to benefit either wrestler. Get your opponent over, but then tell the fans that you’re going to bring the fight to him in your character’s own unique way.

While cutting a promo, a wrestler should not sound like he’s chatting with his brother on the phone. He can be cold and calm in an ominous way, excited, or angry. He should also not look like he’s auditioning for Zeus’s stunt-double in “No Holds Barred.” Movement should be subtle and front-to-back, not side-to-side, to ensure that the camera shot doesn’t lose the wrestler.

You may also be asked to sit with the play-by-play announcer and provide color commentary. The whole point in doing commentary is not to get yourself over, but to talk about the match in the ring — the strategy, the story, your experiences wrestling those in the ring — and the angle, if any, that you’re a part of. It’s good to use commentary to get over a feud you’re in, but don’t let that dominate the conversation. Let the play-by-play announcer feed you and lead the conversation in the direction he needs it to go. Don’t do play-by-play while providing commentary — that is the play-by-play announcer’s job — and don’t talk over him. It sounds awful when you hear people talking at the same time on TV. Finally, don’t bury other wrestlers during commentary. I once had a wrestler bury the entire roster other than himself while providing color commentary, and when he finished I asked him why any viewer would buy a ticket to see a group of wrestlers who suck. “I was just being a heel,” he said, but it doesn’t get heat and it’s bad business to put yourself over at the expense of the company.

If you’re interested in doing play-by-play, here is the best advice I can give you: don’t abuse your viewers’ trust by lying to them or insulting them with extreme exaggerations. Don’t say that a wrestler is 40 feet in the air when he is only six feet from the mat. Don’t say that one guy was kicked in the mouth by a dropkick when he obviously took the impact in the chest. Don’t use “He may have broken him in half!” too much: after hearing it a dozen times, the viewer becomes numb to hearing about a wrestler being halved without actually seeing it occur. Use your voice (don’t try to sound like Michael Buffer, because it’s hard to understand), project it clearly, punch keywords, keep a steady pace except during the most dramatic moments, and be enthusiastic but don’t yell at your audience.

Airing a television program on the indie scene usually requires taping more than one week of television programming at a single event. The first time I did television, I was instructed to always bring two sets of gear, so if I had to work twice it would give the impression that the viewers were seeing me in two different weeks. I hated that, as some of those viewers may have been at the event and could remember otherwise. In announcing, I hated to refer to the two tapings as separate weeks and eventually lobbied, successfully, against it.

Remember, the television cameras pick up everything that the fans see and hear (and in larger arenas, much of what fans can’t see or hear). A whiffed punch can be hard to edit out, as can a wrestler calling a spot too loudly. Despite the extra labor required to be a part of a television program, it’s the best kind of exposure and gives wrestlers a chance to learn to be a part of angles that fans can follow, so it’s definitely worth the trouble.

Somebody Get Out There!

The first-ever World League Wrestling on PAX-TV programs were taped in February 2002 in suburban St. Louis. Harley originally had me penciled in to lose to our champion, “Drill Instructor” Dennis McHawes, in the first taping, which I would have been fine with except the second taping featured me in a six-man tag match against McHawes, Trevor Murdoch, and former NHL star Tony Twist, a legendary ass-kicker.

The story was that I’d do interviews for radio and TV stations and I’d knock Twist, hurling insults like, Hockey players are nothing more than fighting figure skaters. “When I step into the ring with him, I’ll drop him with a right to his jaw,” I promised. Because Twist and I built interest and had people talking about the match, I didn’t want the TV viewers or the live audience to see me until that match.

Since he was our champion, McHawes needed a strong win on our first taping and I didn’t want to cheapen the pop Twist would get when he hit me with his haymaker. I instead recommended that Derek McQuinn, a student of mine who I thought was believable enough to look like a threat to the champion and who wouldn’t be hurt by losing, since we could get him over by saying that he was the first rookie in WLW history to receive a shot at the title.

I was stretching in the locker room during the first taping when referee Skippy Johnson burst through the door, frantic. He told me that the main-event match for the first taping went short and that he needed a short match from “anybody.” I thought quickly and decided that it wouldn’t hurt to get a strong win first, so I told Skippy to send somebody to the ring to put me over as I was running down the hallway.

I entered the ring and waited for my opponent, who turned out to be another one of my students, Josh Besore. I called the opening spot to the referee as he was checking me for foreign objects, then he relayed the spot to Besore. I called everything on the fly, we had a so-so match, and I went over to look like a legitimate threat to Twist. I really wanted to win by knockout to establish that I had a heavy right hand, since I’d promised to drop Twist, but that’s just not something you do on a Harley Race show without his consent.

Off-topic but important to note, I did drop Twist to the mat with a punch in the six-man match because I thought it was important, as a heel, to make good on my promise and not just talk trash. Of course, it didn’t knock him out and he eventually knocked me out with a two-punch combo. He didn’t pin me, though: no way in hell would I let a hockey player pin me inside a wrestling ring. Trevor dropped an elbow on me, which I could later put over as the blow that put me away, and covered me for the pin.

NEXT WEEK:

Chapter 20: When Things Go Awry

Chapter 21: The Elephant in the Room

Chapter 22: Being Booked for a WWE Show

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