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**The One** · 03-08-2006, 03:12 PM

This is such a bull shit question man. I could give you a hundred stories for and against joining, and it doesn't mean you would ever experience anything close to what I did. Not all schools are the same. Hell most schools vary a great range. Some schools will basically beat you senseless and call you a pussy for bleeding...some schools will say your the best mic worker in the history of the biz so long as you can remember a catch phrase.

There are a few universal truths. The first of which is, you will feel pain. I promise you. And not just like a few seconds...hell the worst pain comes the next morning usually. The second universal truth is, odds are you arn't going to make money off of this. You will go in for thousands of dollars, and maybe when it's all said and done you might make a hundred a night...factor in most areas (I'm talking about non-coastal United States here) only do maybe one or two indy shows a month...doctor's bills, heating pads, chiropractic care (GET IT!), etc....more then anything you probably will lose a lot of money. The final universal truth is, you must fucking love it. I'm not talking about you like to watch it on TV, you think it's fun to see it live, etc...you have to love every aspect of it. If you have that kind of love for it...does it matter what anyone here will say? I wouldn't trade my time with indy wrestling for the world, but the truth is I am now 23, have a bad back, have had 2 knee operations and need a third, and don't have much to show for it...but I loved doing it, I got a feeling I can't express every time I performed, be it close to a thousand people or less then 20.

If it's something you love, then do it. And if you get there and realise it isn't for you...leave. It happens all the time. No shame in it, just maybe it wasn't the right fit for you.

03-08-2006, 03:12 PM	#2
The One Boss Posts: 17,611	This is such a bull shit question man. I could give you a hundred stories for and against joining, and it doesn't mean you would ever experience anything close to what I did. Not all schools are the same. Hell most schools vary a great range. Some schools will basically beat you senseless and call you a pussy for bleeding...some schools will say your the best mic worker in the history of the biz so long as you can remember a catch phrase. There are a few universal truths. The first of which is, you will feel pain. I promise you. And not just like a few seconds...hell the worst pain comes the next morning usually. The second universal truth is, odds are you arn't going to make money off of this. You will go in for thousands of dollars, and maybe when it's all said and done you might make a hundred a night...factor in most areas (I'm talking about non-coastal United States here) only do maybe one or two indy shows a month...doctor's bills, heating pads, chiropractic care (GET IT!), etc....more then anything you probably will lose a lot of money. The final universal truth is, you must fucking love it. I'm not talking about you like to watch it on TV, you think it's fun to see it live, etc...you have to love every aspect of it. If you have that kind of love for it...does it matter what anyone here will say? I wouldn't trade my time with indy wrestling for the world, but the truth is I am now 23, have a bad back, have had 2 knee operations and need a third, and don't have much to show for it...but I loved doing it, I got a feeling I can't express every time I performed, be it close to a thousand people or less then 20. If it's something you love, then do it. And if you get there and realise it isn't for you...leave. It happens all the time. No shame in it, just maybe it wasn't the right fit for you.