Steve Blackman interview

**BobBitchen** · 11-26-2005, 12:47 PM

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriot...960.xml&coll=1
3 page interview here/l\

Ex-wrestler helps others pin down a career move
Lethal Weapon of WWF runs school in city
Friday, November 25, 2005
BY BARBARA MILLER
Of Our Palmyra Bureau

"Drill some of those escapes," the former six-time Hardcore WWF champion known as Lethal Weapon says to the pairs of wrestlers grappling in the ring.

The sparsely equipped rented gym on North Sixth Street in Harrisburg is a long way from the laser-lighted arenas where Steve Blackman shined as one of the former World Wrestling Federation's stars, wrestling around the world off and on from 1986 to 2001.

Gone are the chanting crowds. No more kicking butt on "Raw is War" two-hour specials on Monday nights. Lethal Weapon action figures are no longer hot items on eBay.

Blackman is back in the trenches.

The 42-year-old native of Lebanon County operates Steve Blackman's Pro Wrestling School for guys who aspire to become pro wrestlers or ultimate fighters.

At a recent class, Doychin Manchorov, a former Bulgarian national champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, exhausted his opponents one by one. After an hour, he'd had enough, too, sporting a ripening bruise under his right eye.

"You're afraid from bears, don't go in the woods," Manchorov said of the injury.

That's the attitude a fighter needs, Blackman said.

"If you're in the WWE for a living, you have to be able to deal with a lot of pain," he said. The World Wrestling Federation is now World Wrestling Entertainment.

"I've thought about going back quite a few times -- on days I feel good. On days my neck hurts, I don't," Blackman said.

11-26-2005, 12:47 PM	#1
BobBitchen 0-2 retired Posts: 588	Steve Blackman interview http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriot...960.xml&coll=1 3 page interview here/l\ Ex-wrestler helps others pin down a career move Lethal Weapon of WWF runs school in city Friday, November 25, 2005 BY BARBARA MILLER Of Our Palmyra Bureau "Drill some of those escapes," the former six-time Hardcore WWF champion known as Lethal Weapon says to the pairs of wrestlers grappling in the ring. The sparsely equipped rented gym on North Sixth Street in Harrisburg is a long way from the laser-lighted arenas where Steve Blackman shined as one of the former World Wrestling Federation's stars, wrestling around the world off and on from 1986 to 2001. Gone are the chanting crowds. No more kicking butt on "Raw is War" two-hour specials on Monday nights. Lethal Weapon action figures are no longer hot items on eBay. Blackman is back in the trenches. The 42-year-old native of Lebanon County operates Steve Blackman's Pro Wrestling School for guys who aspire to become pro wrestlers or ultimate fighters. At a recent class, Doychin Manchorov, a former Bulgarian national champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, exhausted his opponents one by one. After an hour, he'd had enough, too, sporting a ripening bruise under his right eye. "You're afraid from bears, don't go in the woods," Manchorov said of the injury. That's the attitude a fighter needs, Blackman said. "If you're in the WWE for a living, you have to be able to deal with a lot of pain," he said. The World Wrestling Federation is now World Wrestling Entertainment. "I've thought about going back quite a few times -- on days I feel good. On days my neck hurts, I don't," Blackman said.