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Anybody in here actually pro wrestle?

I might have tried to get into pro wrestling and/or MMA if I had more supportive people in my life when I was a child/teenager. I didn't realize until way too late that the opinions of people with no creativity, education, or talent don't mean much. Rock/Austin inspired me to be athletic at a young age but I was convinced there was no point in even trying to compete due to the influence of my family members.
 
VulcanNervPinch said:
Give it some more thought.

Unless you're a celebrity, I don't think you'll find anyone to hire you that way...and if you could, you sure as shit wouldn't want to be in the ring trusting your health to the kind of untrained opponent you might have. Or to your own inexperience, even if your opponent was competent.

Even for tiny local piss-ant shows, the workers are generally students from the gym of someone reputable, who've put in enough work to have some ability and safety skill.

If you haven't, read some autobiographies of pros who cover their early years and getting their start. I'm not in the biz, but I've read a few and have a general recollection of the process.

As a rough guess, I'd figure, if you really want to make it happen, figure on at least a few months of regular, hard work (and membership paying) with a legit trainer before you're ready.
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I'm not looking to hire on as a career or anything. There are a couple of smaller traveling shows I've seen and been to that feature a lot of amateur guys, and a friend of a friend did a few shows with them. I used to fight (amateur) in a couple different fight sports, and do BJJ now, so I figure with a month or two of PW specific training I ought to be able to manage one show just for kicks. It'd make for great beer story down the road lol.
 
I'd say... go hook up with a school. A lot of promotions are generally connected to schools in the area. Once you go in and train for a bit... then you'll know if it's for you...
 
Years ago a good friend of mine saved up, packed up a few things and went to Ohio Valley Wrestling aka the old training for WWE. He was a huge guy and said it was easily the most challenging thing he's ever done.

Main thing he kept saying was how quite a bit of the guys from the main roster were very helpful and visited often. Apparently Randy Orton was off tv due to injury and helped a bunch in his spare time. He didn't last more than a few months but he's got a bunch of cool stories and pictures.
 
VulcanNervPinch said:
Give it some more thought.

Unless you're a celebrity, I don't think you'll find anyone to hire you that way...and if you could, you sure as shit wouldn't want to be in the ring trusting your health to the kind of untrained opponent you might have. Or to your own inexperience, even if your opponent was competent.

Even for tiny local piss-ant shows, the workers are generally students from the gym of someone reputable, who've put in enough work to have some ability and safety skill.

If you haven't, read some autobiographies of pros who cover their early years and getting their start. I'm not in the biz, but I've read a few and have a general recollection of the process.

As a rough guess, I'd figure, if you really want to make it happen, figure on at least a few months of regular, hard work (and membership paying) with a legit trainer before you're ready.
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Dudes like Roddy trained for two years before appearing at a shit show
 
JamesRyko said:
I might have tried to get into pro wrestling and/or MMA if I had more supportive people in my life when I was a child/teenager. I didn't realize until way too late that the opinions of people with no creativity, education, or talent don't mean much. Rock/Austin inspired me to be athletic at a young age but I was convinced there was no point in even trying to compete due to the influence of my family members.
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You can still wrestle, roll and fight.

DDP was 36
 
I never completed but I did do some pro wrestling training in highschool. I have a friend who actually stuck with it and worked the indy circuit for a few years until he got married.
 
Wouldn't mind getting signed to NXT

plowing through their roster

Get signed to the main roster

Win the IC strap

Then challenge the champion at mania to unify the titles.

Leave mania holding both belts

Then go after the US title

By the start of 2018 I'd like to have all 3 titles.

Then I'd vacate the IC strap and they could have a tournament for it.
 
oddballposter said:
Wouldn't mind getting signed to NXT

plowing through their roster

Get signed to the main roster

Win the IC strap

Then challenge the champion at mania to unify the titles.

Leave mania holding both belts

Then go after the US title

By the start of 2018 I'd like to have all 3 titles.

Then I'd vacate the IC strap and they could have a tournament for it.
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Would you plow thru the divas like Batista?
 
Then, no.
I would not plow through the divas.
I would plow through the competition as in winning matches to gain the title
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