Has anyone here ever tried wrestling?

[kcordloh]

I always wonder, when I am reading the threads, how many guys how are actually indy wrestlers are lurking.
Or have at least tried it?

I wish I would, but I can't imagine trying to fall intentionally. Or let a guy hit me... No thank you.

I searched, couldn't find this thread already.
If you are a wrestler, got any links? I always enjoy checking out random matches

 

[Slash-LN]

There's at least one dude on here that has talked about training and stuff.

I want to say he has a thread in the Bar Room section.

I can't remember his name off the top of my head though.

EDIT: Found it for you

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=276733

 

[kcordloh]

Thank you!

 

[nightmare]

Wrestling is a gateway drug that leads to alcoholism and cocaine addiction. They even put warnings on the packaging urging you not to try it at home. Be careful with that shit man.


JJ trains and Freddy has posted some of his stuff in the bar room also. Do some digging & I am sure you will find some folks. The archives are your friend.

 

[DirtyJosé]

I had friends in high school that wanted me, the bigger guy, to put them through tables we stole from school and things like that. I think I'd like to train but I don't think I'd ever wish to make it anything more than that. Life on the road is not really my style.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

I did some training just so see what it was like because as a wrestling fan and with a wrestling school (several actually) here in Dublin at my disposal I may as well have. It was hard. It hurt. IDK how people not in good shape do it to be honest. Which is probably why I admire the shit out of a guy like Kevin Steen, who despite his size and weight rarely got blown up and if he did it was because he was doing such athletic maneuvers in the match.

 

[TheHellmouth]

I don't think this counts but my friends and I ran a backyard promotion that put on free shows for kids at a trailer park in my town for 4 years. We weren't trained though. It's really fun to be a character like that. Our ring was pretty stiff though.

 

[kcordloh]

I did some training just so see what it was like because as a wrestling fan and with a wrestling school (several actually) here in Dublin at my disposal I may as well have. It was hard. It hurt. IDK how people not in good shape do it to be honest. Which is probably why I admire the shit out of a guy like Kevin Steen, who despite his size and weight rarely got blown up and if he did it was because he was doing such athletic maneuvers in the match.

Did they run you around a lot, or any of those fabled 1000-squat drills?
Or was it just the demands of falling and getting back up again and again?

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Did they run you around a lot, or any of those fabled 1000-squat drills?
Or was it just the demands of falling and getting back up again and again?

We'd start off every two hour training session with some cardio, so 30 mountain climbers, sit ups, squats and press ups. It wasn't that bad it for people who were there and out of shape it was hard. Or for newer people like myself initially who the intensity of it effected. Then you'd get in the ring and do five front/face bumps, five back bumps, five flip bumps and then each person would receive five clotheslines from another, five flapjacks to utilize the face bumps and five hip tosses to utilize the flip bump. If you failed to hit them correctly there'd be stoppages during class so you could have another go until you got it right. After that it was general stuff, learning the basics. I only did five classes before work took over, but it was definitely interesting.

 

[lil steroid meat]

I'd love to and I love the showman aspect of it. Just can't put my body through that though. Couldn't even make it through the "suicide" running drills in basketball tryouts in high school.

Salute to the guys that do.

 

[kcordloh]

We'd start off every two hour training session with some cardio, so 30 mountain climbers, sit ups, squats and press ups. It wasn't that bad it for people who were there and out of shape it was hard. Or for newer people like myself initially who the intensity of it effected. Then you'd get in the ring and do five front/face bumps, five back bumps, five flip bumps and then each person would receive five clotheslines from another, five flapjacks to utilize the face bumps and five hip tosses to utilize the flip bump. If you failed to hit them correctly there'd be stoppages during class so you could have another go until you got it right. After that it was general stuff, learning the basics. I only did five classes before work took over, but it was definitely interesting.

That sounds kinda painful.
I am definitely curious though, to bad there isn't a training school around me that I know of. I wouldn't mind trying a bump, I think... Wishful thinking I imagine

 

[Wrestlingfan100]

Monster Factory 2012, my brother and I, Monster Factory had had bam bam bigelo, angle, cm punk and sheamus all come and train a bit there.

bumping was horrible, didn't hurt just couldn't be brave enough to do it really
chain wrestling was fun to learn and my brother was better at running the ropes.
I was about a year into karate and working out with my personal trainer now I think I could do better.

 

[Allendawson]

NO I haven't.. Got a chance once at school but missed it

 

[RJ Fletcher]

I actually thought there would be more guys on here that stepped into the squared circle! I started in 1997 and quit in 2012. I also "retired" several times in between. It was fun, but towards the end, I was hating everything about it. I enjoy being a fan more than popping a crowd. Oh, and I also enjoy not hurting more than popping a crowd

 

[The Boss]

I have. I went through the training at Johnny Diamond's Stompers and a bit at Roger Ruffen's Bonekrushers (also founded by Johnny Diamond). I've wrestled, refereed (I was always the ref called upon to take the bump lol) and eventually moved up to booker and co-promoter as Johnny fell ill. I've worked with Legends like Demolition, Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine (his elbow drops are stiff as hell), Honky Tonk Man, Al Snow, Bobby Fulton, Marty Jennetty, Rosie, Tommy "Sunny" Sytch, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Beautiful Bobby Harmon, Rakishi, Carlito Colon and Dan "The Beast" Severn In addition I have also worked with names such as The Monster Abyss, Wildcat Chris Harris, Shark Boy, and Indy favorites like Kongo Kong, King Kahuna and Psycho Sam Cody.

Since retiring I have remained active as a ring announcer, commentator and other on air rolls in addition to audio and video production.

 

[Trill Co$by]

I actually started wrestling in high school, yes in the indies. I worked in North Carolina when I was 17 and then got licensed for South Carolina after I turned 18... I stopped wrestling when I turn 21 because I wasn't able to make bookings outside of the territory as often as I could. I still train at the school I go to, just to stay somewhat ring ready. I've got a reliable transportation now and money saved up to where I can probably give it another go, but I'm waiting to finish college first and then go from there (need a Plan B).

I did some training just so see what it was like because as a wrestling fan and with a wrestling school (several actually) here in Dublin at my disposal I may as well have. It was hard. It hurt. IDK how people not in good shape do it to be honest. Which is probably why I admire the shit out of a guy like Kevin Steen, who despite his size and weight rarely got blown up and if he did it was because he was doing such athletic maneuvers in the match.

Well just because they're heavy, doesn't mean they're out of shape. In fact, I weigh between 235lbs to 248lbs and stand only 5'10"... that's considered out of shape too, but managed to actually get some ring time in. Yeah it was short, but it was further than some of the skinnier people got. It's more so about pain tolerance than anything.

 

[WBL]

I originally thought about going into pro wrestling, just a bit here and there. I'm not in the best physical shape, but I'm a large enough guy that making a match a short squash would be believable. The biggest problem for me, though, was the memorization. I don't think I'd be able to memorize an entire 10 minute match and then whip out the moves in perfect sequence once I'm out there with people watching.

 

[Trill Co$by]

I originally thought about going into pro wrestling, just a bit here and there. I'm not in the best physical shape, but I'm a large enough guy that making a match a short squash would be believable. The biggest problem for me, though, was the memorization. I don't think I'd be able to memorize an entire 10 minute match and then whip out the moves in perfect sequence once I'm out there with people watching.

If you're trained right, you won't have to. All you'll need to know are a few "go to" spots, the time you're allowed, and who goes over.

 

[Kris Benwa]

I have. I went through the training at Johnny Diamond's Stompers and a bit at Roger Ruffen's Bonekrushers (also founded by Johnny Diamond). I've wrestled, refereed (I was always the ref called upon to take the bump lol) and eventually moved up to booker and co-promoter as Johnny fell ill. I've worked with Legends like Demolition, Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine (his elbow drops are stiff as hell), Honky Tonk Man, Al Snow, Bobby Fulton, Marty Jennetty, Rosie, Tommy "Sunny" Sytch, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Beautiful Bobby Harmon, Rakishi, Carlito Colon and Dan "The Beast" Severn In addition I have also worked with names such as The Monster Abyss, Wildcat Chris Harris, Shark Boy, and Indy favorites like Kongo Kong, King Kahuna and Psycho Sam Cody.

Since retiring I have remained active as a ring announcer, commentator and other on air rolls in addition to audio and video production.

How was Bonekrushers? I was looking at trying my hand at wrestling there when I come home from college for the summer and spending the next 8 months getting in the best condition I can. I haven't seen any real reviews or details of what they do at the school besides from them. I've seen some of the matches the NWF has on Youtube and it seems like there definitely are wrestlers who understand wrestling from what I can tell on there. Basically what I'm asking is how was your experience at Bonekrushers?

 

[The Boss]

How was Bonekrushers? I was looking at trying my hand at wrestling there when I come home from college for the summer and spending the next 8 months getting in the best condition I can. I haven't seen any real reviews or details of what they do at the school besides from them. I've seen some of the matches the NWF hason Youtube and it seems like there definitelyare wrestlers who understand wrestling from what I can tell on there. Basically what I'm asking is how was your experience at Bonekrushers?

I loved it. I occasionally go back for a few training sessions and take a few bumps whenever I get the itch to come back but I'm way out of shape anymore to seriously think of a comeback. But I give this the top grade. They focus on conditioning first and then basics before they ever let you go into any major training. You train with the trained roster and often get sessions with guys like The Monster Abyss, Wildcat Chris Harris, Karl Anderson or others who have made it so that when you finally go into the ring for your first match you are ready and know what you are doing.

 

[Trill Co$by]

I loved it. I occasionally go back for a few training sessions and take a few bumps whenever I get the itch to come back but I'm way out of shape anymore to seriously think of a comeback. But I give this the top grade. They focus on conditioning first and then basics before they ever let you go into any major training. You train with the trained roster and often get sessions with guys like The Monster Abyss, Wildcat Chris Harris, Karl Anderson or others who have made it so that when you finally go into the ring for your first match you are ready and know what you are doing.

Were these free or were they separate seminars? I ask because the school I went to did something similar where they were free to the students that trained there, but others who wanted to attend could pay for admission.

 

[Aeon Mathix]

I wrestled for a promotion a few years ago called Vanguard Championship Wrestling based out of Newport News, Virgina. I only did it for about 6 months and had to leave because of the military. Didn't do much but a couple squash matches and they aren't on youtube, but if you search the promotion name they have some shows and matches on there. Abeit shitty camera but it is what it is.

It was quite different than what I thought it would be like. There's a lot more to it then it looks like on TV. There's a certain way to do everything from taking 3 big running steps across the ring (ours was small obviously) and pivoting on your left foot and grabbing the ropes right when you get there to rebound off of them, to landing the right way on a bump. There is just an art to it all and it was a fantastic time. I would love to go back to it but I can't right now due to other committments.

I would like to point out I helped put together our ring for shows and that thing just looks dangerous. It's a bunch of metal rods and you lay pieces of wood on them and then cover it with a tarp for the mat. It gives it that bouncing effect because there is nothing holding the wood underneath together. Unforgiving to say the least and makes me respect wrestling all the more. I honestly don't think I could do that over 300 days a year.

 

[The Boss]

Were these free or were they separate seminars? I ask because the school I went to did something similar where they were free to the students that trained there, but others who wanted to attend could pay for admission.

It is free only for the trainees. There is one free trial day per year and the Monster Abyss did make an unannounced appearance this year so you never know.

 

[Freddy4190]

I wrestle. I do backyard wrestling. One fed I wrestle for has a 20x20 ft. ring, i've been trained by guys who were professionally trained so I guess that sort of works. I also wrestle on mats in another fed. It's so much fun. I've had a few injuries from it, just simple mistakes. Shit happens, y'know. I've had a few concussions, busted my nose twice, um.. I have a pinched sciatic nerve from a poorly executed flip bump. That's a killer.