It at all times surprises me how lengthy it’s in-between weblog posts typically. Form of makes me consider the quote “the times are lengthy, however the years are brief.” You suppose it is solely been just a few days or even weeks…possibly a month, however subsequent factor you understand you are trying again and it has been months or years. Typically yesterday is a decade in the past.

I positively want and need to begin doing extra blogs, however sooner or later they appear redundant. I’ve made some notes to carry some extra impressed issues to this weblog, akin to interviews with wrestlers and tales from shoots. I, even, have one began concerning the wrestlers that obtained away. Well-known ones. Award profitable and championship caliber stars. You have seen them on TV or on the very least heard about them in blogs. Hell, I virtually had the son of a extensively recognized Hollywood actor….however these tales are but to return.

I, additionally, need to begin doing interviews with the wrestlers from Wrestler4hire – so who would you need me to start out with? I’ve just a few favorites in thoughts, however I positively need to hear from you. Additionally, what sorts of questions would you want me to ask? Go away them beneath within the remark part…or e-mail me.

I do know I am late on this and that is okay. It is not concerning the hype of understanding somebody well-known. Just a few weeks in the past, Scott Corridor handed away. It is apparent that he touched the wrestling world in a giant approach. From being a favourite of many homoerotic blogs to taking a lot of younger guys below his wing…or at the least to share knowledge and information. I being certainly one of them.

When i moved to Florida again in 2009/2010, I sought out just a few wrestling colleges in Central Florida. The one in my new hometown of Ocala, Florida had one of many “prime” colleges, however they wished a full $3000 tuition whether or not you had prior expertise or not. On the time, I used to be a 23 or 24 12 months previous child chasing a dream. I did not have that type of money and, to be sincere, contemplating who has come out of such college, I wasn’t eager on the dollar-for-dollar worth they supplied. I referred to as one other college or 2 with none response, together with one run by a really profitable WWE tag workforce. Making these calls and visits to locations like that may be intense. In my thoughts, I am speaking to celebrities. 

Lastly, I discovered a spot in Orlando that had a lot of lessons and ran stay occasions, too. They have been at all times bringing in visitor trainers and the top coach had some excessive stage expertise albeit nothing earth shattering. On the primary few months, many present and former WWE wrestlers and personnel stopped by. I discovered lots. Throughout these years, I used to be attending wrestling class up-and-down the East Coast…and typically past. I used to be a sponge. I contemplate these years (2010-2012) the years of my most exponential development as a performer. Sampling classes from many trainers old style and new college…together with Scott Corridor.

Holy Shit! Scott Corridor is at observe. He wasn’t my favourite wrestler as a child, however rattling was he a HUGE star on my TV throughout these adolescence. 

Scott is (was) absolutely the man. 

Not solely was he an infinite fountain of information and perception, however he was one of the crucial form dudes. I recall going to observe one night time however I can not recall if Scott was there all night or simply confirmed up close to the final bits. Nonetheless, I do know 100% that Scott confirmed up with some clothes and footwear that have been left at his home and he supplied them to anybody who wished them. I had to take a look at them. A close to model new pair of Nike’s…in measurement 12. They will not match me…however they will match my roommate. I needed to get them! So I introduced all of them the way in which residence 90 miles to my roommate and tag companion, who nonetheless has these footwear to today.

One other day, Scott exhibits up with 2 or 3 pairs of wrestling boots, knee pads and a pair elbow pads. Scott is huge and that features his toes/legs. I knew they would not match me, so I did not even strive. However the roommate did, after Scott insisted and would not relent. He appeared silly. The boots weren’t solely too huge for him in shoe measurement, however they went all the way in which to his knee. My roommate is 5’7″ and Scott is 6’5″ or so. My roommate hobbled round awkwardly within the boots. Scott wasn’t attempting to get wealthy off them. A more-than-fair $150 for the WWF worn boots and $35 for the pads. You’ll be able to’t even get used gear on the charge. And he wasn’t arduous up for cash. Merely, he was simply that good. 

Scott was at all times seemingly going above and past serving to individuals out and I am close to sure that he by no means acquired a dime for coming to class. Hell, when ESPN got here to movie their Documentary on him, we watched within the different room as he was in tears telling his story…however the wonderful half was after giving all that power to the interview, he INSISTED that the ESPN manufacturing workforce stick round to get footage of all these expertise younger cats coming in for wrestling class. So ESPN moved their cameras and set as much as watch a bunch of misfits attempting to good their craft after a long-ass day filming their actual story. Scott would not cease telling the workforce how nice everybody was.

Wow! This rant (stroll down reminiscence lane) is occurring lots longer than I anticipated. 

Scott even gave me a nickname. Since Justin Bieber was cool, I had grown my hair out and since I used to be in Florida, I walked round in flip flops virtually on a regular basis. Usually, I would just kick the footwear off and begin wrestling round within the ring. So with the lengthy hair and the naked toes, Scott beginning referring to me as “Von Erich” as a result of I resembled Kevin Von Erich. He thought I did not just like the reference, however I am a shy child from Nowhere, USA, it is a bit of awkward when an enormous a part of your childhood notices you sufficient to warrant a nickname. 

I’ve extra Scott tales and reminiscences. He was humorous, past form, clever and far more. 

The final second that I’ll share is when Scott determined that I’d beat one of many tag workforce champions on the occasion that night…then after I beat my opponent within the match, I’d get jumped by his companion, however, with out a lot effort, I might beat him, too. Each these guys have been heated…and I get it 100%, however I am not gonna inform Scott Corridor that I do not suppose we must always do it. Plus, my little (huge) ego needs to imagine that Scott noticed a star in me (or at the least one thing). I imply, he did give my again bumps “style-points” as a result of they have been “so candy.”

Don’t be concerned that solely went to my head a bit of, as a result of just a few months later, I had one other former WWE star inform me that I wasn’t excellent and even my again bumps weren’t horrible. The wrestling world is usually a mind-boggling place, nevertheless it’s a twilight zone that I can not seem to escape…and do I actually need to?