I have been considering incessantly about my Christmas vacation recollections over my life. From the time I used to be in highschool till now (for probably the most half) it has concerned one thing to do with wrestling. Whether or not it was a Christmas event in highschool or some professional motion or simply having vacation enjoyable with mates.

A few of my favourite recollections are from England, the place I might spend time wrestling and having fun with the nation. England feels proper at Christmas time. I have been in a position to expertise the vacation markets in London, which was unbelievable. One thing about England at Christmas time makes it really feel like a Disney film. 

My favourite wrestling recollections in England featured the boys at Spotland. They had been all the time a enjoyable time and super-friendly. After our matches, we would exit to dinner or procuring at Primark. However the very best time or most memorable was once I met up with them on the facility in an previous mill wanting place exterior of Manchester. That they had some enjoyable stuff deliberate that night.

The matches had been among the most enjoyable I might ever had in a wrestling setting. We performed round enjoying pop the balloon with physique slam challenges the place we slammed previous Santa Claus. Intelligent sport and also you would not consider how troublesome it was to pop a balloon with one other man’s physique.

That very same day (at the very least in my recollection) we did a custard match. WTF is custard? Some kind of pudding it appears, nevertheless it was slimy, gooey and enjoyable to roll round in. I do not know if it was the silliness of the substance or the truth that the Spotland boys all the time made wrestling enjoyable. Proficient wrestlers and hilarious personalities. 

There have been extra matches together with an oil match and a tag match, which had been joyous as properly.

The post-match meal was yummy and a delight. We had a pleasant little vacation get together with the staff. It was extra than simply enjoyable wrestling, it was camaraderie like nearly nowhere else I’ve skilled. We positively felt like mates. 

I bear in mind they even got here to look at me wrestle at a reside professional occasion in England as a staff. I miss these guys!

Some good occasions had been had at ol’ Thunders when my buddy Massive Horny & I dressed up as Santa and an overworked Elf. We wore full physique costumes that hid our faces, however we beloved enjoying and being characters. Massive Horny and I are real-life buddies and have comparable personalities (or used to), so it was a enjoyable time throughout my first yr(s) in Florida throughout the holidays.

Final yr, I used to be at an AirBNB in Clearwater and spent 2 days adorning it for the Wrestler4Hire X-mas Specials. I all the time consider them final minute – it is simply how my thoughts works. I discover pleasure and pleasure in adorning for a video. I believe that is why I am focusing extra on Superhero themed stuff these days. I spend days adjusting units (and hopefully in the future I will get good at it). I acquired to wrap presents and put little surprises in every for the wrestlers to make use of…and I did not inform them what was inside, which made it extra enjoyable to see their faces once they opened up the items and, in the end, used them on one another.

I bear in mind one yr, I had Blake Starr & Ricky Vegas come over my condo and we tore my spare bed room aside to make room for a vacation wrestling video. One thing about doing what you’re keen on with Christmas music within the background.  It is positively my favourite time of yr. Though, summer season is rapidly heading in the direction of first place.

Appears to be like like this yr can be a quiet one, so perhaps I will hit up some buddies to see if throughout the vacation lull (between Christmas and New Years Eve) they wanna meet up for some good ol’ usual wrestling. Perhaps we’ll movie subsequent yr’s BIG wrestling match.

The final Christmas time reminiscence I might prefer to share is from Excessive Faculty. Reducing weight for wrestling season throughout the holidays is one thing I acquired used to. That might imply mild on Thanksgiving and nothing loopy on Christmas eve or day. No huge deal. 

It made all of it much more worthwhile once I gained my solely GOLD MEDAL in wrestling. I might obtained my share of silver medals and some bronze, however 2003 is once I gained my first (and solely) gold medal. The truth is, my entire staff did fairly properly. I might like to share the image of us because it simply popped up on Fb recollections, however I will hold their identities secret. 

I believe as a staff we positioned 4th (which was nice for us contemplating on dimension and former years inserting). I am not gonna pat myself on the again because the event wasn’t tremendous prestigious.

It was our 2nd yr attending this event after pleading with our coach the prior season to get us extra event motion. Our first yr attending, I believe I positioned 2nd to the dude’s older brother that I had beat the yr I gained.

I pinned my first opponent in like 40 seconds, the following dude was extra robust however I believe I gained on resolution or late pin (however that might be false data – however I positively gained) then within the Championship Finals I tech falled the man (if reminiscence serves me proper). Which means I gained by 15 or extra factors they usually stopped the match. My buddy and fellow staff captain had really began wrestling his Championship Spherical match on the mats subsequent to me and the two factors I recalled giving up had been as a result of I used to be too targeted on his match.

It was enjoyable to see all these medals round a bunch of hooligans from my college…and having the staff really get a (little) trophy for our group success. I hope it nonetheless sits within the trophy case at the highschool. I will need to verify subsequent time I’m going again.

I do not know if this weblog posts is definitely learn, however I do know I’ve loved reminiscing on years-gone-by. I truthfully hope you discovered some pleasure and perhaps a little bit spirit of the season whether or not it was studying this or remembering one thing particular out of your life or sharing the vacation with these you care about.

Life has been wild and seemingly worrying throughout – I hope these subsequent few weeks are peaceable and crammed with laughter and smiles.