As promised, I am trying to make this blog a weekly event... Every week I will be saluting someone for their positive contributions to pro wrestling and I will have an Idiot of the week.
WRESTLING PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK
Alan Bolte - Ring announcer in pro wrestling for 27 years
IDIOT OF THE WEEK
The French Midget
APW BOOT CAMP CELEBRITIES
We are in the process of training "Strongman" Jon Andersen. Jon came to us through his agent who had been referred to APW Boot Camp by some of the best in the industry. We are training him privately and over the next several weeks, you will be seeing more and more of him. He stands at around 6'1" and weighs around 310 pounds and you can't miss him. This guy has a solid build. At first glance, he reminds you of either Scott Steiner or Billy Gunn in terms of facial features. He has competed on Strongman and I have had many fans already tell me they have seen him on ESPN or FOX SPORTS. Dominik Jerry will soon be interviewing Jon and introducing him to wrestling fans via our website.
The APW Boot Camp has always been fortunate with celebrities coming to the Boot Camp. Years ago, Alex Stewart a Defenseive End with the Cincinnati Bengals came to us to train but he was having many problems and suing the Dallas Cowboys and he dropped out and never panned out. Of course, we trained Dalip Singh, now known as GIANT KAHLI in WWE. Speaking of Dalip, we are set to train 3 more from India. They are being sent by the same people that sent us Dalip.
MORE CELEBRITIES IN TRAINING
In our July 2007 camp, we have a son of a famous actor and country singer. You have seen his father in many movies. He usually plays the role of a bad ass, gambler and for the most part a heel. Of couse, he always ends up in some love scene as all the chicks usually chase him in his movies. He has also been known as one of the better country singers. I am not going to reveal his name so that his son can enjoy some privacy while training. When I feel the time is right, I will reveal his name.
YES WE TRAINED MIDGETS TOO
Heck, some of you don't know this but at one time several years back, we trained a midget wrestler. He came to us through another student and dropped out because of some back problems. We never officially released him from his financial obligation by having him provide us with a doctors letter. He then returned a couple of years later to the Boot Camp and 3 weeks into the training he approaches me and asks me this great question -
"Can I go through this 2 year training camp without having to bump".
I knew the guy was a vagina and told him NO and he dropped out again. Again, I didn't hassle him for a doctors letter but he said the doctor told him if he wrestled or bumped again he would be risking permanent paralysis. The guy became a trainer of ISW wrestlers a year later. It always amazes me when guys that dropout and never completed their training begin training other wrestlers. Why our dropouts? Probably because in 3 weeks training they learn more than they could in a year with anyone else in Northern California. The guy ended up wrestling again in SPW.
He has been known as a mark in the locker room as I have heard from both Indy wrestlers and big-name wrestlers they feel he is a mark.
The worse part about him is not him being a woos but the fact he is also two-faced. He always shows respect to me and shakes my hand in front of the fans when he sees me at shows but in the locker room, he is known to bad mouth me and APW. He is nice to me in front of fans so that I don't take his queer hand shake and shoot a turning arm bar on him. Trust me, I wouldn't work the turning arm bar. Our students know this as I was just in with the current beginners class fine-tuning their basic fundamental holds and preparing them for their in-ring skill test at the end of the camp. By the way, Dana Lee does a great job with the Beginners as does his assistant Joseph. These students are looking solid and has to be the best group we have had in a very long time. SOLID!
Sometimes, I wish this midget wrestler had completed his training so I could have stretched him. Hell, I still might stretch him anyhow some day if I get a hair up my ass. It would be pretty embarassing for everyone. For him to have a 53 year old shoot wrestling hold after wrestling hold and break him down in front of wrestling fans and it would be embarassing for me and bring me more heat because they'd probably accuse me of midget tossing. Had he completed his training with us, I could have saved the pay day and airfare and hotel of flying in Nasty Boy and I could have put him in the ring with Cowboy Lang on every show. We could have used a French midget wrestler.
YOU ALL WISH YOU HAD A MELISSA
Congratulations are in order to Melissa Anderson for her upcoming bookings in Japan and for the Shimmer tournament. I'd love to book her against some of the "IDIOT WIMPS" who post on message boards and just tell her I want the match a little on the stiff side and let her go to work. After a recent workout in Los Angeles with a real Japan wrestling legend, they were convinced they liked her style when some relaxed chain wrestling parlayed into some stiff shots. I am convinced she would stretch most of the wimps posting on message boards.
PLUGS
Let me get them out of the way as they help pay the bills. www.onestopwrestleshop.com for all of your merchandise needs. This includes pro wrestlers looking for portfolios. For all your online footage, visit www.clickwrestle.com and for training visit the APW BOOT CAMP at http://www.allprowrestling.com/new_boot_camp/new_camp_index.htm
MARKUS MAC NEWEST APW STAR
Go check out the latest APW podcast. The Mac has it. Many of you are familiar with his views on APW if you read some of the Northern California message boards including the APW message boards. Go listen to him on the podcast. I believe the link is on the our message boards and the right hand side of our front page.
APW WRESTLERS ON THE ROAD
Congratulations are in order to some of our pro wrestlers for doing an event in Portugal in August 2007. The eyes are being dotted and t's crossed on the contract and an offical announcement should be forthcoming. Again, it pays to have a Gabe Ramirez who is knocking on doors and getting the boys some bookings. Something no other training school can offer. I wish I could go to Portugal - I speak the language but Gabe says he is waiting to book the guys in Carnyville and since I speak Carny, I will be going...
Until the next blog...
DON'T BE IDIOTS!
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