Irish Wolf Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 ...or apparently not. At the ripe old age of 33 I am the newest member at the Johnny Rodz school of professional wrestling. Work starts tomorrow and I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyde Hill Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Good luck mate hope its good. Remember three letters DDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningHamster Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Good luck man, let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest canyoudothecancan Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Double shooting star press off the rafters onto the announce table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remianen Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 ...or apparently not. At the ripe old age of 33 I am the newest member at the Johnny Rodz school of professional wrestling. Work starts tomorrow and I can't wait. Word? You signed up at Johnny Rodz? I can tell you one thing: you'll have fun. It's not as grueling as spring practice can be (college football) but it's not Pilates either. Just remember one thing: pain is mental first and foremost. If your body's not used to the kind of activity it'll go through, you'll get a lot of pain that isn't worth paying attention to. Just don't be that guy who drops out because his (insert basic joint here) hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Word? You signed up at Johnny Rodz? I can tell you one thing: you'll have fun. It's not as grueling as spring practice can be (college football) but it's not Pilates either. Just remember one thing: pain is mental first and foremost. If your body's not used to the kind of activity it'll go through, you'll get a lot of pain that isn't worth paying attention to. Just don't be that guy who drops out because his (insert basic joint here) hurts. Every joint already hurts but I don't care. Two bad knees, just got over a severe back muscle strain. But this is something I've always wanted to do so the pain is good. My problem is gonna be forgetting 20 years of martial arts and learning to fall how your supposed to for wrestling not how your supposed to for judo or Juijitsu. Johnny was really nice and he seemed really excited about me joining up, he's apparently already got some devious plans which include me going with an Amish gimmick to team with my friend who's already in the school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDreamerFan Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Word? You signed up at Johnny Rodz? I can tell you one thing: you'll have fun. It's not as grueling as spring practice can be (college football) but it's not Pilates either. Just remember one thing: pain is mental first and foremost. If your body's not used to the kind of activity it'll go through, you'll get a lot of pain that isn't worth paying attention to. Just don't be that guy who drops out because his (insert basic joint here) hurts. i always felt the worst part is the mental strain, but at 30 I doubt you'd have the same mental problems I had running threw my head at 18 during my first attempt at learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Good luck Apupunchau! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Wrestling School Day 1: Ouch Well I got talked into actually training today. Coming off the bad back Johnny said he'd keep me out of the ring til next week, but today he was like why don't you just step in for a bit watch, maybe do a few falls. Didn't have my gear, he lent me a pair of his own sneakers and bam in the ring I was. Started with just a few rolls to standing position, then I got moved up to back falls and by the end I was taking leg sweeps, single leg takedowns and double leg takedowns. My biggest concern exactly what I feared, unlearning stuff. In martial arts I pop right up into cat stance. In wrestling everything is much slower, no popping right up and your stance has both feet facing forward. It'll take me a week or two but I'll get it down. Thursday I think I'll be taking hip tosses and arm drags, seems a little quick, but learn by doing I guess. Apparently Johnny's already got me booked on WUW's next show. I suppose I'll be ready. I mean its basically just a training show. Mostly the audience is friends and family of the other workers. But seriously if you think its hard enough to get a lub like Land Mass to go more than 5 minutes you should see these guys. At Saturday night's show a lot of the matches were between 2 and 3 minutes. Anyway day one down hopefully years more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshadeex Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Apu, some friendly advice, be smart when you're taking your back bumps. You'll more than likely take several thousand over the next few months. They will take their toll on you. Make sure to do them right and land on the upper back, not the lower back. I watched a few people that trained when I did drop out because of blood in their urine because they refused to bump correctly. It's the most important thing you'll learn. You already have different ways to fall in your muscle memory, you need to undo that ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Apu, some friendly advice, be smart when you're taking your back bumps. You'll more than likely take several thousand over the next few months. They will take their toll on you. Make sure to do them right and land on the upper back, not the lower back. I watched a few people that trained when I did drop out because of blood in their urine because they refused to bump correctly. It's the most important thing you'll learn. You already have different ways to fall in your muscle memory, you need to undo that ASAP. The back bumps I got pretty quickly. It was the rolling and the standing I wasn't doing well. I landed wrong the first two time on the back bumps and learned my lessong real quick. I asked one of the older guys which part of the back I was suppose to land on and he explained the same way you did, upper back and feet with your lower back off the mat. Also the quick hand slap to absorb some of the impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 For those of you interested friends on another board convinced me to start a blog about the experience so I did. Its not gonna be fancy looking but hopefully it'll help hone my other love writing. Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Congrats to you for chasing the dream, will try to keep up with your blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Fromage Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Best of luck, Apu. I'll be interested to hear how you're progressing with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Casey Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Good luck, and 33? There's hope for me yet <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashbear Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 <p>Coming from a martial arts background, it has to be tough to essentially let someone kick your ass. Not maliciously...but still, pain is pain.</p><p> </p><p> Best of luck to you, I know everyone here will be rooting for you.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Okay folks so I've been booked and instead of starting a new thread to blatantly promote myself I thought I'd just add on to here. SO any of you in the NYC area who want to watch me suck something awful here ya go. I am booked on the next show which is May 1st, I'm not wrestling but its to introduce my character. I'll be a ringside presence for my tag team partner and "cousin" Amish Cousin Cyrus who will be getting a rematch for the title he lost at the last show. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for kids and the show is very family friendly. If you decide to come out they'll ask you who you're they're to see at the door tell them Amish Cousin Simon. This way I get credit for having people coming out. I know it seems odd to come out and see me when I won't actually be wrestling, although I will probably end up in the ring for a save or some such, but any support is good support. May 1st Gleason's Gym 77 Front St. 2nd Fl. doors open 7:30pm bell time 8:00pm Honestly the doors open more like 7:00 but whatever If you can't make it too or don't want to show up to an event where I'm not actually wrestling than please come out to the May 22nd show. This show is in Lower Manhattan on East Broadway. I don't have an exact address yet but I will soon. I will be wrestling in a tag team match with Amish Cousin Cyrus. Tickets for this are a little more expensive $20 but this is a taping for a TV pilot so I need as much support as possible. So showing up is great bringing signs rooting for the Amish Cousins would probably be cool too. When I get more information I'll let people know exactly where. Also I'll be putting up a link to my first Promo which was cut last night, as soon as it goes up on the WUW website. I don't say much but its still pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDreamerFan Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Okay folks so I've been booked and instead of starting a new thread to blatantly promote myself I thought I'd just add on to here. SO any of you in the NYC area who want to watch me suck something awful here ya go. I am booked on the next show which is May 1st, I'm not wrestling but its to introduce my character. I'll be a ringside presence for my tag team partner and "cousin" Amish Cousin Cyrus who will be getting a rematch for the title he lost at the last show. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for kids and the show is very family friendly. If you decide to come out they'll ask you who you're they're to see at the door tell them Amish Cousin Simon. This way I get credit for having people coming out. I know it seems odd to come out and see me when I won't actually be wrestling, although I will probably end up in the ring for a save or some such, but any support is good support. May 1st Gleason's Gym 77 Front St. 2nd Fl. doors open 7:30pm bell time 8:00pm Honestly the doors open more like 7:00 but whatever If you can't make it too or don't want to show up to an event where I'm not actually wrestling than please come out to the May 22nd show. This show is in Lower Manhattan on East Broadway. I don't have an exact address yet but I will soon. I will be wrestling in a tag team match with Amish Cousin Cyrus. Tickets for this are a little more expensive $20 but this is a taping for a TV pilot so I need as much support as possible. So showing up is great bringing signs rooting for the Amish Cousins would probably be cool too. When I get more information I'll let people know exactly where. Also I'll be putting up a link to my first Promo which was cut last night, as soon as it goes up on the WUW website. I don't say much but its still pretty funny. Dude, way to totally kill kayfabe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthsiddus2 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonmack Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Okay folks so I've been booked and instead of starting a new thread to blatantly promote myself I thought I'd just add on to here. SO any of you in the NYC area who want to watch me suck something awful here ya go. I am booked on the next show which is May 1st, I'm not wrestling but its to introduce my character. I'll be a ringside presence for my tag team partner and "cousin" Amish Cousin Cyrus who will be getting a rematch for the title he lost at the last show. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for kids and the show is very family friendly. If you decide to come out they'll ask you who you're they're to see at the door tell them Amish Cousin Simon. This way I get credit for having people coming out. I know it seems odd to come out and see me when I won't actually be wrestling, although I will probably end up in the ring for a save or some such, but any support is good support. May 1st Gleason's Gym 77 Front St. 2nd Fl. doors open 7:30pm bell time 8:00pm Honestly the doors open more like 7:00 but whatever If you can't make it too or don't want to show up to an event where I'm not actually wrestling than please come out to the May 22nd show. This show is in Lower Manhattan on East Broadway. I don't have an exact address yet but I will soon. I will be wrestling in a tag team match with Amish Cousin Cyrus. Tickets for this are a little more expensive $20 but this is a taping for a TV pilot so I need as much support as possible. So showing up is great bringing signs rooting for the Amish Cousins would probably be cool too. When I get more information I'll let people know exactly where. Also I'll be putting up a link to my first Promo which was cut last night, as soon as it goes up on the WUW website. I don't say much but its still pretty funny. If you turn out any good, I may have to sign you for NYCW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedew Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 That's a pretty crazy turnover from training to being booked. It's been less than a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashbear Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 That's a pretty crazy turnover from training to being booked. It's been less than a month! Yeah, at this rate you'll be opening your own school by August. Any chance of us getting to see photos of your work at ringside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capelli King Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 good luck with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningHamster Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I am sure that just like Wade Barrett you will totally dominate the ringside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-laz- Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 good luck chasing your dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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