Nine Solid Reasons Why I Did Not Choose Pro Wrestling as My Career
Life and learn
Life itself is a master instructor. I know. I have learned so much about things, events, and myself when I allowed life to teach me. And the lessons life has taught me stayed with me. That includes the cold truth about professional wrestling.
When I was 19, I longed to be a professional wrestler and this was because I was a devoted fan of WCW (World Championship Wrestling) broadcast out of Atlanta, Ga. This conference is where the Ric Flair's, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich's, and Dusty Rhodes fought every week when they were not on tour. I loved every moment of each telecast.
Soon I began to think, just what is so hard about being hit and then hit the canvas on your butt? And get paid a hefty sum of $500.00 a match that you are scripted to lose to a more-famous wrestler. Sad but true. This is how I discovered the hard way how pro-wrestling works.
My heart broke into a hundred pieces when I took a good long look at myself in the mirror to really look into my soul to see if I had what it took to be a famous wrestler. I will now go ahead and tell you what I discovered. No, I was not cut-out to be a professional wrestler and sure, this hurt.
So I decided to share with you would-be wrestlers who may or may not make it, my sure-fire
Nine Solid Reasons Why I Did Not Choose Pro Wrestling as My Career
Paul Donald Wight Jr. or better known as "Big Show."
1.) Intimidation by looks
that Big Show and other famous wrestlers have. The sad thing is, I do not have such looks.
2.) Bloodshed
when it's my blood that is shed. (See photo to the right).
3.) Keeping a straight face
when I would be wrestling someone on television or in an arena. I laugh easily.
Bill Goldberg, AKA "Goldberg."
(From left), Ric Flair, Triple H
4.) Drop-dead good looks
I fall short on this qualification also. See Ric Flair (to the right). I confess. I would not have that charismatic personality and the good looks to lure women to buy tickets to my matches.
5.) Yelling to the crowds
I do not have that much lung power. Years ago I did when I was younger and was involved with community theater where I learned what projection means. It means speaking loudly to crowds can hear you. I am so glad that I do not have to do that anymore.
6.) Nervous tension
and I have never come to a living truce. Nervous tension has ruined what might have been good moments for me over the course of my life. So who's to say that me being a professional wrestler wouldn't be just another moment in the cross-hairs of nervous tension.
Mark William Calaway. His ring name is: The Undertaker
Jake, "The Snake" Roberts has went broke, fought drug and alcohol addiction just to be a pro-wrestler
7.) Money management
If I were to 'make it,' as a professional wrestler, the business of handling and saving my money would be a problem. I do not know how to invest money or the right stocks to invest in. So this would be a huge obstacle for me to face if I had become a wrestler..
8.) Home sickness
is nothing to laugh about. Especially if you have never been that far away from home for a long period of time. Even if I did 'hit it big,' as a professional wrestler, I would have to deal with and try to overcome being home sick.
9.) Hurting fans' feelings
would be the ultimate draw-back to me being a wrestler. If success and I did get together, I would want to please my fans as much as humanly possible. But one night during an autograph-signing, I know that I would not get to a handful of devoted fans and they would leave with hurt feelings. Who would carry that burden? Me. I just couldn't bear that.
Being scripted to be humiliated by my opponent would not be good for me
Hey, cherished followers, in the weeks ahead, and the health of my heart being considered, I might share with you . . .
