Post a link to a match, even one of your own. Let's break it down and see what makes it work, where it excels, and anywhere it might could have been better. No match is perfect.

A few factors to consider; been helping this promotion that runs every two weeks with their A/V (cutting and editing matches), social media (including running their socials and built a website on Wix), and now getting where I shoot the matches, edit and distribute them to the talent. Before, it was just the owner keeping the footage on his iPad. I'm not an in-ring worker yet (long story there, but some issues preventing me right now) and took this up initially to start my phase of paying dues, but more importantly, because I saw the need and love wrestling, I wanted this to be my love letter to Wrestling.

As time has went on, I'm there every show since ~June. Nearly first one in and last one out. I don't have any creative input, I just make sure it's captured, hang around in the booth, get my SD cards and drive another hour back home. He first brought up the idea of paying me, at least for gas and such to offset costs. I'll admit that this was probably for the worst, because it started becoming an expectation because I bought the drives that house his whole library, I bought my own tripods, etc. It's my cross to bear, but now I'm getting to the point where I don't feel valued, because he has paid me for a few shows, but bigger shows I netted nothing. I don't even hardly get a handshake after the event anymore. Feeling low on the morale side now, because I don't feel over with him, I damn sure am not over in the back, because I'm not a trained talent (there's a palpable divide.) I have a few locker room leaders that say they are throwing my name around in a good light, but don't see it making any traction. Am I in my head here and should I put the screws to the owner to give me a consistent PO now? Or should I just put out what I want and go with the "get what you pay for mentality?" I don't agree with that, because that could also be to my detriment down the road.

This passion project has become more of a job and I don't feel like respect or lack thereof is cutting it anymore and I'm sinking into that "hey, this guy will do anything for nothing." Thoughts?

Having trouble taking arm drags. I always seem to go sideways and don't get enough distance. I know it's essentially a three quarter roll and I can do those ok, but something just isn't clicking for me. Any advice?

If you're working a show, tell us a bit about it. Where are you headed, what are you looking at doing, what's on your mind, how far are you traveling. As much or as little as you feel like sharing.

So I'm looking to join a wrestling school, but I wear hearing aids. Specifically, bone anchored hearing aids - (https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/bone-anchored-hearing-aids-baha/)

I've asked the potential school for their opinion (No response so far) and came across this Reddit.

I looked at the FAQs but still wasn't sure, My questions are really:

• Would my aids have potential to get damaged when bumping. (I play football (soocer) and docs say it won't interfere there)

• They are removable. I've read stories of deaf wrestlers. I can still hear but it'll be greatly reduced. Would that be a problem if I was ever start?

Thanks in advances for any answers!

I believe that before any of us are workers, wrestlers, trainees, refs, etc, we are fans of wrestling first. An old trainer of mine once said, "We're all marks. We're the biggest f'n marks".

Let's take this day and talk about wrestling as fans. Be it current WWE storylines, promos or matches you just absolutely love. Feel free to post links in the comments as well. Let's not forget why we got into this business!

I want to start wrestling but I don't know what job would support me any would help

Talk about whatever you want! Just no wrestling. Let's share our other interests outside of wrestling. If you got something you just want to get off your chest, here you go.

hi all! new to wrestling, 8 weeks in and about to start running practice matches. i'm a petite girl with not a lot of strength for slams and bigger moves, im open to suggestions on what i can incorporate in my moveset for a beginner? i watch a lot of wrestling but always mind blank when it comes to creating my own moveset. just wanna know what you guys think looks cool and will be easier for me to hit on any opponent regardless of size:)

It's promo day! Share your promos! Let's talk about the goal of the promo, what's the story you're trying to tell.

I’m just starting up and wondering where I should get gear from before I’m ready for all the custom stuff? Also, I’m hoping there’s somewhere that maybe does gift cards because my family is asking for Christmas gift ideas

I know this may be dumb but I’ve got a list of wrestlers a top 10 of wrestlers I want to have a match with. Does anyone have the same by the way these aren’t big names though I think they will be but independent talent or is it you just work with whoever you are booked with

I was hoping to come to the USA for two reasons:

1. Get a degree
2. Wrestle in the US to get more visibility

I already have 6 years of experience working in the Asian independent scenes, so I’m happy to find a school just to keep grinding but want to mainly hit the indies straight away while I’m at college.

How does this work? Can I wrestle on indie shows while on a student I think F1 visa. I’ plan to work for free as I know you can’t earn money off-campus and cause I just want visibility (so long as I’m not emptying my bank account just to travel to a show).

I’m super passionate about this and feel it will take my career to the next level or at least give me closure that I tried my best. But I really don’t wanna mess with immigration stuff and the US is super intimidating in that regard.

Post a link to a match, even one of your own. Let's break it down and see what makes it work, where it excels, and anywhere it might could have been better. No match is perfect.

Hi there! Pretty much as the title says, I'm curious how important this is prior to wrestling training - I'm in talks with my local wrestling school and their head trainer wants me to set up a meeting with them, but I'm also worried about possibly starting wrestling training without the "knowledge" I need. I don't want to sound impassionate by not knowing the names of wrestling moves, I'm (obviously) an incredibly huge wrestling fan, but for some reason I just never learned the names of moves I was witnessing outside of the famous finishers... which I feel is probably going to be incredibly important going into wrestling training, and is something that I'm worried is both A) gonna detriment me and B) is something that I might not be taught, or is something that my trainer will just assume I know. I'm just wondering how important this is before training? Thank you!

Hey all, I’m writing this to get some advice from indie wrestlers about participating as an audience member at shows and how to try and integrate myself into the local wrestling scene.

I’ve been attending indie shows at two different promotions for about three months now. While I don't wrestle, I'm a very passionate fan, and just love the whole atmosphere and the theatricality of the entire thing. Consequently, I *love* to yell shit, and cheer and boo. An important detail is that I have an EXTREMELY loud voice compared to the room sizes, and I think the wrestlers probably recognize me because of it (I also sit in the same spot at one promotion each show). I know I'm loud though, so I do my best make sure I'm not pulling focus by yelling stuff like "Give him the chair" in weapon matches or "Less talking, more clocking" if there's a longer pause in a fight.

All this to say, I struggle a lot with social anxiety, and the world of live pro wrestling is brand new to me. Sometimes I wonder how I'm perceived by the wrestlers and the crowd, regarding not distracting from the show. I’ve noticed that the wrestlers don’t seem to respond to me as much as they do to other audience members (Yelling "shut up" to some guy in the front row, or directly responding back to someone else yelling shit at them), which makes me worry that I might be derailing the show unintentionally.

Another part of my overall questions are that after matches, I’ve approached a few wrestlers to chat about liking watching them or asking if they're coming back next month, but they seem preoccupied and not very engaged. I'm not sure if I'm reading into that too much, and would love some tips on not accidentally crossing a line or feeding into some kind of parasocial dynamic. I simply want to connect with them as people and not just as their wrestling personas, and be seen as a friendly person after shows and a reliable presence in the crowd to give a big response. I would love ideas for ways to move beyond just saying "good match" in passing to maybe having more meaningful conversations.

Based on this, one of my questions is what are some good conversation starters that aren’t about merch or that sound like interview questions, from the perspective of indie wrestlers? What do y'all want to talk about with adult audience members before or after a match? (I'm clarifying because of the sheer amount of kids in the audience.)

Also, What’s the line for audience participation? How can I tell if my yapping is adding the show or taking away from it? Beyond a cheer and a boo, what do you want to hear coming from the audience as a face or a heel?

Finally, more than anything I want to become a regular in these promotions. I know this takes time, since pro wrestling groups are so tight knit and spend so much time together, and there's usually only one match a month. But beyond simply continuing to show up, given that there’s some overlap with the wrestlers at both shows and they probably recognize me, when is it appropriate to start approaching them more and trying to engage the community more?

Any advice or experiences you could share would be really appreciated, Thanks.

Backstage i was listening to people talking about how another promotor has shows that are already paid for. Promotor has no real expenses for the show and the boys get paid well.

How do you find places that are willing to do that?

If you're working a show, tell us a bit about it. Where are you headed, what are you looking at doing, what's on your mind, how far are you traveling. As much or as little as you feel like sharing.

Hey fellas. I'm a month into training to become a professional wrestler and I really want to practice technical stuff and a few moves. Problem is, our wrestling school only does training once a week. And it's the only school in my entire country. How do I go around it?

I believe that before any of us are workers, wrestlers, trainees, refs, etc, we are fans of wrestling first. An old trainer of mine once said, "We're all marks. We're the biggest f'n marks".

Let's take this day and talk about wrestling as fans. Be it current WWE storylines, promos or matches you just absolutely love. Feel free to post links in the comments as well. Let's not forget why we got into this business!

This feels stupid to even type but I'm a month into training with a school and the last week or so, my confidence has taken the biggest nosedive after comments from a more established wrestler. Basically, I started with a school and I immediately caught the bug, I love bumps, my rolls are progressing really well, just everything about it got me by the ears and dragged me in.

But about a week ago, a guy made a comment that I'd be too old and ugly for a gimmick on the car ride home from training. Being 29 and having quite a few mental health issues, I was already really anxious about my age, my fitness, I'm not a fat guy but I've been a couch addict for a couple of years with some health issues and my cardio is just beyond a joke. This comment came at just the worst time, it was the timing of it that really got me more than anything.

Turns out though that this guy has an alleged history of doing this with new trainess, it progresses and in the end he gets them to a point of just giving up or walking away. It's well known too, not a secret at all.

I confronted him, calmly and with more grace than he deserved a few days afterwards and I spoke to the head trainer too but it doesn't seem like theres gonna be any repercussions for him. This guy has wormed his way in so bad that I walked away from my lift to training tonight and went home.

Does anyone have any advice as to what to do? I don't want to quit but I just don't have the confidence to go in. I've never been "thin skinned" or anything like that, its just hit me right in the insecurities.

Sorry for the long ramble, but I needed to vent out all this excitement!

Hello! I posted a while back about looking for a wrestling school in my area, and after much deliberation and personal life drama, I was finally able to drop in on a class yesterday.

I went in very nervous, but by the time we got through warm-ups, I think my body sweat out a lot of my anxiety(we did a brutal push-up drill I gotta work on at home). I got the opportunity to try out some of the basic rolls(forward, back, and 3/4th),take a back and front bump(AND TWO SCOOP SLAMS!! I WAS SO HAPPY!!), and learned about running the ropes. Running the ropes can indeed be tough, but it's sorta addicting to me, you really feel like a human pinball.

The teachers said I'm picking up everything fast, but they said that they definitely want to be drilling those fundamentals into my head for a while, and I agree. I want to be the best I can be, but I also know that I'm new and these things will take a lot of practice and dedication. One example, I absolutely need to work on my footwork when running the ropes, but I luckily am able to practice this somewhat at home.

As I'm writing this, I'm admittedly a little sore. I felt a bit like I slept on a chainlink fence. But strangely enough, I also feel incredible! Taking those back bumps, I can't describe it any other way than "perfect." Like I felt connected with the ring and suddenly a lifetime of feeling out of place melted away. I feel great mentally and physically, and I cannot wait to continue down this journey! Thank you to my wonderful school(One Revolution Wrestling in Colorado Springs!), the teachers and fellow students who are guiding me, and to the subreddit for helping me and other aspiring wrestlers with advice and encouragement. Much love to everyone!!!

I'm not a wrestler myself but I am friends with a local promoter and a few of the wrestlers. I have done a little announcing for them. After 5 years in business the promoter announced that they are closing. Sucks but it is what it is I guess.

Talk about whatever you want! Just no wrestling. Let's share our other interests outside of wrestling. If you got something you just want to get off your chest, here you go.

I know 6 months is only a cup of coffee in wrestling, but I feel like 6 months ago me would love the opportunity to openly ask someone questions who is still in a somewhat similar position to me.

Being far enough in that I have experience, but not too far that I've forgotten what the first few shows were like

I also have an awesome experienced trainer and feel like I have learnt alot! I want to show some love to the community so ask any question no matter how embarrassing you feel it might be!