From: Scott.Simpson@f904.n250.z1.fidonet.org (Scott Simpson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestling report #3
Date: 31 Aug 92 22:10:01 GMT


(** NOTE: In order to read this article properly, you must be
familiar with the characters.  Any questions can be addressed to
me... Tx. **)

More Wrestling Experiences

written up by Scooter (aka Scott Simpson)

Bancroft, Ontario; Thursday August 20, 1992
Two shows; 6:30 and 8pm (I think...)

I don't think I'll be quite as detailed this time, since I'm
writing this nearly a week after the event.

I arrived with Captain Arun and my dad around 4pm at the Legion
Hall in Bancroft, a small town in Ontario's cottage country.  The
ring was set up and there was ringside seating for three or four
hundred.

Global Television's Bill Bramah (a really old guy who does little
weekly reports from small towns in Ontario) was there to do a two-
minute spot on Teen Pro Wrestling.  He taped an interview with
Phil, ("Whipper, I remember your dad; I only met him once, back in
the early 80's, and he was with a young lad by the name of Robby,
and they were the best of pals, and now you're involved with youth
work.")  They taped a wrap-up with me and the Metal Myster (sic) in
the background (I had a step-over toe hold on him, wrenching it for
three takes).  The camera guy stayed and taped action during the
rest of the night.

The first show started well.  It looked like a near sell-out at the
legion hall.  Lots of kids, a good small-town show.  Little Mister
T was a no-show.  For some strange reason, the local homeless bum
bag-midget was lurking around the arena.  He supposedly was a
worker 15 or 20 years ago under the name "Cowboy Bill" or
something.  Phil decided to use him briefly in the Battle Royal to
fill out the card and add home-town flavour.  Also picked from
Bancroft was a hearing-impaired guy (with hearing aid, so he could
hear okay I guess, but he talked like a lot of hearing-impaired
people...) who supposedly used to be a wrestler and referee for
Dave McKigney.  Phil introduced him as "Jim Diamond".  Little
Farmer Pete was complaining that he had to wrestle six times that
night.  Everyone was complaining because there were no showers.

In the dressing room prior to the show, one of the midgets pulled
out a box with Japanese writing on the front.  He opened the top to
reveal six or seven vials.  I was a bit shocked.  "Omigod!" I
thought.  "These midgets are on steroids!"  Two of the midgets took
one vial each and started to fiddle with the top of them.  "Omigod!
They're going to shoot up right in front of me!  Yikes!"  One
midget took the top off and downed the whole vial of liquid.
"Ginseng.  Very strong, got it downtown in Montreal."  Whew.

The first match went okay between Farmer Pete and Little John Adams
(who was being billed tonight as "Crazy Little John" ... why?)
Then Moses and Little Ninja came out for their match.  A few
minutes into the match, Ninja whipped Moses to the ropes, and as he
hit them, the bottom two ropes snapped.  Oh geez.  Bad thing to
happen.  Second match of a two-show night and the ropes break.
They worked the rest of the match quite well despite having no
ropes to bounce off.  They worked a finish even though it was
scheduled to end with a sunset flip.  Luckily, Moses didn't get
hurt when he broke the ropes.  We called an early intermission to
fix the ring.  If you recall my last report, we had ring problems
before.  Two snapped cables.  I thought the show was over right
there.  Hrm.

Donny and the ring crew worked like mad and fixed one of the ropes,
and we moved them around so we had two stable ropes at the bottom,
but no top rope.

The Teen Pro demo (with me!) came up next.  It went very very well.
Phil dealt out some heavy blows to me and Donny.  Looking back at
the tape makes me wince.  He did his double-dropkick again.  At the
request of the audience, he put me in a figure-four, which he said
was developed by Johnny Valentine.

The next few matches went okay.  Next show.  (BTW, different
finishes & [usually] different high spots for the shows).

During the last couple matches and between shows, Donny and crew
worked on fixing the top rope out front of the Legion Hall.  It
came together fine and we installed it in plenty of time.

The first few matches went fine.  We had a good crowd.  The Teen
Pro demo was great again, with the same high spots as before.
There was a semi-rowdy (though not rude, just enthusiastic) set of
5 or 6 guys in the audience, so Phil asked for a volunteer to
demonstrate one hold.  They sent up a guy a called "Sasquatch".
Phil demonstrated the Flying Toe Hold on him.  Everyone laughed.
It was good.

The two-out-of-three-falls tag match was up next, with Irish
Leprechaun & Frenchy Lamonte vs Farmer Pete (sub. for Mr T) & Tiger
Jackson (shaddup you ponk!  heh...).  Jeff (the Leprechaun) &
Frenchy were double-teaming Paul (Pete) in the corner.  They both
got in and double-whipped Pete to the far ropes.  He tripped and
fell into the ropes, obviously hurt.  Frenchy hit him a couple
times, rolled him over and pinned him.  Phil was outside at the
time, so Arun called the match over and called for the
intermission.  Phil rushed in and they took Pete to the hospital.

Phil told me earlier today (August 26) that Pete broke his arm, but
all the other wrestlers at the show tonight said it was his
shoulder that's broken.  Phil said he might be back in November,
but Tiger Jackson says it could be February before he's healed.

* Other Notes:
I'm really starting to feel part of the business.  The wrestlers
are starting to trust me more.  I've acquired an immense
appreciation for the word "kayfabe".  Contrary to the definition in
the "list of wrestling lingo" posted on the net, everyone in the
business has indicated to me that it means "hush, quiet, shaddup"
with regards to the business & marks, or sometimes anything else
that you're supposed to keep quiet on.  Usages?  Well, if I was
talking too loud with a wrestler, he might say "kayfabe" to get me
to quiet down.  If I'm talking with a wrestler about the business
and a mark walks by or comes in the room, "kayfabe".  Phil was with
some other guys in the crew and there was this mark kid with them
(I didn't see him) and I asked Phil if Tiger was clear to do his
finish off the top rope.  Phil looked at me confused and said
"Kayfabe?" and talked so that the mark kid wouldn't think wrestling
was booked (so I didn't get my answer).

The other midgets are warming up to me.  Ninja especially.  He's a
cool guy.  I found out that he and Moses were trained by Dominic
Denucci, and were trained to be wrestlers, not midget wrestlers,
which explains the good wrestling and lack of comedy in their
matches.

I feel like I'm part of the gang, now.  The only thing I haven't
really done with them is all the travelling, but that's something
I just can't do right now.

Thanks for listening!  How about some feedback, eh?

          >> Scooter
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