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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
11:10 pm	Checking in....finally! " The character of a man is not defined when he is on top. It is defined on how he picks himself up every time he's been knocked down." -Eddie Guerrero- I'm not going to sit here and claim I know Eddie or even shook hands with Eddie because I didn't. I never spoke a word to him. Is that not weird? How someone you have never met, can touch your life in some way? Eddie Guerrero had a way of interacting with the crowd that was just phenomenal. There are only a hand full of guys in this business that can say that. People mimic the poses, the phrases, his walk, ect, ect. I'm not going to say anymore bc I did not know him, but I know I enjoyed his matches and that he will be missed to all of us. That quote above that he made has had me thinking since I read across that. It's so true. Every bit of it. I started thinking, out of my friends, who does this apply to? I'm sure I will probably leave someone out and I'm sorry, but these are the three that came to mind: Tank, David Young, and Ray Gordy. I've had the opportunity to hang around David the past couple of years through Wildside and just other opportunities. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that David and I are best friends or that we hang out all of the time, bc we don't...but he has always gone out of his way to be nice to me and a good friend. David has talent, plain and simple. For someone like him to be held back all of these years was pretty shitty. He's an example of hard work and dedication to his craft. He never gave up or quit. While he has been known to throw a nasty spinebuster, the son of a bitch can work his ass off and can make just about anyone look good. A lot of people use that example with AJ, Daniels, or Joe these days, but I really think when given the opportunity, he steps up to the plate. He has an intensity about him that draws you in to his matches. He stuck with his craft when it might have felt like he wasn't going anywhere and now look where he is at: TNA. He doesn't think the world of himself....he goes about his business just like he always has. I still talk to him some and he still gives me advice and hangs out whenever he's around at GCW or here in Chatt-town. Ray gordy is a very good friend of mine. He has been for a long time. Before he went to Wildside. I've been friends with Ray for about 4 years. When he was training at a place in Chattanooga to go to Japan, I was there training just work on the shitty outlaw scene in Chattanooga. Here was a guy that was the son of a legend not only in pro-wrestling, but in the Chattanooga area. He didn't have to say shit to anyone. But he made sure of going around and shaking hands with everyone. Sure, some people shit on him bc he's the son of Terry Gordy and people just passed judgement on him because of that, but he's always been a cool person. Just goes to show you how people are or were in the Chattanooga outlaw scene. Shitty. Not all of them, but most. Ray began helping me out whenever he was training there and even after that. We hung out quite a bit after that. He'd pull strings and get me in to clubs downtown and we'd drink and drink until someone would drive us back to his house. We did this about 2 or three times a week for a little while until i just had to get some sleep. Son of a pro wrestler. We'd workout at the gym and travel to together whenever i made it to NAWA in Rome, GA and Wildside. He was just waiting his turn and didn't know when it would come. He didn't know if Japan wanted him back or if the Fed was going to be interested him. He had some tryouts with the Fed and thats all that ever came. He talked to me a couple of times about quitting and just going to work. I told him to hold off. He was an ass sometimes to deal with because thats all he ate and slept. He wanted to be in Fed so badly. He was always nice to me no matter what. He was knocked down often. Told to train harder. Told to be better. He wasn't ready. Well finally, Deep South opened and they gave him an opportunity. It's not Raw or Smackdown, but it's a step closer. He hasn't changed. Still a stand up guy. The last guy is Tank. I've known Tank since I was 11 years old. Yes, he's an old son of a bitch. Starting to grumpy to. Nah, I'm just kidding. Tank was an umpire for the baseball league I used to play in. Everyone was scared of him, even the dads who coached. No one wanted to mess with him. He could call a strike above the head(he did once time just to prove this) and no one would say one damn word. Well, I got older, and began training. I met Tank again. I was cocky and arrogant. He changed that real quick. He beat my ass and we became friends. He's looked out for me since then. He's gave me a million opportunites every where. NAWA, helped with Wildside, GCW, PWE, IWA, ect...if we wrestled there, he probably had a little to do with it. Tank could care less about TNA or the Fed to be honest. He watches it just like anyone else, but he just wants respect. The guy has been booked like gang busters lately. He is killing people from Chicago all the way down to Alabama. He's a big dude that can flat out go. People are starting to notice it now also. He cares about how his stuff looks and how his matches go. He started out rough also. Working in Chattanooga and the surrounding areas. It's just a tough place to get better bc you are surrounded by people who think they are somebody and have done this and that. But of course, these are the same people who work at.....oh ya, they don't work...they work Saturday's and a place that draws 20 people and think they are making it. Hey, you get a shitty match and a hot-dog....anyways, we all wanted more than this, including Tank. Tank worked hard. He worked Wildside for a litte time and I'm sure he thought that was pretty much it...but then he began getting booked at IWA, GCW, and traveled other places like South Dakota and such. He's worked hard to get where he is at and deserves it. I'm sure the biggest accomplishment he has made is marrying Kim(I was there in August 2004 and it was cold in Ohio) and having their first child: Ronnie. Tank is a great father already and now has another kid to be a dad to. Congrats big man. What have I been up to? Working, working out, running, traveling a little, getting ready for the holidays, and just having some fun. I was stressed for a while about a whole bunch of shit, but I just said screw it. If I can't control what happens in some situations, I'm just going to go with the flow. It's great being back at Anarchy. People are starting to accept myself and Shaun and it's def a cool thing. We appreciate it. Speaking of Shaun, I haven't talked to him honestly since the last show at Anarchy so I guess I'll talk to him on Saturday when we meet up to ride down together. He's been a little weird lately but maybe he's just kind of stressing like i was a few months ago. We haven't been too hot lately, but that'll change. We are going through our losing streak and so has every other team in sports history. Look at the Red Sox...lost for a LONG ass time and they won the world championship. Last Friday I worked the benefit show at Anarchy. It was a great show for an even better cause. Being able to help someone in the time need is a great feeling. It's not how much you can give, it's the thought behind it. Thoughtfulness goes such a long way for people. Just letting people know that you care is an awesome thing for someone to hear. Not only during the christmas season, but all of the time.Thanks to all of whom came out to the show and showed their support someone they may not have even known. Heck, I didn't knwo him and still don't. I know of him and I know his family and friends. I know we didn't do a ton, but for 2 or 3 hours, we tried to entertain them and put smiles on their face and raise a little money at the same time. With all of this said, I'm going to go to bed now. I have to work in the morning, but I just wanted to say to all of you that read this thing. If any of you have any questions or even comments, please feel free to leave them and I'll be checking this thing a lot more often. Thanks for your support, God bless, and happy hoidays. -Ace- P.S. I realize there may be mis-spelling, but who cares. Get well soon B.P.!! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
10:58 pm	Just read So I hope that as I'm writing this, you all take a big breath...right now....ok, let it out. There ya go! I'm finally updating this for you! Why haven't I yet? Because I'm lazy and I just didn't know what to write about. As I'm typing right now, I still don't have a clue so I'm just gonna randomly type about stuff that comes mind. For a little while, I was stuck. I didn't know what I was doing. Had no clue as to what kind of life I was going have. Still don't, but I have a better idea. See, for a while, I was just down. I was going to school, working out, running, and wrestling, but something was bothering me. I know that I'm too small to make it in wrestling, but it's something I love to do. Working out and running are great, but I dont know. I realize im not making much sense but I'll try to break it down for you. I was doing thigns that amde me happy, but not setting me up for life. I was uncertain of what kind of future I was going to have. I don't date much. I go out from time to time, but I'm just really picky. I shouldn't be, but that's just me. So here I am, 21, uncertain about a secure job for a nice living, I'm not dating, but I sure am wrestling. Something seem weird about that? I just don't want to become one of those guys who is 40, working to make ends meet, and still wrestling. That's just not me. So I take a couple weeks off from wrestling. Clear my head and finish school. I've gotten a job offer from a place that I have always wanted to work, but I'm not going to say, bc its not for sure...just a trial run and I do not want to jinx it! The weirdest things happen when you don't try to force them. Thanks to a couple people, I am in a couple music videos coming up, some comercials, and possibly a small role in a movie. How did this is happen? I honestly don't know how it happened. I lucked up. I walked right in to it. Things have just been falling into place for me. I'm a lucky guy in a million different ways. I'm excited about it, but I'll just wait and see. I hope it all works out though. My summer started with a few downs, but it's been looking up here lately. I know I've talked about my friend Cara on here before. I stopped bc..well basically she cheated on her ex bf with me. He hated me, I didn't like him, and Cara had to do what was best at the time. They broke up bc, well he's basically an asshole and if he was on fire...I wouldn't piss on him. You guys all know the story from a basic standpoint. I love Cara, that will never change. Thats one thing in my life right now that is for sure. All these other things are great, they really are, but they are just things. Cara has been my best friend for a long time. She has stuck by me in my dumbest moments(trust me, there are many). I'm a dumbass and I admit it. I'm def. not the best looking guy she has probably ever laid her eyes on, and I admit. I'm not all that smart nor funny, I admit that to. I think the one thing I have that Cara likes is that no matter what....I will do anything to make her smile. Whether its being a dumbass, saying things that I know aren't funny, but may make her laugh or crack a smile, I like to know I make her smile, I admit that. Cara and I have been hanging out for the past few months. I had a real hard time before she came around. You all know what I'm talking that know me. I don't know what it is and I like it like that. If you can describe something or an emotion, it's not that strong to me. To me, if you can't think of words to describe someone or something, that makes it better. Why? Because everyday you wake up, you want to try and describe it. It never comes. But every day, you wake up with a purpose. The night she came to Canton, I can't count how many people asked me if she was with me. That is flattering. I told a few people yes for reasons most of you would understand. What is the real answer? No, she is not with me. What is for sure though? I do care and love Cara to death and I know she feels the same way about me. So there, the record is straight and hopefully you all will quit asking me. What sucks? She is moving to Memphis on August 24. She plays softball and she is really good. I'm happy for her and I know she is happy. She will have a ton of people that miss her here. No one....besides my family, has ever been as nice and caring towards me as Cara. I know you are going to read this at one point or another or maybe a couple times...but I've had so much fun with you the past few months. Watching a movie, you falling asleep during it, coming to watch me wrestle, white water, concerts, hanging out with Amber(who is also a very cool person btw..just don't let her looking at you a certain way throw you off..she's really nice!) has all been fun. I'll miss you al the time even if you dont miss me. I'm so proud to call you my friend. I love you with all my heart. Ace (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
10:14 pm	What to do? Alright, it's been a while since I've updated this thing. I really do appreciate all of you who have emailed me asking me to update this. I also appreciate those of you who have emailed me asking when Shaun and I are coming back to Cornelia, GA. Means a lot that we have reached some of you in one way or another. Well, I hope all of you have had a great Memorial Day. My family and I always use that day to get together with friends that used to be our neighbors and cookout. I remember it being a little on the chilly side that day. Still a great time though. As we speak, my Chicago Cubs are doing quite well. Our star pitchers get hurt, go on the DL, and we start winning. Why I didn't expect that, I'll never know. They are the Cubs, they do the dumbest things. Don't worry, I'm not saying they are gonna win their division bc they aren't, but it is nice to see them playing hard. I'm going to watch them play the Braves on July 7. Can't wait! Ok, now onto what I really want to talk about. I have not told a soul as to what I'm going to talk about now. I've been thinking for the last 3 or 4 weeks about wrestling. No matter what I say, I know people probably will not take me seriously, but if I'm not serious about it or questioning it, I wouldn't be talking about it. I've been thinking lately of taking a long break from wrestling. I'll never say I'll quit bc we all know how that goes. I love wrestling. I think I'm pretty decent at it. Honestly, it's probably the only thing I've been decent at my entire life. While I realize that I'm still young, I'm growing up. I don't expect a life in pro-wrestling. One, I'm not exactly big. Two, there are thousands of us. While I do not expect a life in pro-wrestling, I do not want it to keep me from having one. What do I mean? I just completed Massage Therapy school and I've interviewed for a couple jobs already for when I actually become certified. One inparticular in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It's a hotel/casino. I would really prefer working where I live now, but who knows. I've been struggling with this for a little while now. Plus, the past month just hasn't got me motivated to wrestle. I did have a good time wrestling Adam Jacobs this past Saturday, but other than that, I've honestly just been pretty passive about wrestling. Just going through the motions I guess. It is very hard for me to say that bc since I was 6 years old, it is all I've ever wanted. I am looking forward to this Saturday night working for PWE once again though. Even as I'm typing this, I really have no idea what I should do or want. I'm gonna leave it at that. until next time...... -Ace- (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 8th, 2005
9:11 pm	Last Rites Ya, I'm finally updating this thing so get off my back! I've been busy...well, not really. I just haven't really thought about updating it honestly. I'm glad that some people were interested enough to ask me to update it, so here we go! April 30, 2005. That date mean anything to anyone? Birthday? Anniversary? For myself and the Wildside crew, it will mean we were part of history. I remember when I first got into wrestling. I was young, dumb, and to be quite hoenst, I sucked. However, I knew of Wildside and came down to watch a few shows when I could. Myself, Shaun Tempers, and sometimes a few others would come down and watch the shows bc we knew a few people on the show and also Dan Wilson. Coming to the "big shows" always had an atmosphere that can't be described. For instance, watching the 3 way ladder match with Tank/scottie, Future Shock, and the Lost Boys, the lost boys/blackout feud, the 3 way dance with rick, david, and aj, then there was Sal vs slim vs jeremy v vs kid kool(I believe), an ANY war games match. I know I'm missing some, but hey, I named a few. Those matches/feuds were some of the best in indy wrestling. That's the point, Wildside has always produced TOP notch wrestling. I know I absolutely loved coming to the shows and watching. I admired those guys. They were where I wanted to be. They were where Shaun Tempers wanted to be. We busted our ass's for a long time to get our opportunity on March 6, 2004. We finally made our debut thanks to a few people asking Bill to give us a chance. He did, thank God, and we have been there ever since. We worked as hard as we could. Didn't complain and had our ass's handed to us every other Saturday and sometimes 3 times a month. You know what? We enjoyed every second of it. It was Wildside. It was something special. Every trip down, we anticipated whatever it was we were doing. April 30, 2005 was a little different. Myself, Shaun, Dan Wilson, and Andrew Alexander drove down together. We hoenstly didn't talk a whole lot about the match or it being Wildside's last show. We basically just talked about normal stuff. Why didn't we talk a whole lot about it? Bc everytime we did, Alexander reminded us that we were going to die tonight bc New Jack was gonna kill us. Needless to say, that was all we needed to hear! We finally arrived at the show and it kinda hit me. This is it. I mean, there will be wrestling in Cornelia, but not Wildside. This was the end of an era and by some work of God, myself and Tempers found ourselves in the last match, War Games. That's a great accomplishment. Thinking that Bill and others had enough confidence in us to be in a match like that. I wasn't nervous until it was my time to go in. When I ran out, I had no idea what I was gonna do. I was just nervous. I don't remember too much about the match. I know I dodged thumbtacks until I was powerbombed by Adryan off the cage and I hit a few tacks. No fun. My partner on the other hand is one crazy son of a bitch. For you people who haven't really given Tempers credit, you better start now. Everyone knows Tempers is a great wrestler. That night, he proved it. He took anything and kept getting up. He's a tough dude. First and foremost, a great friend, and secondly, a helluva wrestler. He busted his ass. You wanted blood from both of us? You freakin' got it. Hopefully, you all loved the match. It was just a knockdown, drag out match, the ole fashioned way as I'm told. It was pretty unreal what happened next. What do I mean? The entire lockeroom standing inside the ring together. Embracing one another and knowing this was the end. New Jack and Rick both said kind words and fought back tears. Bill gave promps for anyone in his sight. I really appreciate that and what he said about us. I'm glad he noticed that we worked our ass's off and got better. It's bc of the wildside crew though. When you work top notch talent every week that you normally DO NOT see outside Wildside, you are bound to get better. We had a bunch of people help us. Those peopel deserve credit as well.(Dan Wilson, JGB, Tank, Iceberg, M-1, Rainman, Jeremy V, Rick, Gabriel, Izzy, Sal, Brandon P, Andrew Thomas, Prazak, and of course Bill Beherns) I'm sorry if I missed anyone, it is not intentional, I promise! Well, it was a great ride. I wasn't there long enough, but I'm glad I made it. It was the goal. We shared memories with everyone. I appreciate the fact that you all seemed to appreciate everyone's hard work. Maybe we'll a Wildside Reunion some time? Ace Rockwell (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005
7:51 pm	It's been a little while~ Well for those of you waiting and asking about another journal entry, here it is! I've been busy, but not too busy. I just have been lazy about keeping up with this thing honestly. I've had some good comments about this journal and some bad. For those of you how like to read it, cool deal. For those of you who don't....why are you still reading it? On to other things.... As far as wrestling goes, I've been pretty busy, which is good. Every weekend, Shaun and I have something going on and I'm really excited about wrestling in front of new crowds and places. We get nervous about wrestling anywhere, but wrestling in front of new crowds is tough. Some may have a clue who you are, but for the most part, even if they have heard, you have to work that much harder to impress them. Anyways, we have been working for PWE and IWA most recently. The PWE thing is really kicking off I think. This time, they seem more prepared. All the guys want this to work, which is the most important thing. If you do not have the willingness of the guys, no show will get a lift off. Shaun and I are heading back up to IWA April 9 for "Simply the Best6." IWA is another great place to work and they draw really well. Our goal is to work the Ted Petty. Hopefully it'll workout this year! Also, myself and Shaun are going to Nash"villa" this weekend to work for USA. I've worked one time for USA and hopefully this time, Shaun and I will wrestle a good match and impress some people up there. Then of course, we turn right around and head to Wildside for a tv taping the next day. Gonna be another long weekend. Hardcore Hell was awesome wasn't it? I was there for both nights showing my support for the guys. Wildside has treated myself and Shaun extremely well and I wanted to give back as much as I could. I thought Wildside did a great job with Hardcore Hell. Everyone from top to bottom really wrestled hard. Of course, I really wanted watch AJ/David Young. They didn't disappoint. After the show, my self, AL Getz, and a few others who I will not name for obvious reasons, went to eat(Steak and Shake). I was quite pissed off at how long it took to get our drinks, food, tab, ect ect ect so I took it upon myself to take back a little. So I decided when the time was right, I would take their "please wait to be seated" sign. I got it out of there without any problem. I was walking to my car and passed some bitches who decided they would tell management on me. Ya, great going...ruin a really good idea. I hope their service was very shitty and that they ran into Brian Nicho....wait I won't finish that. So I had to put it back. Oh well. Hardcore Night two was just unbelievable. Def. sucks that we lost the tag titles, but we'll get the back sooner or later right? Ugh....anyways, I thought the show was great other than that. I didn't think there was too many flaws if any? Just a great show. What else? Well my parents b-days came and went so I of course celebrated with them. Some other family members came by to celebrate. I do not get to see my extended family often, so it was fun! My Grandfather is the funniest man. He's of course old, but he loves the women. Always talking about opening up a strip joint with my brother and I. Maybe we'll open up a "Gold Club" here so Andruw Jones and other pro athletes get in trouble for wrongful behavior? I have absolutely loved my time with Wildside. If this is the end, I'll forget those people who have helped myself and Shaun along the way. We've dev. into better talent than what we were bc of Wildside. I owe alot to many people there and I'll forget it. Thanks! Well, I'm tired of typing....until next time! -Ace- P.S. UNC all the way! "Ability gets you to the top, character keeps you there." (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, February 27th, 2005
6:36 pm	Lazy, slow, but good week Well, as you can tell by the title, my week has been pretty good. It's been slow and I've been lazy, but its been good. I've just been really tried here lately. I guess its all the late weekends and sometimes not getting enough sleep catching up to me. I think this week has allowed me to catch up on some sleep and rest. Although last night, myself and Shaun were @ the Sportsarama in Dallas, Georgia for Pro-Wrestling Evolution, which besides working out is pretty much the only thing I got out and did this week. I had a good time hanging out with everyone and just having fun. I know there have been some negative things said or written about PWE, but I thought it was a good show last night and the crowd really seemed to enjoy it. Maybe this is a turn-around? Alright, so my lazy week began last Sunday. I know I updated this thing last Monday, but I was tired of typing and didn't put this in. So last Sunday morning, I woke early to go to a seminar at Highland Baptist Church with Cara (whom I wrote about in my last journal but didn't use her name) and some of our other friends. I didn't get home from Wildside until like 5AM and had to wake up around 9AM when Cara called to wake me up. I must say it was worth getting up eary for. Well spending time with Cara is worth getting up for and plus the seminar was really cool. I honestly can't remember the guys name right now, but he came in from Florida to speak about general topics like evolution, where we came from, how we got here, yada, yada, yada. It was really interesting and I'm glad I went. Afterwards, I went back to Cara's house and hung out for a little while and then we went to my house and watched Ace Ventura which is one of her favorite movies. She can quote just about any line in that movie. Anyways, she loved it so much that she fell alseep during the movie. Anyways, it was a lot of fun and just really nice spending time with her. Shaun and I finished up school this week. Our last day was this past Thursday. Our graduation from school is Saturday actually, but we won't make it bc it starts at 4 and we will already be on our way to Wildside. Sucks, but we graduate either way so it really doesn't make a difference to me. I'd honestly rather be at Wildside anyways. So we get a chance this Saturday to become NWA Wildside tag team champions? What do you think about that? I don't care what anyone says, weve worked hard for this and deserve a shot. We debuted March 6 of last year and getting a title shot almost to the day of our debut is really cool. We both bring a different style I believe which is what really helps us. Tempers is a really smart wrestler and I think will only get better. He's getting in better shape now, committing himself to the gym, and I think we both made a good move in creating this tag team over a year and a half ago. Sure, we work a slower style, but I think we are just a "throw back" tag team. We have some flashy stuff, but I think we really know how to work as well. That's credit to others who have helped us in some shape or form. I finally got to watch a lot of Ring Of Honor this week. Shaun let me borrow some of his collection. I watched "Weekend of Thunder," "All-Star Extravaganza," "Battle Lines are Drawn," and "Gold." Now that I've actually sat down and watched a bunch of their shows, I see where the hype is. I've always wanted to work simply bc of what I've heard. Like I said, I don't watch a bunch of other indy promotions of tape or whatever, but I'm glad I caught all of those shows. Jack Evans is nuts...CM Punk/Joe 1 and 2 were really good, the Embassy promos are hilarious, as is Colt Cabana's show, and there were a bunch of other things that stood out, but I just remember all of them. I'll go back and watch again. Also, I watched The Great American Bash 1992 where Vader beats Sting. As you all know, I'm a huge Sting fan, and even though he loses, that match ruled. Basically, just about anything Vader and Sting did, ruled. Anyways, I hope this was an alright read. I just didn't have a ton to talk about but I let you in on some things. I'll be back soon! -Ace- (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 21st, 2005
2:42 pm	Finally updating this thing! Man, it's been a while since I've updated this thing. Too much stuff to really talk about and I've probably forgoten some of what went on. Between the IWA trip, Shaun Tempers birthday, school, getting ready for graduation from school, the gym, hanging out with Ray Gordy, and some of my friends away from wrestling, it's been an extremely busy week or so. So where do I start? Well, lets start where it all began: The IWA trip. For Shaun and I, this is our second trip up to work for IWA and finaly, we got to work in front of the Highland crowd. I guess, from what I hear, when you work for IWA, the one place you want to work is Highland. They draw extremely well and they really appreciate wrestling. I'm not in any way shape or form saying that they are the best fans, I'm just saying they really get into the wrestling aspect a lot. We went with Todd Sexton, Masada, Ken Westbrooks, and Tank. We all pretty much stayed away from Tank the entire time because well, he's big, intimidates the hell out of us, and he farts. Plus, he didn't want any of Pomp and Circumstance or Todd Sexton. Anyways...we had a blast. Besides the snowball in the ear by Masada, it was a great time. I must say I deserved it bc I did "zing" Masada a few times with some comments...take that! Todd has really been helping Shaun andI lately with wrestling. He's good to have around bc he knows the tag team aspect of wrestling. He was part of TNT for cryin out-loud! Todd can really be a smart-ass sometimes, but all and all, he has helped Shaun and I with simple tag team stuff that we may not think of. Pretty smart dude. I must say that I had not seen Ken Westbrooks till the IWA trip. I expected to see some 6'2, fat, hillbilly honestly. But what I saw was a young kid, who was just happy to be around. That's what you want in a pro-wrestler. Someone willing to make trips like the IWA trip, not expecting to wrestle, but just wanting to learn. I wish I had his attitude when I had first started working. He did wrestle and did well. Took a beating in his first match and wrestled Spider Nat-Webb in his second match at Highland. The guy has a sweet german suplex and will get better. He's fresh out of training, and will learn more but he's gonna be good. If you are reading this, and you can go to a Friday night show at Wildside, go watch him. There are a ton of other guys there who bust their ass, but I was just impressed with his attitude and wokr for someone fresh out of training. Anyone who can buy the tape of the IWA show from Highland from Feb 13, needs to. Seeing Tank get kicked square in his head by B-Boy was a sight! Alright, what next.....ahh yes, Valentine's Day. Pretty much a normal day since I do not have a girlfriend. School, gym, and then to a basketball game with Shaun to watch his younger brother play b-ball. We met up with a chick he is talking to who I must say is good-looking. Good call Shaun. Soddy won that game and then the next day, we went to another game in which they lost, but then went to Amigo's with Shaun's chicky and some of her friends. Good times, one hot friend, but I think it would involve way too much games for me to handle. On Valentines day, I had called up one of best friends in the whole world to say hey and happy valentines. I hadn't talk to her in a little while. We had been friends since my sophomore year in high scool. We kinda stopped talking around the last year or so bc she had a bf, I didn't like him, he didn't like me...yada, yada, yada. SInce then we have talked more, hung out, and I must say its been really cool. I know I'm boring you guys with this, but I've missed talking to her and being around her. She's a really cool person and one of those people in your life(we all have them) that you don't want to lose. As long as she wants, she'll have a place in mine. ALthough I think I'd like it to be more than just what it is now, I'd rather have her in my life, than not. She's a really awesome person! Alright, you guys can make fun of me after that if you want, I really don't give a crap. Ok, Wenesday was Shaun's birthday..but we couldn't go out till Thursday. So Thursday night rolls around and we go out. We went to a couple bars/clubs downtown and got Shaun drunk. We basically hung out with some friends, drank, and danced for a little while. While we were at one of the clubs, we did get to see an old friend of ours, who is a bouncer at the bar, put some dudes head through a window of a car. That was pretty cool. Friday night, was a bust day. I was out and around from 8 in the morning and I finally got home around 9PM. then I talked to my best friend whom I already told you about, and we met up at Steak N Shake. Hung out, talked, and all that good stuff. Got home and popped in some Ring of Honor. Shaun let me borrow some of the shows he had gotten a hold of. Fell asleep watching wrestling. Saturday of course was Wildside. Shaun and I rode down with the one man party, Ray Gordy. I'm telling you one thing right now, Ray Gordy could've fit in perfect with the Freebirds perfectly had he been old enough. We wrestled Cru Jones and Dreams in what I thought was a really good match. PRobably one of our best showings so far. Everything clicked and we beat them. Can't get better than that. Just proving why we are number one contenders of course. The trip home was fun of course. Ray was ready to party, but it was too late to really find anything once we got back to Chattanooga. Of course, leave it to Ray to find a party. He went, but Shaun and I having wrestled and having to get up early in the morning were not up for it. Well guys I could tell you some more stuff, but I'm really just tired of typing. Hope you all enjoyed the read and if not, oh well. I'll be back soon to update! I'ms till pissed about the whole Chicago Cubs situation btw. -Ace- (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, February 10th, 2005
8:57 pm	Checkin in! Hey! What's up people? I am currently packing for the IWA trip tomorrow. I'm pretty jacked up about the trip. Like I have said before, I've worked with IWA before, but it's just always fun to have a road trip for a wrestling show. Shaun and I are finally getting booked out and its all thanks a few people and Wildside. I know I haven't updated this in a little while, but I've been busy here lately. So anyways, for those of you who make the trip to watch Wildside on every 1st and 3rd Saturday, what do you think about the up coming card? I must say as I a wrestling fan, it looks pretty good. Wildside has been busting out some good shows lately. It's a combination of things, but the talent has just been on lately also. It's great to be in a locker room where everyone respects one another and you know that the guy next to you wants to have a better match than you. That's what makes a wrestling show great in my opinion. Trying to top the last match. Well this is my journal so I'm gonna ask a question about myself and Shaun. If you guys could pick a tag team for us to wrestle(past or present) who would it be? Guess what? The cubs are still gonna suck this year. I'm still fed up with them and the management if you can't tell. Well, I went to Hooters last night and watched the North Carolina/Duke game. First and foremost, I've been a huge UNC fan since I was 8. I really thought we were going to beat Duke by 15 or 20 last night. We have been killing people lately. By 20, 30, and 40 points. IF any of you have watched North Carolina play, you know what I'm talking about. Some how, Duke managed to find the free throw line more often than Tank shits in the car road trips.(Quite a bit people) Every time I turned aorund in the second half, Duke was at the free throw line. We couldn't buy a call. We were getting hacked under the basket and check fouled. Go figure, the game was at Duke. So anyways, I lost 20 bucks to a friend and that sucked. ***This just in*** The Cubs are still gonna suck this year. I just finished watching the Great American Bash 1990 for like the 100th time. For those of you who do not know, I am a huge Sting fan. The biggest Sting fan. Watching him beat Flair never gets old to me. I used to watch the Power Hour, then Worldwide, then WCW Saturday Night. Saturdays ruled as a little kid. Wrestling, to me, was so much better back then. I didn't have a clue and Sting ruled. Now I realize Sting wasn't a great wrestler people, so don't bombarded me with that crap, but he was still a huge star and was better than Lex Luger ever thought of being!(Muji) So here is the next question....who is or was your favorite pro-wrestlers? Welp, I'm gonna hop off here bc I'm tired of typing right now. You guys all have a good weekend and I'll update this thing Sunday hopefully and let all of you know how the weekend went in Indiana and hopefully make a few new road trip stories! Holla! -Ace- (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, February 6th, 2005
7:50 pm	Stuff, stuff, and more stuff. Am I single? Hey, what's up people? As we speak, I am currently watching the Superbowl Game. Theres about 4 minutes to go in the 1st half and the Eagles are still winning. I'm sure M-1 is a happy camper right now. It's been a pretty weekend I must say. What's happened? Well Friday night, myself along with Shaun Tempers and a friend ours, Muji(you will read more about him later) went to our old high school to watch Shaun's brother play a basketball game. He plays on the varsity and is def. a very good player. He get's his ability from his big brother, Mr. Tempers of course. They lost the game but led the whole through until about 3 minutes to go in the game. Didn't help that the refs in the area we live in suck balls. I'm seirous, I've seen bad refs, but the ones where we live take the cake. Horrible. Mike Posey, Speedy, and Andrew Thomas could do a better job. Saturday was Wildside. It was good to be back and wrestle. After a few weeks off, it def. felt good to be back in the ring and become number one contenders to the tag team titles. From day one, Shaun and I have tried telling everyone that we have something to offer to Wildside. Now, we are proving just that. Just like the Lost Boys, and the REAL Blackout, we are becoming one of the tag teams in Wildside. We want to be a tag team everyone remembers and we are on our way to doing so. We work well together and we are starting "to gel" more every week. Now we are off to IWA next week. Am I single? Your answer is.........yes I am single. Honeslty, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to the whole relationship part or even talking to girls. I'm just shy. It may not look like it or even seem like it, but thats just how I am. So for those of you interested, there is your answer. I'm a dork. Any ways, I know I have promised a few road stories...but I don't have time right now to type them down bc I am watching the game and also have some other things to do. I will have some for you though! Nice meeting some of you the other night! Until next time! -Ace- (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, February 3rd, 2005
10:23 pm	Few thoughts, answers to questions...ect Well, the week is coming to and end. Has it gone by quick or what? Time just seems like it is flying by, especially since Sept.16 of this year(I turned 21 that day). When that happened, I suddenly realized that I really had nothing to look forward to as far as age goes. Oh well, what can you do? As I predicted, the Cubs aquired Jeremy "I require more strike outs than Shaun Tempers does sleep" Burnitz.(That's a LOT btw) It's just gonna get worse. Let's go re-aquire Frank Castillo. He did wonders for us. How about Rick Wilkins? I wonder if Michael Jordan will come play left field for us seeing as how we need a left fielder to. Oh well, there's always next year right? As for the Saved by the Bell question(s): That quote is from Jesse obviously and oddly enough, that episode was on this morning before I headed to school. Strange. I think my all time favorite shows were the "Prom" episode and most of the "beach club" episodes. "Go Bayside! Beat Valley!" My favorite college football team? Only the top recruiting team in the land people.........THE MIGHTY TENNESSEE VOLS!!!!! I go to a bunch of games every year when Shaun and I have off Saturdays. I have a couple friends on the cheerleading team there and a bunch of friends from high school that go there. Always a place to stay and there is nothing....I REPEAT...NOTHING like a game day experience at Knoxville. For those of you wondering? Yes, we will play for the National Title this year. Anyone that questions that needs to look who we are bringing back. On the offense: Gerald Riggs....proved himself last year. When he comes to play, no one is gonna stop him. Look at the game he put up against a losing effort to Auburn. Eric Anige, Brent Schaffer, and blue chip quarterback(ranked top 5 in nation) Jonathon Crumpton. Oh, we only lost one reciever. Plus picked up 2 blue chip recievers. ESPN has named us wide reciever U. Only lost 2 linemen. Yes people, for a team that averaged nearly 500 yds a game last year, it just got a ton better for us. IF you aren't a UT fan, it just got a ton worse for you. Our defense is gonna be back on its feet as well. What most fo you do not know is we had 3 to 4 TRUE freshmen starting last season in the secondary and d-line. Antwan Stewart is back. Jason Allen stayed. Got the 2 top cb's in the nation. Our linebackers are back except for Burnnett who will be missed, but kevin simon comes back. Can't wait. Rocky top..... What do I do every day? Or what is an example of a normal week? Well, myself and Shaun both attend school from about 8:30 to 12:40 Monday thru Thursday. Get some lunch, and then he and I hit the gym around 2 or 3. We have been leaving the gym around 5:30 depending on when we get there. We normally spend 2 and a half hours in the gym. Then to the tanning bed . (I do not go all the time, just during the weeks of a show) Shower, dinner with my mom, dad, and brother. Maybe a little homework. Depending on where it is, Shaun and I will go watch his brother play basketball. He plays for our old high school and is very good. Gets his skills from Shaun or thats what he'd tell you! Friday and Saturday nights if we aren't wrestling, I'm usually out at a club or bar with Ray "apparently you don't know who the hell i am" Gordy. Always a fun time. I don't drink that much if any, but it sure is fun to see people move out of our way when I'm with Gordy. He kinda has a reputation for being a tough guy around certain clubs bc he doesn't take shit. Tank still needs to come out with us also. There is another guy that is fun to watch drink. Hilarious! Well, I'm done typing now! I'm actually a pretty boring person I guess! Maybe I'll have something else tomorrow or saturday before the show. If not, I'll have something for Sunday! Holla. -Ace- (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 1st, 2005
10:38 pm	Answers to a few questions and other thoughts Man do I miss Saved By the Bell or what. Just finished watching Seasons 3 and 4 I got on DVD. Sal and Jimmy Rave both know what I'm talking about. We have to be the 3 biggest Saved by the Bell fans. When I was younger and growing up, we had some kick-ass shows on Saturday mornings. Ghostbusters on USA, WCW's Power Hour....on TBS, and Saved by the Bell. Great stuff. I've seen the crap that is on Saturday mornings for kids to watch, its pretty crappy. Thank God for College Football and game-day during the Fall. Still haven't gotten a chance to watch the Rumble yet. Shaun tells me it was pretty good so I'm gonna have to bum a copy from him later. I didn't get to watch it bc as noted from previous entries, I've been sick. If you saw the Rumble, what did you think? Yes, I'm still pissed about the Sammy Sosa trade. Alou is gone. Sosa is gone. Just waiting for Prior and Wood to turn up on the DL. I hear so many complaints that Sammy struck out too many times. Well, he did strike out quite a bit, but I'll take that over his 60 home runs over 3 years any time. Watch, they all bitch about him striking out...we will go get Jeremy Burnitz. Tell me that guy doesn't strike out alot. He doesn't even hit home runs like Sosa. Choke on your tooth pick Dusty....you sure have done a wonderful job in choking out the Cubs this off-season. Who knows, you are probably planning on playing your 5 year old son in right field. You know, the kid who almost got ran over at home plate bc you weren't paying attention to where he was...luckily JT Snow was there. God knows your fat ass isn't getting up to save him . You are too busy picking crap out of your teeth with that damn tooth pick. Ok enough of that...Go Cubs. In response to a few questions: How old was I when I started wrestling? I began wrestling when I was 16 years old. Trained for about 4 or 5 months and was thrown into the ring. I wasn't ready, thought I was, and I paid the price. I was a stubborn young kid who thought he knew everything. I finally came to the realization that I sucked and I needed work. Went back to training and working shows. Learned some stuff. Came to some Friday night Wildside shows. Picked up some stuff, then caught on with NAWA out of Rome, Georgia.(whole different story there...ya heard tankster?) A couple guys there saw that we were getting better and put a word in for myself and Shaun and we made Wildside tv. Do I watch other promotions and who is my favorite to watch? Well I honestly don't watch as much indy stuff as Shaun does. The ROH and IWA stuff I've seen is really good. Obviously ROH is top notch stuff. Some of the guys are nuts! I like watching Low Ki, American Dragon, Matt Sydal, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave,(his rave-trix is off the chain...Bwahahahahaha)and Roderick Strong. Out of the guys I know a little better and have worked with...I think Tank and Iceberg are two very tough and talented dudes. They both can wrestle and are pretty agile for their size. Ray Gordy is one of my best friends and we have became closer through Wildside. He's gonna make it one day. Sooner or later. He's really been putting in time working on his charisma and its showing. Two "break-out" indy stars this year? Rainman and Jay Fury. Any promoter over looking those guys are crazy. There are ton of others I should mention but I'm getting tired but I will give them their due(s) soon! Road stories? Any time you are in the car with Tank...its gonna be a smelly trip. That guy has stunk up more cars than any body I know. No more chili at Steak and Shake. Shaun and I got booked for a show in Ft. Lauderdale this past summer and we made it down there just fine. Stayed with Jimmy Rave as he was on the show as well. Can you believe that place didn't have a Wal-Mart? Anyways, the show and everything went fine. The next day, we wake up at 4:3-am to take Jimmy to the air-port. Right after we drop him off, I start driving. So I'm pretty much keeping up with traffic. 3 cop cars pass me. I'm doing at least 80 to 85. Of course the one lagging behind decideds to pull me over. We were in Shaun's car and he hadn't changed his tags. No ticket...I think he knew we would raise hell if he gave us one bc he and his buddies were flying. Anyways, not 5 mins later, I'm keeping up with traffic again.....doing 90...LOL. I get pulled over. He wasn't a dick at all really. Just asked where we were going. i told him back home(home is north and some how we got turned around and going back south). He began to tell us that we were heading south for which is was made to look like a moron. Needless to say, he was nice enough not to give me a ticket and point us in the right direction. I've had many tickets since I started driving and not getting one in those two instances surprises me. Well, thats its for now. I hope I entertained somewhat. I'm heading to bed as I have class in the morning! Keeping asking questions and i will keep trying to answer! Holla.. -Ace- (1 Comment |Comment on this)
1:55 pm	Questions, comments, ect... Alright, for those of you who liked my journal, thanks. For those who didn't...I honestly could give two shits. Well, I must say, I haven't been sick in some time and to get sick right now before tv and the trips Shaun and I have coming up, sure does suck a fat one. Just means I have more time to waste and type on here I suppose. Anyways, for those of you interested, you can ask any questions you'd like or comment on anything you'd like about myself, Shaun, or us as a team and I will get back with you later tonight. So leave your questions and comments on the "comment part" of this journal entry and I will check them. I will also do my best to answer to the best of my ability, each question! -Ace- P.S. PWG would be a great place to work....haven't been in touch with them though. Working on more IWA stuff and JAPW stuff. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, January 31st, 2005
10:42 pm	First time I have ever done one of these, so if it sucks, oh well. Alright, it's Monday night and I just decided I would try out this live journal thing. I've seen a few people try this out and have always been one to read Sal, Dragon, and Jimmy Rave's columns or journals. I've always found their stuff to be entertaining and weird, but I read anyways bc I have nothing but respect for all of them. So what to talk about? I guess there is a bunch of different things I could talk about since this is my first journal entry, but I will try to keep it semi-short. Well, first and foremost, it has almost been one year since myself and Shaun debuted in Wildside. It's been a great experience for us so far and we are only getting better by being with Al Getz and wrestling the very best. When you reach a level like Wildside, all the talent is exceptional, so there is no doubt that you always learn something and always get better. We've came a long ways since our first match with Wildside and it took forever, but Shaun has been in the gym with me for 3 weeks straight. I really feel like he is committed now. Well, he's always been committed to the wrestling part, but the workout part hasn't been his favorite. Honestly though, working out is a tough thing and its hard to see results and for who are impatient, its extremely hard. I am proud of him though. Shaun and I both started together about 4 and a half years ago and Wildside is honestly the one place we wanted to be. It took us a while but thanks to a few people,(who will remain nameless for right now) we finally reached our goal. Through wildside though, we are getting outside bookings for IWA which is another great place to work. We've worked there one time, but we are going Feb.11 and 12. Now on to this whole trading of Sammy Sosa deal. Honestly, I'm one of the biggest Cub fans you will ever meet. I've been a Cub fan since I was 5. Which basically means, I've been disappointed for the better part of 16 years. Anyways, I'm kind of pissed off about this whole trade. Why should I be? He walked out on the team right? Well he also carried that team for a number of years. For Dusty Baker, who has been for a couple years, to question Sosa's willingness to win and be a team player is ridiculous. Ok, so he left the game early. Big freaking deal. Did it make or break them by making the playoffs? Hell no it didn't. Why? BC they are the Cubs people. They find ways to disappoint their fans. The 2003 playoffs ring any bells? What even pisses me off more is that they waited to trade him after Carlos Beltran is aquired by the Mets. Brilliant. Alright, well I'm tired of typing, plus I'm still getting over the flu from which I got this weekend. So I'm gonna hop off and try to finally get some sleep. -Ace- P.S. Mikal Adyran is my bitch in Madden and Tank is too afraid to play me. (3 Comments |Comment on this)