When you think of the scope of the world not the U.S. isn’t it amazing that our industry can not find one guy? We are all looking for the guy that can carry the business on his back and yet not one person steps out of the crowd. It really is mind boggling to me. Is that the problem or is the problem that due to the structure of the business today that most guys aren’t interested in going to sit in Florida or Kentucky for five hundred dollars a week until they are deemed ready for the big time. If anyone had real faith in their ability to pick a star wouldn’t it be worth it to just pay them right from the start? It should be clear by now there are a lot less guys that have a dream of being a wrestler than first base for the Yankee’s.
You know one time Capt. Lou Albano told me always take an advance whether you need it or not, sometimes they forget and pay you twice. That finally happened one night working for the NWA in Denver, Co. I had lived in Denver for a short time when I joined the police force there. The same night I worked with Sting and Black Bart in one of the opening matches. In those days Sting had just come to the NWA and wasn’t a major star yet. It was clear that he would be a superstar one day though. It was the old finish where the heel gets the pin with his feet on the ropes but I catch it and stop counting. Then Sting throws Bart into the other corner and puts his feet on the ropes. I stopped counting briefly at two waiting for Bart to kick out. It finally hit me and I made the three count before it looked to bad. In the back Sting said Gee for a minute I didn’t think you were going to count three. I blew it off and we laughed, I am not sure if he realized how close he was to being right.
I’m sure there has been plenty of talk about the match that Leyla and Kelly Kelly had on ECW. It’s a shame that these girls were put in that position. I have met Leyla she seemed like a great person and drop dead gorgeous. I haven’t met Kelly Kelly but there is no bad talk about her. These girls are not wrestlers this has to stop. There are plenty of ways to use these girls just not in the ring on LIVE television.
Has there ever been a main event where one of the headlines is collecting social security? Well we certainly have a chance of that happening sometimes in the next seven years or so. Isn’t that the interesting thought?
I’m starting to wonder if Stephanie shouldn’t head back to television, she will have more natural heat than anyone. I sometimes wonder do they want any actual heat?
This is a picture of me managing “The Franchise” Shane Douglas at Rob Russen’s IWA Television taping at The Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City, La.
This has been a piece of my mind
“The Big Cheese” Sal Corrente
You know one time Capt. Lou Albano told me always take an advance whether you need it or not, sometimes they forget and pay you twice. That finally happened one night working for the NWA in Denver, Co. I had lived in Denver for a short time when I joined the police force there. The same night I worked with Sting and Black Bart in one of the opening matches. In those days Sting had just come to the NWA and wasn’t a major star yet. It was clear that he would be a superstar one day though. It was the old finish where the heel gets the pin with his feet on the ropes but I catch it and stop counting. Then Sting throws Bart into the other corner and puts his feet on the ropes. I stopped counting briefly at two waiting for Bart to kick out. It finally hit me and I made the three count before it looked to bad. In the back Sting said Gee for a minute I didn’t think you were going to count three. I blew it off and we laughed, I am not sure if he realized how close he was to being right.
I’m sure there has been plenty of talk about the match that Leyla and Kelly Kelly had on ECW. It’s a shame that these girls were put in that position. I have met Leyla she seemed like a great person and drop dead gorgeous. I haven’t met Kelly Kelly but there is no bad talk about her. These girls are not wrestlers this has to stop. There are plenty of ways to use these girls just not in the ring on LIVE television.
Has there ever been a main event where one of the headlines is collecting social security? Well we certainly have a chance of that happening sometimes in the next seven years or so. Isn’t that the interesting thought?
I’m starting to wonder if Stephanie shouldn’t head back to television, she will have more natural heat than anyone. I sometimes wonder do they want any actual heat?
This is a picture of me managing “The Franchise” Shane Douglas at Rob Russen’s IWA Television taping at The Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City, La.
This has been a piece of my mind
“The Big Cheese” Sal Corrente
