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I think Chris getting the WWE tryout has re-ignited my somewhat dormant interest in pro wrestling, I suppose because the optimistic part of my brain has managed to focus mostly on the "if it can happen to him, it CAN happen to me" part instead of the "it happened to him, WHY didn't it happen to me?" part. I decided to re-visit an attempt I had made a while ago to find independent promoters in the Northeast/New England area and e-mail them asking if they were willing to book me. Yesterday I searched and found a few promotions with e-mail addresses, sent them some e-mails introducing myself, my gimmick, my training history, and a Youtube link to my longest complete match.
I got one response today from "New Pro Wrestling" which was just this one line:
"Thanks - we need to see some physique photos of you, no mask."
Now, then again at least it's not an upfront refusal. Maybe they like my credentials and the gimmick and thought the match was okay. Then again, maybe they didn't look at any of it at all and just want to see how I look. But my physique has been under some considerable neglect over the last term. It's not HORRIBLE right now...but it's not good. What should I do? Wait until the end of Fall so I can work on it and get leaner/bigger? Or just show them how I am now and see what they say? And assuming they DO say they'll book me, how the hell do I get transportation to their shows? Grr...
I got one response today from "New Pro Wrestling" which was just this one line:
"Thanks - we need to see some physique photos of you, no mask."
Now, then again at least it's not an upfront refusal. Maybe they like my credentials and the gimmick and thought the match was okay. Then again, maybe they didn't look at any of it at all and just want to see how I look. But my physique has been under some considerable neglect over the last term. It's not HORRIBLE right now...but it's not good. What should I do? Wait until the end of Fall so I can work on it and get leaner/bigger? Or just show them how I am now and see what they say? And assuming they DO say they'll book me, how the hell do I get transportation to their shows? Grr...