Hidden Myths Of Professional Wrestling

WWE’s core assets are their wrestlers. Solid brand recognition for character such as “The Rock” or “Stone Cold Steve Austin” are extremely valuable; one need only look how WWE’s stock has tanked since these two wrestlers’ retirement. Therefore, WWE’s management must take every possible opportunity to discover new talent. This is a strategic problem that management faces continuously due to the short career span of wrestlers. Wrestlers’ careers can be cut short at any time due to injury, death, or lack of firing (most often due to low fan base). Many times the wrestlers are simply “worn-out”. Lets take a minute to talk about a wrestler’s daily lifestyle and how one breaks into the business.

Wrestling had become tremendously popular over the past few years. So it is natural that more and more people want to become wrestlers. Most want to do it for the fame, money, or extremely exciting lifestyle. Well, wrestlers are famous, they do make a lot of money, and their lives are pretty exciting. The average person doesn’t know what a wrestler’s life is really like. They don’t realize how much work and dedication they need to become successful. Being a wrestler may se

In the beginning, you’ll be working in front of a crowd around 100-300 people is size. The usual pay for this is $25 a night. These matches are viewed as a means for wrestlers to work on ring skills and personality. Many wrestlers will be in these leagues for many years before moving on and others don’t make it out at all. The biggest possibility of breaking out is to book a show that a scout happens to be attending and hope he likes you. If he does, then you might receive a phone call or letter inviting you wrestle a “dark match”. This is a match that is performed the night of a taping, but is not aired. They essentially are to pump the crowd up for the main headliners. Nine out of ten times wrestlers won’t make it past this stage. If you really are lucky, a scout may ask you to come back and wrestle another match. Perhaps the fastest way to break into the business is to simply have connections and know somebody.

There is also the aspect of life on the road. The daily schedule of a professional wrestler can be grueling. One wakes up at around 7 am in order to be at the airport by 8:30. The flight can take you anywhere in the country but usually lands no later than 11 o’clock. After renting a car, checking into a hotel room, and grabbing something to eat, it is time to go to the photo shoot scheduled for 1 pm. So you drive to the mall and sign autographs until 3. Its time to head over to the arena and get prepared for work that night. After a short workout, its already 5:30 and you go over your match with the events booker. If you can find the time, you and your opponent go over the match in detail and what is going to happen. It is seven

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