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Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion: 5 Reasons I’m glad to be going
The CAC Reunion is only 18 days away and I'm already beyond excited. Really can't wait to get there. Especially after I saw the seminars that they're putting on this year. Here's the list:The Secret Life of the Wrestling Fan Dr. David Reiss Tuesday, April 20 — 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 21 ...
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Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion: 28 days to go!
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming Cauliflower Alley Club reunion this year. So much so that between now and when I leave for the reunion, I'm going to write about almost nothing else. This will be my second CAC Reunion and I plan to attend many more. Rubbing shoulders ...
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The Bartender Likes It Bloody
In September of 2009, High Impact Wrestling Canada (HIW) changed venues in Regina, Saskatchewan. They went from the German Club to the Victoria Club and are currently doing a double-shot there the last Friday and Saturday of every month. The Victoria Club is a private club with a bar/rec room ...
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Top 5 Posts For December
Happy 2010, everyone! The first month on-line for indiewrestling.com is over. December was a great and hectic month but overall, I had a lot of fun with the site. I hope you've been enjoying everything just as much. With January here, I'll be working on getting a few interviews and guest ...
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The Top 5 Ways To Avoid Spoiling The Finish
The finish is, arguably, the most important part of any match. The crowd will forgive you a lot of things in a match but if you give them a great finish, that's what they'll remember. And they'll leave the show talking about what a great match it was. And we ...
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Ooos & Aaahs: What You Don’t Want From The Crowd
One of the problems I see at a lot of indie shows is improperly trained workers who don't know how to work a crowd. They seem to think that wrestling's about getting a reaction out of the crowd. In fact, it's about getting an emotional reaction out of the crowd.I ...
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Training: What To Look For, What To Expect: Part 2
Part 2 Now that we've covered what to look for in a training camp (Part 1), we need to look at what to expect once your there.First, stretching -- lots of stretching. The biggest benefit to being flexible is that it minimizes the risk of injury. And in pro wrestling, the ...
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Training: What To Look For, What To Expect
PART 1So, you want to be a pro wrestler. How do you get started? What's going to happen when you start training?Well, for starters, you have to find a good training camp. Training to be a pro wrestler is about so much more than learning how to do all the ...
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Friday Night Video II
As often happens in independent wrestling, the organization has to roll with the punches. We have kind of a unique situation going on here. Monster Pro Wrestling and High Impact Wrestling (Canada) are working together - sharing talent and mixing them together in various storylines.
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Babyface Or Heel: Play Your Role To The Hilt
Babyface or heel, it's your job to make the fans believe. And in this day and age, with the virtual loss of kayfabe and with the cat out of the bag concerning whether wrestling is sport or "sports entertainment", that's hard enough. Don't shoot yourself in the foot before you ...
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