I
began this ride on the wrestling train from a young age with seeing things I
thought I would never see along with making awesome friends
The first show I went to was at the
young age of 10 years old at the Crystal River Armory in Crystal River,
Florida. Most of the people there thought I wasn't that old because of only
being about 4'8. As time went on, I came to know the guys, fans as well as the
crazy world of wrestling. I met guys like Ron Niemi, Naphtali, Jeff Peterson,
Buck Quartermaine, Steve Madison, Antonio Banks (MVP in WWE), Shane Twins
(Gymini in WWE) along with many others that became friends. Not only did they
see me grow up; but, they saw me go through things that most my age could not
comprehend. On top of that, they treated me as if there wasn’t anything wrong.
In the 12 years since then quite a
bit has changed. My younger sister Rachel started going to the shows with my
and dad then fell in love much like I had. With that came a family affair of
going to different shows together. I have made many more friends as well as
lost a few as well. Jeff Peterson, Ryze, 19, Shawn Osbourne, Larry Sweeney, and a few more died of
different causes with different memories being left behind. The memories they
left will never be forgotten. They left imprints on people's lives and hearts
that will never be changed. Their deaths came as a shock to all leaving
different things unsaid as well as different emotions that arose. With that
came remembering that anything in life can happen. With this business came my
second home.
Wrestling has become my second home
with my second family. Many of the wrestlers and people with different jobs to
make the show happen have become part of my life. Some of the friends I made
have since left my life whether for good or a little while. They left an impact
on my life whether they know it or not. Even if I do not see them much or at
all, I still think of the ones that I do not see and remember just how
impactful or even influential moments they had in my life. Even so, the
injuries as well as the beginning or ending of careers still come to pass.
I have seen quite a few injuries,
careers beginning and ending, marriages, death, tears of joy and pain that come
with this business. I still have not seen everything this business has despite
the fact that I have seen a wide variety of things happen to different people.
Everything in life has a surprise or two including the wrestling business. I
know things will happen that will continue to surprise me even in the years to
come.
It’s not the end, it’s not goodbye,
it is just another change of scenery that has come to the forefront in this
crazy business called wrestling. It is time for me to leave Central Florida and
go back home to South Florida for a little while in taking a different path in
life.
