It’s always very interesting seeing people mix up opinion with fact, especially in an opinion driven subject such as wrestling. The exacerbation of the internet, the ability to be able to say any rubbish without any form of fact checking makes the whole thing even more confusing.

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There’s a saying in wrestling.

The person who says that wrestling is fake knows nothing about wrestling at all.

Say fake to people like Chris Benoit whose “fake” concussions turned him insane, say fake to Sid whose leg broke in half after the merest of falls, say fake to every single wrestler who has been through agony just to entertain people. Read the rest of this entry »

Being a professional wrestler can be such an enjoyable experience, yet, sometimes such a frustrating one.

There is that old school opinion that wrestling is built from respect and that your time and your actions deserve the opportunities that you get. I know my place in the scheme of things, I have my rung on the ladder, but regardless, when it comes to the show, it is just as valuable as those who rest on the rungs above me and I appreciate that there are people below me who contribute to a show just as much. Read the rest of this entry »

You know, when I came back from Spain, a few things dawned on me.

The first being how stuck up our own arses we Brits are. Bear with me on this, I am going somewhere with this. Read the rest of this entry »

Howdo,

Your friendly neighbourhood Saz here, coming to you live from Tarragona, that would be on the South coast of Spain for all you non geography types.

Yup, ole Sazza is sitting here supping Cevesa enjoying the sand, sea, sun, sangria and senoritas! Read the rest of this entry »

I mentioned in the UK scene that I think that British wrestling is beginning to carve out a niche of its own, separate to the direct influence of the Americans.

There will always be influence of course, that can’t be denied a good idea that works should always be used and the great thing about the history of the WWE is that it is full of good ideas that captivate an audience or create new role models for our younger generation.

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It’s encouraging to see more and more people use the UK Scene forums, no, I’m not going to harp on about the differences between it and the US scene, why it doesn’t seem to be as popular as there isn’t really much point.

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So there was me with my mouth wide open in shock at my placement in the TWO UK Top 50 votes. The only thing I can say to the people who voted for me is “thank you” and I hope I can justify your votes in the future.

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Hi,

Old Sazza here to pop down his thoughts finally after a while away.

Well things have changed a bit for me over the last year, opportunities have opened up for me with different wrestling companies and I have been able to work with differing talent and getting used to working against people of different styles.

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