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PCW Episode 6: Simon Sermon

Dan Sheldon — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:00:17 +0000

Simon Sermon, the first openly gay... working pro wrestler, uses a wrestling gimmick to help forward a social cause.

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Pro Wrestling: DDP a Decade Later

Dan Sheldon — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:04:14 +0000

Diamond Dallas Page provides rare proof that there can be life after pro wrestling...

The 54 year old former World Championship Wrestling heavyweight champion spends his time spreading the word about his workout regimen called "YRG" or "Yoga for Regular Guys."

Page, along with ex-wife and business partner Kimberly Page, demonstrated one of the workouts to a group of attendees recently at the Promolast wrestling convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

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PCW Episode 5: Konkrete Gorillaz

Dan Sheldon — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:47:11 +0000

Promoted as the scariest tag team in professional wrestling, the Konkrete Gorillaz evoke a divisive image to deliver their message.

Full transcript below:

Stephen Platinum, PCW promoter (watching show on monitor):

Kid, you don't know. Sit down! Kid, you don't know. Sit the f--- down! Sit down. Holy s---!

Platinum (interview):

When Nemesis gets wound up and he starts getting mad, it's frightening to behold.

Anthony "Nemesis" Mills, Professional Wrestler (interview):

I was born with these wrinkles in my head.

Platinum (interview):

They're the scariest heels in wrestling, period.

Platinum (film review session):

How often do you get to shock a wrestling crowd?

Platinum (interview):

They're the very epitome of what white people are terrified of and they fit the bill.

Nemesis (interview):

Whatever you choose for yourself to do, it's gotta be part of you. I'm gangster. I'm 'hood. Jay, he 'hood.

James "Jay Fury" Card, Professional Wrestler (interview):

There are so many different stereotypes in wrestling, period, to where just because I'm a black man, I've gotta get offended at a gangster gimmick? To me, that's a hypocrite move and I'll be damned if I'm going to be a hypocrite.

Nemesis (interview):

Konkrete Gorillaz is what we represent.

Platinum (interview):

Do the Konkrete Gorillaz play on a stereotype? Yes. And is that okay? Yes. Should it be overt? Yes.

Nemesis (interview):

I have a criminal record. I'm keeping it 100 with you.

Jay Fury (interview):

Everything Nemesis does, I've been around it and seen it. But I don't do it myself.

Nemesis (interview):

I had to leave the business because I got locked up for dope. Selling cocaine.

Jay Fury (interview):

Nemesis, when I first met him was an a--hole. I couldn't stand him.

Nemesis (interview):

Oh, I was a motherf---er.

Platinum (interview):

The last time Nemesis and I saw each other before PCW got going again, he and I were an inch away from each other's face screaming at each other.

Nemesis (interview):

(Laughter)

Platinum (interview):

And it almost came to us punching each other.

Nemesis (interview):

He could've still been going off of the past with me, but he gave me an opportunity and a chance.

Platinum (post show speech):

Do you want the happy thing or the not so happy thing?

Wrestlers (to Platinum):

Not so happy.

Platinum (post show speech):

Show up for f----ing practice. That's the not so happy thing. You've got Jay (Fury) teaching you the physical aspects of this game which he is as good at as anybody in the business.

Jay Fury (at practice):

Tara, you're the face. Get on it. Go!

Jay Fury (interview):

It's hard for me because the type of stuff I do in the ring, they cheer me. But at the same time, I can't let them. I've gotta do everything in my power to make them hate me.

Jay Fury (interview):

One thing I've always learned in wrestling, if a fan touches you or even remotely thinks he's going to do something to you, you do it to him first.

Nemesis (interview):

He wanted to be a part of it.

Corey Nachamkin, Wrestling Fan (interview):

Every fan, hardcore fan, dreams of the back and forth.

Nemesis (interview):

And if you notice I put my hands really on him. He didn't ask no more. (laughter)

Nachamkin (interview):

He put me on my a--. He showed me my place.

Platinum (post show speech):

If you are not getting a reaction, get one! If you've gotta stab the fat guy in the f---ing blue shirt? You stab him. By the way, Nemesis. The official position of Platinum Championship Wrestling is 'shame, shame, shame on you.'

Nemesis (interview):

Steve is the coolest promoter that I done ran across.

Platinum (post show speech):

...naughty.

Nemesis (interview):

He's like, 'Yeah, you know, I'll give Nemesis a chance.' And I thank him for it, you feel me?

Platinum (interview):

I'm glad Nemesis feels that way but really I think I get the better end of the deal. I get a guy who I think has gotta sense of legitimacy about him and a guy who is going to take what he is doing seriously. And a guy that has an air of desperation on him. And a little bit of fear. And I think that's how you should operate in a wrestling ring. I think you should be afraid and I think you should be a little bit desperate because it's dangerous.

Nemesis (interview):

I'm at the age right now that I'm trying to do something with my life. I really am. If I never ever get a contract, that's cool. At least I have fun in this business, you feel me?

Nemesis (at house):

This is the shop! This is Mills, Inc.!

Nemesis (interview):

I do t-shirts. I'm a screen printer. So right now I'm banking everything on my screen printing. Getting my own business off the ground. I ain't trying to do nothing illegal anymore. I don't even jaywalk. I'm tired. I'm tired of going to jail. I'm too old to be going to jail, man.

Nemesis (at house):

I'm 40 years old, man. I'll be 41 July the 8th. Yep, I'll be 41. So, you know, my time is limited. One day. One day everything that I'm working for is going to come into place. Maybe not everything but some of it's going to fall in place because I'm telling you I've been through the ringer.

Nemesis (in-ring promo):

Now, I carry the weight of the jungle on my back!

Nemesis (interview):

It's just me and Jay now but this whole Konkrete Gorilla thing is going to grow. There's going to be more of us. But I don't go out there and say, 'Hey, you look good. Let me let you be a Gorilla. You want to be a Gorilla?' No, it's not cut like that. You gotta put time out there on those motherf---ing streets, man. For real.

Platinum (interview):

Nowadays what are wrestling stereotypes? 'Oh, we don't have them because we're too scared.' F--- 'em. PCW, were' going to play it to the hilt. In a league with Dwight Power, I'm not going to sweat whether the Konkrete Gorillaz enforce a bad stereotype.

Dwight Power, Professional Wrestler (walking to ring):

Dwight Power! Dwight Power! Dwight Power!

Platinum (interview):

Those stereotypes need to exist in pro wrestling because without them, we can't comment on them. We can't make the gimmick more nuanced, if they aren't easily understandible first.

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Competitive Eating: Hot Dog Qualifier

Dan Sheldon — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:22:05 +0000

With the Hot Dog Eating Championship on the horizon, title hopefuls descend on Newnan, Georgia to earn a coveted spot in the competition...

By devouring 28 hot dogs in 10 minutes, Tim "Gravy" Brown grabs a place in the "Super Bowl of Competitive Eating" at Coney Island coming up on the 4th of July where he will challenge the likes of Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.

Full Video Transcript below:

Richard Shea, International Federation of Competitive Eating co-founder:

"It's a 10 minute hot dog eating contest."

Steve "Pi Guy" Martin:

"The Nathan's qualifier... where the superstars are going to come for a spot to eat on July 4th."

Super Paul Barlow:

"Gravy Brown is awesome. He's number 9 in the world. He's been moving up every year... I believe that was a salute to Mom. I think it was 'Your mom... is wonderful.'"

Shea:

"Coney Island is sort of our Augusta and the mustard yellow belt is sort of our green jacket."

Shea:

"Begin eating!"

Martin:

"Pi Guy!... By day, I'm a math teacher and you know I've gotta represent the 3.1415 when I'm out eating you know. I knew that guys like Tim "Gravy" Brown. They've got the big game, but it was cool to come out and beat some ranked eaters. And my goal was to beat Super Paul Barlow ranked 44 and I did."

Barlow:

"I did the worst total I've done since the first year I've done this. Unbelievable. 2003. A year that will live in infamy, in my wife's beliefs anyway. I love it. She hates it. We made a deal. I said the day you quit smoking is the day I'll quit eating. I'll probably never quit."

Shea:

"Stop Eating! How about some applause!... and in first place, Gravy Brown! History was made in this parking lot. And they're playing your song, Gravy. Gravy Brown from Chicago, Illinois ate 28 Nathan's hot dogs and buns."

Barlow:

"He's a wonderful man. He loves Georgia. He loves hot dogs and he'll be a great champion."

Shea:

"That means he goes on to compete in July 4, Coney Island."

Martin:

"He'll be there but he won't be number one. Love Gravy Brown though."

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PCW Episode 4: The Goth Saga

Dan Sheldon — Sat, 15 May 2010 04:54:14 +0000

Controversy follows the wrestler... known as "Goth."

Second generation wrestler Logan Price joins the Platinum Championship Wrestling stable but not without a measure of resistance.

Full video transcript below:

Stephen Platinum (in locker room):

"Introducing Goth. Everybody this is Goth. Say, 'Hi, Goth.'"

Wrestlers (in locker room):

"Hi, Goth!"

Platinum (in locker room):

"I want shock and awe of, 'Holy crap. What just hit the ring.'"

Platinum:

"We have the ongoing Goth saga. We used Goth last week and he's been a royal pain in the ass."

Logan Price "Goth":

I'm a 16 year veteran in this business.

Platinum:

"He's a veteran. He's been around the indie scene for years."

Goth:

"I don't go 9 to 5 and hit a time clock during the week and then come the weekend put on a pair of tights and think that I'm playing superhero for the weekend."

Platinum:

"He's used to having to protect himself in the business. That's very clear."

Goth:

"Obviously, I'm not working at the Wal-Mart with a haircut like this and looking the way I look but I don't conform."

Platinum:

"He's used to having to sort of throw his weight around. He's a scary guy. He's a big, scary guy."

Goth:

"Same guy you see sitting in this chair is the same guy you're going to see riding his Harley down the highway heading to the gym for two hours pumping iron. Same guy that will beat your ass if you cross him. I am what I am. This isn't some gimmick. It isn't some show. It isn't some put on."

Platinum:

"He came highly recommended with this idea that I could deal with his foibles."

Goth:

"I do what I want to do. I live my life the way I want to live it and if you don't like it, well, that's just too damn bad."

Platinum:

"It was this close to me saying, 'No.' In fact, I literally said on the phone to him yesterday, 'I don't think this is going to work out. Nevermind.'"

Goth (in ring):

"Sports entertainment sucks! Real men still wrestle."

Goth:

"Let's make no mistake. I'm not a sports entertainer. I didn't win some damn contest on MTV. My father was a professional wrestler. Rugged Rod Price the California Studd used to be tag team partners with a guy by the name of Steve Austin you may have heard of. I was born to this business. I eat, live, sleep, breathe it."

Goth (at gym):

"Promoters know that, yeah, I'm stiff. Yeah, I'll lay it in. Yeah, if you try to do something stupid, you might not wake up. You try to roll up on me, I'll freakin' cripple you. That's happened a couple of times, you know. There are a couple of guys out there right now that ain't wrestling no more because they ain't walking too good right now.

If you're going to be anything that's real and be a real wrestler in this business then you might as well sign over your body 'cause it's gone. That's as much as my arm will straighten out. That's from wrestling. Boot lace prints on the side of my face like some kind of Star Trek character for about two weeks. Knocked a tooth out of my head. Knocked me unconscious, concussion, broke my jaw. And people get this misconception it's all glamor and lights and money and women and you know what? Yeah it's out there man, but that's that much of it, you know.

I have a 13 year old son who is my life. I wasn't there to see his first steps. I wasn't there to hear his first words and I wasn't there for some birthdays. And that tears me up inside, you know. When you get in this business, you better be ready to accept that.

I don't give a damn if I never get a major contract ever again. Until my body will not let me walk anymore I will be in a ring just like my dad."

Goth (in ring):

"See, I came from a time when this (does John Cena hand motion) meant nothing. But this (does 4 horsemen hand motion), this meant everything. Batista called. He wants his gimmick back, jack ass."

Platinum (in locker room):

"Don't invoke current stars of the game. Don't bring up Batista. This (Cena motion) is okay because we all hate that a--h---. But don't say anybody... I used to say don't invoke superior talent. Bringing up old school guys is wonderful and very PCW."

Goth (at gym):

"He's got a passion for it, man. And the guy has a phenomenal mind for the wrestling business. I mean phenomenal mind which I totally respect."

Platinum:

"We're always going to have conflict but I think through that conflict can come something spectacular."

Goth (ring side, post show):

"Here, you guys gotta be the greatest group of guys ever. You know what I mean? I came in and I know there were some weird f---ing reactions when you heard I was coming because I've got a helluva reputation. And half of it's true and half of it's...

Nemesis (wrestler, off camera):

"You got some f---ed up reputation."

Goth:

"Yeah, you're right, okay so I have a f---ed up reputation but you guys said you know what, f--- it, we'll give him a chance and ever since then it's been like a family man. I just want to tell you how much I appreciate you guys all welcoming me and the respect you show me and the respect I show you and how cool it is and how happy I and proud I am to be here, man."

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PCW Episode 3: Referee Authority

Dan Sheldon — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:55:38 +0000

The importance of a good referee can not be overstated in Platinum Championship Wrestling. Stephen Platinum explains why he thinks his top ref, Duke Korey, is the best in the business and why his organization uses officials in ways that are different than WWE, TNA, and others.

Full story transcript below:

Stephen Platinum, PCW Promoter (post show in ring):

Guess what? The whole f---ing show was good. It was fantastic top to bottom.

Austin "Consequences Creed" Watson (in-show promo):

I don't need you to cheer for me, I know I'm good.

Platinum (post show speech in ring):

But all I found myself doing in every single match is looking at Duke and going, "Holy f---!" This is the best pro wrestling referee I've ever been around. And you can tell by looking at him, he doesn't work out a single minute of the day.

Duke Korey (interview):

I can add to the drama of the match.

Platinum (interview):

He brings a sort of authority.

Korey (interview):

Getting down there and slapping the mat and counting... and then "No, two!"

Platinum (interview):

He was born to be a pro wrestling referee.

Korey (interview):

Steve can be a hard ass...

Platinum (post show speech in locker room):

You guys memorized your match and then you got lost and you looked like dog s---.

Korey (interview):

And he expects you to perform at a very high level.

Platinum (interview):

He sells what's going on in the ring as ably as the performers themselves do. If the match isn't going well or if I feel like it's a good time to wrap it up, through Duke I will signal them to "take the match home" which means to finish it quickly.

Platinum (watching show on monitor):

Oh, God! F---! Do something!

Korey (interview):

I worry that Steve thinks I didn't tell them, you know? So sometimes I'll tell them like 3 times and finally one of them's like, 'Yeah, I know, we're getting there.' So it's just like. I feel like there's some responsibility on my shoulders.

Platinum (interview):

We don't do what are called "ref bumps" where our referees don't get knocked down and our referees don't get put in ridiculous situations where they accidentally get hit. 'Oh, we don't know who we want to win' or 'we don't really want either one of these guys to look bad so the referee will get knocked down.' I think it's so silly and I think it's one of those things that makes pro wrestling look really stupid and embarrasses pro wrestling fans. I think, too, if we establish the fact that we don't do it, that it will force the business at large to change. It's one of the things I really want to change and I just kind of want to stick it to the other wrestling companies and be like, "You know what? You don't have to knock your referees down in order to have a finish that works.

Platinum (post show speech in ring):

This is a f---ing war, I've told you again. We are fighting a war against a pro wrestling business that hates itself and we're going to teach it to love itself again. I don't want to promise anything but this story's gotta end. It's gotta end big.

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Augusta: Dennis Walters Golf Show

Dan Sheldon — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:34:30 +0000

Dennis Walters combines golf and... life lessons in a traveling show that spans more than three decades. A trip to Augusta the week of the Masters helped raise more than $10 thousand in conjunction with a charity golf tournament. The money will assist the Walton Foundation in funding camp and golf programs for disadvantaged children.

Full story transcript below:

Dennis Walters, Trick Shot Golfer (to audience):

I told a lot of people I was coming to Augusta to do a show at the First Tee. And they said, 'Wow, you're doing a show at the first tee of Augusta National during the Masters?' I said, "Not exactly."

Walters (to his dog):

Put it on the tee. Yay.

Walters (interview):

Mr. Bucky is awesome.

Walters (to his dog):

2+3! (Dog barks 5 times)

Walters (interview):

Just the fact that he can tee the ball up and answer those questions.

Walters (to dog):

How many tires on a car? (Dog barks 4 times.) Spare tire? (Dog barks once.) Nice.

Walters (interview):

Wow.

Walters (interview):

I've been on tour now for 34 years. This is not exactly the tour I had in mind.

Walters (to audience):

In 1971 I finished 11th in the U.S. Amateur and I missed playing in the Masters by 2 shots. In 1974 I had an accident which left me paralyzed from the waist down.

Walters (interview):

It was in an old 3 wheel golf cart. I was going down a hill. The brakes failed and that's about all I remember.

Walters (to audience):

Back then almost every person I met said it would be impossible. Impossible for me to play golf because I couldn't stand up. So I started hitting golf balls sitting down.

Walters (interview):

I really never thought I could make a career out of it. I was just trying to cope with a situation that was pretty hopeless at the time.

Walters (to audience):

This is a very special 3 iron.

Walters (interview):

That was almost 3 thousand shows ago. You know when I first started doing this I did this all for myself.

Fan (to Walters):

I love your philosopy.

Walters (to fan):

Thanks.

Walters (interview):

But as the years went by and I started to get reactions like this...

Fan (to Walters):

Thank you again. We appreciate it.

Walters (to fan):

You bet. Thanks. Thank you very much.

Walters (interview);

Then I realized that I was getting a gift back in return because I was actually doing something for other people.

Walters (to audience):

Don't try this at home.

Walters (interview):

I think what I have to say is a universal message in that it does apply to everyone and I demonstrate this with every swing I make.

Walters (to audience):

You stop and think about it, almost anything is possible.

(Clapping...)

Walters (to audience):

Thank you.

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PCW Episode 2: TNA Invasion

Dan Sheldon — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:49:10 +0000

PCW has crowned its first heavyweight champion but... Stephen Platinum is concerned about the inevitable lull following such a big event. He brings in former TNA star "Consequences Creed" to add a spark to the show. The stakes increase as Platinum tries to position the promotion for a television distribution deal.

Full story transcipt below:

Stephen Platinum, PCW Promoter:

Alright. Here we go. Here we go. Real quick. Real quick. Let's just run through things real fast. Quick, fast, in a hurry.

Platinum (interview):

My hope for tonight's show is that it does not suck.

Platinum (pre show locker room speech):

Back here is Jeffrey who is going to referee for us and see if he likes doing our thing. He's certainly got the hair for pro wrestling. Good job. Good job.

Platinum (interview):

We crowned a champ last week, Shane Marx, that had the best match we've ever done. I'm afraid we might go through a slump tonight to be honest which is why I brought in a couple of different faces to make things a little edgy.

Platinum (pre show locker room speech):

Music out of nowhere hits. Austin "No Consequences" Creed, recently fired from TNA comes to the ring.

Austin "No Consequences Creed" Watson, Professional Wrestler (interview):

I really didn't do anything to get fired or to get released. In wrestling, if they're not using you, at a certain point in time, they're using other people, you just might get let go. And that was my case, I just hadn't been used for a while so they just let me go.

Watson (in ring):

I am the superstar that has come here to PCW.

Watson (interview):

There's a lot of good trainees here that are going through what I went through. So I kind of felt for them and so I decided to help start training and everything and once they started doing shows, if I was around I'd come help out. And that's what I'm doing here tonight.

Platinum (watching show on monitor):

I'm so glad we got Chris Farley to be our ref. 'You guys can't do that!'

Platinum (watching show on monitor):

They're excited. They're happy. They wrestled a good match.

Platinum (post show speech):

I was worried about this show because the last show was so big. Tonight's was a touch rocky. You know whose name we never said one time? Austin Consequences F---ing Creed. That's whose name we did not announce one time. You guys gotta pick up the slack on s--- like that. Did we get a pop off of Creed coming out? Yes. When some of them figured out who he was.

Platinum (interview):

I'm nervous because now a national TV thing looks more in the offing than ever. That it's very possible and I don't know if we're ready for that yet.

Platinum (post show speech):

Watch your s--- with an ultra critical eye because if our thing takes off soon, and it might. If we get a TV show, it's got to look great. When your promo goes on and on and on and on...

(Promo montage from that night's show)

Platinum (post show speech):

...you're taking the good will of the fans and how much they're going to pop for you and you're stretching it out. And so the reaction is muted and less... (interrupted)

Kurt Kilgore, Heel Announcer (outside locker room):

You know what? God didn't want you to be born. Enjoy your Easter!

(Laughter inside locker room)

Platinum (post show speech):

... Did he need to talk to them for 4 minutes? I don't even know how that conversation came about. You know who that is talking to him? Probably 5 people that are going to want to see him get his d--- kicked in by Conscience at Eyedrum. That's what the f--- I'm talking about. I don't even know what that was about. I've never heard a heel invoke Easter before.

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Winter Olympics: Vancouver Games

Dan Sheldon — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:58:45 +0000

What would it have been like to be there? Hopefully, I can give you some idea.

A high school friend and I witnessed an American hockey victory, spotted Vince Vaughn while making an attempt at curling, met snowboard gold medalist Torah Bright, and got enveloped by a Canadian hockey riot. All in a week's work at the Vancouver Winter Games.

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PCW Episode 1: Why Modern Day Wrestling is No Good

Dan Sheldon — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:12:03 +0000

Stephen Platinum believes the big boys of Pro Wrestling have lost their way. The Georgia based promoter has dreams of taking Platinum Championship Wrestling to the lofty heights occupied by WWE and TNA.

Full story transcript below:

Stephen Platinum, Platinum Championship Wrestling Promoter:

The reason I do this is because I'm stupid, stupid man.

Platinum (watching show on monitor):

Move, move, move. For God sakes, go!

Logan Mason, Professional Wrestler (Interview):

He's an a--h--- and he'll admit to it.

Platinum (watching monitor):

(groans)

Platinum (interview):

We have the good fortune of just having a lot of people I like wrestle for us...

Platinum (watching monitor):

Save it! Fix it! Do it!

Platinum (interview):

... so I don't have to run things with an iron hand.

Platinum (watching monitor):

I'm about to f---ing break something.

Platinum (interview):

Though you wouldn't know it watching me watch the show on the monitor where I lose my mind, throw things, and I'm crazy.

Platinum (getting up from watching monitor):

You officially just got your match ended.

Platinum (interview):

I think that there's sort of an integrity and there's sort of an underlying thing that pro wrestling is supposed to be about that has been completely lost by WWE, and doubly so by TNA. It actually gets me physically angry to watch their show and to think about the money that they're pissing away. It appears that they are embarrassed to be involved in the pro wrestling business. WWE goes out of its way to call itself everything but pro wrestling. They don't have wrestlers, they have superstars and the only two businesses I know of where everybody's a star is wrestling and porn. We can reverse that.

Platinum (locker room speech at show intermission):

Don't tell the crowd to shut up. If I have to hear that one more time I'm going to f---ing shoot myself.

Platinum (interview):

We have to be a big deal. We have to be number 3 in the country.

Platinum (intermission speech):

Think of something else other than "shut up."

Oscar Worthy, Professional Wrestler (in ring promo):

No, I don't suck. I succeeded and that's why you're jealous.

Platinum (interview):

When the wrestlers come to me to work out their matches all I tell them is how I would prefer for it to end and how long they have. I don't tell them anything else.

Nemesis, Professional Wrestler (talking to Platinum):

Is this a match with me and him or...?

Platinum (talking to Nemesis):

It's not a match but you guys can get physical.

Platinum (interview):

That's what pro wrestling used to be: spontaneous, truly audience interactive.

Nemesis (in ring promo):

Of course you was.

Fan (to Nemesis):

Were.

Nemesis:

Were? (Audience laughter) Were? I'm going to ignore you right now.

Platinum (interview):

And that's what I would like to bring back.

Platinum (ring announcing):

He is wrestling's demigod! Mason!

Logan Mason, Professional Wrestler (interview):

A god amongst mere mortals. He's above everyone. I kind of think how would Peyton Manning act if he was a jackass? I kind of feel like this is how he would act.

Mason (interview):

I'm a banker by day.

Mason (to bank customer):

I'm at the branch in Atlantic Station Monday through Friday.

Mason (interview):

For me, and most people who smile and kiss a-- all week long, it's fun to have a couple hours to go out there and yell at people.

Mason (in ring):

You've got one shot!

Mason (interview):

Not that that's the person I am but it's nice to have that dichotomy in your life.

Platinum (interview):

They're giving their heart to me and I'm not paying them a dime. Not having money means I can't afford to make mistakes. Like tonight's show to me? Probably C+, B- and we can't have C+, B- shows. We can't afford them. Every move we make, it feels like I'm betting the house so I'm scared. And I'm also scared that I've wasted 17 years doing this stuff that I could've been a professor. Could've been a lawyer. Probably would've been good at either one. Could've provided a better life for my wife and kid than running off and joining the circus. And now I run a circus of my own. It's all I've ever wanted. I'm just convinced that now that I get to do things my way with the people that I love in place, all pulling, it can't fail.

Mason (interview):

He's fair and he's got a good heart. He's one of the good guys.

Platinum (interview):

We just keep doing shows and people keep seeing them and hopefully we generate enough ground swell that some young network goes, 'Wrestling could be some relatively inexpensive programming that will get us an audience. Like it's always been. I've never achieved greatness in the business and selfishly I want it so badly.

Platinum (post show locker room speech):

So thank you guys very much. Great show.

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