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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
4:11 pm	The High Crusade. I dunno how many people still read this or use livejournal but it's worth a shot. So, over the years, I remembered that a lot of people with pretty solid musical taste used to frequent my journal. Lord knows if they still do or not, and while music is a lot like food in that you can't tell someone what tastes/sounds good or bad, I stand by an affinity for punk, 6t's rnr, and garage. Even the newer "revivalist" bands are pretty good, despite the fact I consider garage rock to be inna state of constant revival anyways. That said, me, Sabin, and Petey Williams formed a band with 2/3 of Idol and The Whip. Pure garage punk stylee. Check us out! Please and thank you. www.myspace.com/thehighcrusade We played our first show last night. More to come! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
2:17 am	MCMG Return to ROH -or- Response to Jimmy Jacobs There's a saying, an old one like they always are, that implies life is circular. Or in short, karma is legit. In 2002, two young men with a love for pro wrestling started at square one and travelled countless miles, made tons of sacrafices, and did everything they could to assure that they'd have a fighting chance in the strange and completely unfair of pro wrestling. And they did it by beating the shit out of each other across the midwest. Flash forward to 2008. Two young-ish men are now on very, very different paths in very different walks of life. While both have done pretty well for themselves, and God willing, will do even better in the future, what lays in front of us are completely different people than the ones who started their journey. That was inevitable and expected. But this? Oi vey. So the way I look at it is Jimmy just bought glass real estate and I invested in a motherfucking quarry. I'm reading the words sellout, grassroots, hatred, and ego. You know, for a guy who used to be my best friend in the business, which are very hard to come by, you sure did turn into a bit of a cunt. I know all about you and Tyler Black and Necro and what you guys have done, but give me a break man. Like, the beautiful thing about wrestling is that you can be anything you want, you can turn your personality up to 11, and low and behold, when you guys do it, you come off like chubby goth nerds who tried to OD on aspirin while listening to Robert Smith albums and wearing long sleeve shirts to cover up cries for attention disguised as poorly attempted suicides. Here's a tip for free: Take your blade down the road, not across the street, if you pick up what I'm laying down. And you've touched peoples lives? You're so full of shit your eyes are brown. (Disclaimer: No offense to any Robert Smith fans out there. I like a couple Cure songs too. Please keep buying merchandise. Kthnxbye.) Okay, petty jokes aside, I can admit you and Tyler are one helluva team, especially when you consider we've locked horns before. Jimmy got a helluva lot better since we last wrestled each other, and Tyler's one of the brightest young wrestlers anywhere, not that he needs my endorsement. His talent speaks far louder than anything I could communicate. I do agree with you, I can't think of a better place for this match to take place if ROH decides to let such a contest occur. You keep this in mind though, this is our return to a company who did a helluva a lot for my career. This is our chance to wrestle in front of the most appreciative audience in pro wresting. This is our homecoming. You feel free to prove whatever you want to whomever you want. You just remember the saying about life being circular, what goes 'round, comes 'round. We're right back to square one. See you in the D. Current Mood: grateful Current Music: "Try It Again" by The Hives (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
1:23 pm	Sayanora ROH! Bye bye PWG! I don't know if anyone reads this tripe anymore, really. I can't say I blame them. What once was a promising collection of memories/stories/accounts from all over the world, has since turned into a barely updated, dare I say dated, "blog". Ah well, fuck it, right? However, I did wanna say something about two now former homes of mine. Those being Pro Wrestling Guerrilla in LA and Ring of Honor, residing in Philly. Due to unforseen circumstances, I won't be appearing for either anytime in the near future. However, as we all know, never say never in the wrestling business. I'm hopeful that one day I'll be able to appear again for both. But hey, everything happens for a reason! I think it's best that instead of rambling on and on, I address my departures in the vein of an open letter to each company. Let's give it a shot! Dear Ring of Honor, It's been a long time, huh? In fact, sometime in late June would've been our 4 year anniversary. Can you believe I first went through your curtains when I was just 20? Bloody hell, I'm getting old. Scratch that, I'm gaining life experience and growing. You're doing the same too though! Before I get too sentimental, I just wanted to say thanks for the early birthday present you gave me a couple weeks ago in Chicago. You know, that match with them Briscoe boys where I got to team with Sabin. What a trip. Maybe the best match I've had ever! And so much fun. Wrestling in matches like those are what makes every sacrafice worth it. The fans were awesome, it was great to see everyone again in the locker room, and I really think we did something special. And without you ROH, it wouldn't have been possible. Sure, we've had our ups and downs. I had to take off for awhile because my shoulder was pretty knackered, and in the mean time, you had to take some time to yourself and test the waters, see if there's other people out there for you to turn into stars the same way you helped me! I'm glad we got that closure though. Now you've gone and got on PPV. Congratulations, you've really come a long way. Doesn't it seem like just yesterday those whacky Special K kids were wrestling the Backseat Boyz? It wasn't too long ago that Tony Mamaluke and John Walters teamed together as The Purists, was it? And now Steve Corino's retiring! Unreal. Anyhow, I just wanted to say thanks as this may be the last we see each other for awhile. Thanks for the great matches, the opportunities, the chance to travel, and generally helping me advance my career. On a less important note, tell Cary thanks for buying me sushi. Oh, and thanks for never cutting me with your gaurd rails. That's sweet of you. Until we meet again, ROH! <3. -Alex PS: Tell all those fans I wouldn't sign autographs for that it wasn't really my fault. Nana's money does strange things to people. (Phew. That one was hard. One down, two to go.) Heya PWG, I know this is going to come as somewhat of a surprise to you, because we had a date on the 19th and 20th of this month. Well, granted, it was a double date, since you were nice enough to invite the Murder City Machine Guns/The Milennials/Panic in Detroit/The Echo Boomers into your house. Actually, come to think, it was more of a party with all the people there. But yeah, we won't be able to make it. If I know you, you're crying right now. Or maybe you're crying and jacking wearing nothing but black socks onna hardwood floor. While sitting Indian style. Oh wait, that's Sonjay Dutt, actually. Seriously though, thanks for everything. In February, it was our two year anniversary. And what a fun two years. Nothing super serious, just hanging out whenever. I gotta give you credit, you've really had some killer shows since I started for you. And you know what? If it weren't for PWG, I don't know if the MCMGs would've had a home in the states. You guys believed in us, and that's awesome. Thanks to you guys, we've gotten a ton better as a tag team. Thanks for the Easter gift too. Actually, I don't even know if you guys believe in Jebus. But you hooked it up so I wrestled Kaz Hayashi. Man, did I learn a lot from him. Since I saw him debut on Nitro in early 98, dude's been one of my favorites. What's better is how much he appreciated me as an opponent after we locked horns! Dream come true. Scratch that. Wet dream come true. You pick up what I'm laying down, PWG. I know you do. So once again, thanks for everything. And by the way, tell your fans they're one of my favorite crowds to perform in front of. They were always super appreciative, and having that kind of crowd support sure helps ones confidence, which in turn helps one grow as a wrestler during matches! Call me sometime if you just wanna talk! xoxoxoxoxo -Alex (If I could, I'd send both promotions flowers for having fans that aren't nearly as annoying as the Orlando TNA fans who think the Border City Stretch is a Crippler Crossface and that the Skullfuck is "gay". Tards.) Well, that was tough. Onto bigger and brighter things. Like the new Muder City Machine Guns t-shirt that will be out soon, under the Since 83 banner! Takeeeee a look: Hopefully, this one sells as well as the previous ones have, eh? On that note, Imma go play DragonBall Z on Wii. There's never a bad time to throw fireballs. Ciao! -Alex Current Mood: energetic Current Music: "Dance Me In" by The Sons and Daughters (19 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 27th, 2006
7:46 pm	Goodbye Claudio! I'd just like to say good luck to Claudio Castagnoli. Earlier in the year, I predicted big things for him. Or maybe that was last year. It really doesn't matter what I predicted, seeing as he's obviously a candidate for breakout star at pretty much any point in time. Dude can cut promos, has an accent, can speak 3 different languages (maybe 4, actually), can do anything in the ring, and has a great gimmick/look/style. Honestly, I'm surprised it took this long for him to get signed! Ever since he moved over from Europe, lots of respectable folk, myself included, have been trying to spread the word of Double C. Personally, I think he would have made the ideal X-Division champion, and when this years World X-Cup was announced, more than a few TNA junior heavyweights brought his name up to the management there as a potential member of Team Europe. Anyways, point is, he's one of the best guys out there, as well as one of the coolest guys I've met in the business, and I don't think it'll be terribly long before you see him each week on TV. Respect! Also, I'd just like to point out that Wrestle Society X has the best gimmicks ever, from what I heard from some of the dudes at the PWG show two weekends ago. Right on for MTV style gimmicks that are in touch with the youth of today. PS: Before I forget, allow me to ask you, the reader, A1's latest "What Would You Rather Do?" What would you rather do? Rub one out in one of the following: a. a church b. a portapotty on a construction site c. your kitchen floor covered in flour Me personally? I pick b. We went to a haunted house last month, and the line was like an hour long. At some point, I had to take a piss, and the only options were the portapotties. Mind you though, these weren't your average portapotties. They had HAND SANITIZER in there. Point is, I'd rather do that than something completely against a religion, or clean up a ton of flour and take a shower. It just seems like the least amount of work to me. Current Mood: apathetic Current Music: Guitar Hero 2's version of "Mother" (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 10th, 2006
3:53 pm	New t-shirts! TN@Lx! Checkout www.alexshelleyonline.com in the next few days for pictures of the new merchandise, as well as order forms! This will be the first of many new t-shirts under the Since83 banner. I figured, this one is completely ambigous to nonwrestling fans, thus making it bar worthy. No one has a fucking clue what TN@Lx could possibly stand for. Of course, you reading this journal as smart enough to know that it stands for Total Nonstop @Lx. However, who knows what that means in the real world!?!? Notice the Let's Make History under the logo. Why? Because I'm making history, dawg, shitttt. But also because this shirt, much like my last one, is a tribute to one of my favorite bands. That's right, International Noise Conspiracy, "Let's Make History" is one of my favorite songs! Side note: The last shirt was a tribute to "Freeze Sucker" by The Datsuns. I reccomend both bands for anyone who has not heard them. And on a side note, I recently did an interview for the Monday Night Mayhem radio show. After reading a write up of the interview, there is a part where I am MISQOUTED as saying "Jeff Hardy is a pain in the ass." Obviously, if you download the audio version, that was not said, and the muppets who do the write ups sure did fuck up. I did comment that the green paint he wears is a pain in the ass to clean off, which is true, but I have the utmost respect for what Jeff Hardy has done and the amount of money he's drawn. Furthermore, everytime I've dealt with him, he's been nothing but nice, save when we were on opposing sides of the ring. Still, it's always been a dream of mine to be MISQOUTED in the press! Q level celebrity stardom, here I come. That's all! Buy some shirts! -A Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: X-Men Legends 2 background noise (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 20th, 2006
3:02 pm	They make bad, bad jokes. It's okay not to laugh. Been awhile since I've written anything here. Let's go over some updates, tell some stories, and break some hearts. Firstly, and most importantly, I make my return to 01MAX in Japan for their Tenka Ichi tournament in August. I am overjoyed with this because of: -Seeing my friends again -Wrestling some of the best wrestlers in the world. -Learning from " " ". -Getting to bring out those badass Dragon Balls for the opening ceremony each night. -Japanese food/fashion/girls/video games/juice boxes filled with sake. -Hopefully grabbing some of the latest Flamex clothing which can be seen at www.hidacatch.com -AND bringing one of my best friends with me! That's right, Chris Sabin makes his 01MAX debut on this tour as well! Speaking as a wrestling fan alone, Sabin vs. Takaiwa, Ohtani, Hidaka, etc., etc., are matches I'd look forward to watching. Big props to my #1 Japanese fan Hiro for looking out and keeping me updated on everything that goes on over there and teaching me some Japanese in the process. Secondly, I will have new t-shirts next week! No worries, the Freeze Sucker pistol design will still be available in limited quantities as long as it continues to sell. However, this t-shirt will mark the first version of the Since 83 line, t-shirts designed by yours truly. And again, no worries, as these shirts will not feature my face, shirtless dudes, or the word wrestling anywhere on them, meaning you can wear them wherever you want without being hassled about your love of pro wres. And NO, they are not the sherbert orange shirts TNA made, although those are apparently like the best selling piece of merch they've had for the past month and a half, I guess. I also continue to get tons of questions about ROH. I will say I was pretty flattered that so many people contacted them for a Best Of DVD. I figure, if you want something, and you don't even try to get it, you don't really deserve it, so big ups to people who actually put forth some effort, whether it's some DVD they want made, trying something new, or taking a stand for something they believe in. DIY. Odds are, I'll make one in the near future collaborating with UWA out of Toronto. But yeah, long story short, I'm enjoying the Embassy retirement benefits as we speak. That includes the rehab I'll be undergoing for my slightly torn rotator cuff for the next 8 weeks. Prince Nana is a class act, all the way. EM BUH SEE. Way to represent in Japan, Jimmy! On a side note, I am debating whether or not to cancel my myspace account. The only reason I've kept it this long is because it's a good way to sell merchandise, honestly. The nail in the coffin was some nerdy kid pretending to be CM Punk and sending me a message worded as such. I dunno how my account on there got out, probably because of some Orlando mutants, but man, the stupidity on there is overwhelming. But props to Punk for being on TV now! Dude deserves it. And also, while we're at it, I'm thrilled that Frankie Kazarian is back with TNA. I think he's one of the more talented guys out there, and he's great company, so it's pretty badical that he's around again. Completely different props to Josh Prohibition, who is my first official friend to get married. Man, that's weird. I'm getting old. And I still have to RSVP. I'll close this entry with the following. Most people who watch TNA have seen A1, and probably pass him over. He works in mostly tag matches, doesn't get to speak much during promos, and generally plays the role of a silent soldier. However, in addition to actually being a pretty capable heavyweight and jacked, he is probably the funniest human being I've ever met. You see, A1 has a very dry, descriptive, and random sense of humor. Often times, he presents random situations and offers three choices. These have become known as "What Would You Do?" amongst many wrestlers. So to borrow one from A1, here's one of the funniest What Would You Dos. Check his myspace for more! "Okay, so what would you do? You have to have sexual intercourse with one of the following. No, you can't kill yourself. You have to to save all of existence. There's just nothing left but these three choices. Okay, so who would you rather bang? Alf, Big Bird, or Grimmace?" Makes you think, huh? -A Current Mood: calm Current Music: "Unsubstantiated Rumors Are Good Enough For Me" -Against Me (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
1:51 pm	Shirts! Finally! "T-shirts Adults sizes Small- Medium- Large- XLarge- XXLarge All sizes are $20 Shipping and Handling for all shirts is $5 8 1/2 x 11 Glossy Photos Personalized & Autographed $10 each Shipping and Handling for all photos is $3 Shirts can be seen at www.alexshelleyonline.com Please send an email to alexshelleyorders@hotmail.com including: Full name Mailing address The quantity of merchandise you wish to order The size you wish to order (for T-shirts only) Once your order is received you will receive a confirmation email that your item is in stock. Please be patient as it may take a few days to receive your confirmation. Alex is a very busy guy! All shirts are $20 plus $5 shipping and handling for inside the US. All photos are $10 plus $3 shipping and handling for inside the US. Shipping for a combined T-shirt and photo order will be $6. ****Shipping outside of the US will be determined when the order is made.**** At this time, money orders, personal check and paypal are being accepted. Personal checks or money orders should be payable to “Cash”. Allow 2 weeks delivery for all invoices paid by personal check. Money orders and check should be sent to: Alex Shelley Merchandise P. O. Box 5365 Plymouth, Michigan 48170 All paypal orders can be sent to the email address: alexshelleyorders@hotmail.com Also at this time, sizes of t-shirts are on a first come, first serve basis. A second order of t-shirts will be ordered if there is a high demand for certain sizes. In the event that the size you ordered is not available, you will be contacted." Back to the remedy, garauntee the remedy, back to the, back to the, back to the... I dunno why I really put that, but here we are. I've noticed I really don't have any cool stories in this journal anymore, and I kinda regret that. When I started keeping this thing around, it was to communicate with fans and also kinda keep memories around that I may have forgotten, without becoming a total nerd about the whole thing and listing everything I've ever done since the last update. Shrug. But here's a couple. Most of the time, the shows I do are at TNA these days. Often times, I find myself opposing a guy by the name of Chris Sabin, whom some of you may know. We've had our ups and downs at TNA, but we're buddies with Team USA now! So I've been privy to his diet. Or lack thereof. I've never thrown up from junk food intake, but Mr. Sabin can't say the same. He's the only person I know who's thrown up twice from overconsumption of junk food, actually. He walked into the locker room one day, looking like hell, which was understandable as he'd been at 311 Fest the day before with his friends from MI. Right on, good little deal there. However, he then informed me all he did was drink beer all day and threw up at night. I assumed it was from the overconsumption of alcohol, until he said "No dude, we left the show and got back to the hotel room, and there wasn't much to eat except girl scout cookies. I ate like 10 of the coconut ones, and I dipped them into a jar of peanut butter. I threw up after that though..." Well, no shit. So after a recent team USA meeting trying to figure out the scientific methods on how to counter the Canadian Destroyer (my personal answer being going limp), it happens again. We're all a little famished, and head to the Walgreens near our hotel. At 2 am, our options tend to be limited. Sabin asks "Hey man, are you gonna eat healthy?" which I reply positively to. He says "Wow, screw that, not me." And the war was raged. This time, following a steak dinner with rice, he indulged in a huge bag of trail mix with chocolate candies mixed in, a Snickers ice cream bar, and wait for it...Wait...Waitttt......That's right, a whole box of Gushers. You DO remember Gushers, right? Apparently, the next morning in the shuttle he was on, he vomitted in a plastic bag on the way to the airport. Good way to start the day there. Nontheless, he's a helluva wrestler, and a great Co-Captain for Team USA. Back to answering questions I get asked frequently via myspace/e-mail/blog. A lot of people want to know what wrestling school they should go to and what they should do to prepare. Now come on. Obviously you know what to do to prepare. Be in shape. Try not to be a total waste of skin, egg shaped, bufoon. I reccomend amatuer wrestling or gymnastics classes, actually. But being an athlete or at least looking close to one is a good thing. As far as schools go, try the Can Am Wrestling School in Windsor. I'm biased, because that's where I trained mostly, as well as Sabin, Petey, Rhyno, etc. It's a reputable school that's been around forever. I'd also encourage my friends at the Chikara Wrestling School in Allentown, PA. Or maybe it's Philly now. Either way, there's a lot of good teachers there to learn from, and they bring in Jorge Rivera/Skayde, who is universally praised amongst Mexican wrestlers, and probably the most incredible and skilled wrestler I've ever seen in my life. That wraps it up. Buy some merch! -Alex (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
1:59 pm	The Body Says No. Man, sometimes I forget I even have this thing. On that note, I promise to update it sometime this week, since my schedule has finally let up for a bit for the first time inna long time. Last week was 7 matches in 8 days. NOT an easy task, made not easier considering I twisted my back running in and attacking a man called Sting. The worst part? The baseball bat hurt, but the kick to the face is what managed to throw my spine out of line. That, coupled with a violent flu after the ROH show in Chicago, and I was bloody euchred. Written off. Paste. Slop. So! As something to hold everyone over, I'll field a couple questions. I often get asked "Hey, what music did you come out to at Billy Bobs Pro Wrestling in Wasteland, Indiana?", "Hey, what was that song you used when you wrestled Ikuto Hidaka?", "Hey, what's your TNA theme?" Firstly, I was smartened up to the fact that my TNA theme is actually a direct rip of U2's "The Fly", so there you have that. The only time I've ever been glad to hear a U2 song is at the beginning of recent Michinoku Pro Lucha TV DVDs. Pretty much any other time, I'd rather strick coat hangers in my ear canals than listen to Bono. How I was associated with a U2 song is even more disturbing, really. But for all the OTHER shows I've done, I've decided to make a playlist of various entrance music! Some of these were jokes with friends, mistakes due to lost CDs, or just flat out NOT my choice at all. Feel free to download the songs and burst through your bedroom door paralelling my entrance through faulty curtains/bedsheets in front of 50 apaethetic fans in rancid bars who would rather see me do Rock Bottoms than work a bodypart! FEEL the excitement of knowing that you can go lay in your bed after the song is over as opposed to having to nurse an elbow/knee/neck on a 7 hour card ride with a broken CD player, only being able to listen to country stations! KNOW you're not losing money on this endeavour and I've had to hunt for change to make gas money! Indy wrestling = Pro wres love, young thugs. Alex Shelleys Magic Bullet Track Listings: 1) The Jam - Circus 2) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n Roll 3) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Six Barrel Shotgun 4) International Noise Conspiracy - Capitalism Stole My Virginity 5) Phoenix - Too Young 6) The Melvins - Interstellar Overdrive 7) Ima Robot - Dynomite 8) International Noise Conspiracy - My Star 9) Kanye West - Diamonds Are Forever 10) Electric Six - Danger, Danger, High Voltage 11) White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl 12) The Unicorns - The Clap 13) Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out There may be a few I'm forgetting but that's the bulk! Enjoy! And for everyone asking me about ROH Best of DVDs and t-shirts, here's your answer: I approached ROH about having them put some out there, but I was told, quite frankly, that there "is no demand" for either regarding me. If you disagree, and want them to make said products, I reccomend emailing them yourself. Just go to www.rohwrestling.com and go from there. Grass roots movements, yo. As for MY shirts, I'll prolly have something regarding them in the next update. Sayanora! -@ Current Mood: busy Current Music: "Put Out" by Baby Strange (16 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
4:18 am	W2D. I forgot I even had this thing. It's 4:30 am, and I'm in between packing for TNA tapings in Orlando tommorrow and doing iPod stuff. You know, fuck those nanos. Fuck society wanting everything to be smaller, sizewise. It's seriously getting to the point of ridiculousness. They don't even make the mini anymore, and I think razor phones are for nerds. There's a certain charm to phone booths. I urge everyone to go to www.hidacatch.com and buy the latest flamex clothing line. Take note of the "Stay high, never die!" Rage Crow shirt modeled by one Minoru Fujita. I helped create that one. They originally had something else, but eh. I'd like to think being an English major came through in the end for my friends Skull & Bones. In response to many e-mails I get, for everyone so concerned with my hair and the way I dress on TV, well, blow me. I dress like that at the bars I go to during the weekends I have off or when I go to see New York Dolls reunion concerts, or whatever. And quite frankly, I've found lots of girls like the hair, and seriously, at the end of the day, isn't that what counts? PS: The girl who did my hair is tremendously talented with cutting. I urge everyone in the Metro Detroit area to get their hurr did by Nikole. Her contact info is on my profile page. Also in response to e-mails, I have shirts available, however, I'm far too busy/lazy to mail them out. So I'll bring them to shows if asked. I sold a bunch in Toronto for UWA, post beating Josh Prohibition (who is really underrated for that matter, and I felt we had a pretty awesome back and forth contest), and sold some recently in Belleville, MI, after wrestling Sabin. Again. This match was one of our better ones too. We went pretty balls out that evening attempting to get the big W, and I hurt my knee pretty bad. Ah well, them's the breaks. Things are good. Aside from a random ROH fan in Cleveland using a urinal, coming up to me to shake my hand without washing his, and recieving a "Fuck off." for his efforts, it's been smooth sailing. I'm really happy with the way the past year has gone. I've accomplished a lot of things I'm fairly proud of, not the least of which was touring Japan five times with 01MAX. I'll be going back from February 20th-27th, and I can't wait. The competition there is top notch. I stand by 01MAX being one of the most talented rosters anywhere in the world, honestly. There ya go, a weak update, but an update nontheless. Props to Nigel McGuiness using the song I'm currently rocking as entrance music. Dude knows his entrance themes. It's not "The Clap" by The Unicorns, but what is? -@Lx Current Mood: pleased Current Music: "Fucking in the Bushes" by Oasis (Comment on this)
Monday, October 10th, 2005
3:36 am	I didn't write this, but... "You know, I don't know how to really address this journal entry. Basically this entry is about a wrestler that wrestles throughout the midwest and even for the WWE here lately. His name is "Sweet" Stevie Lee. I got word tonight that he had a brain aneuorism yesterday after waking up and things aren't going good right now. I also heard that there could be a possibility of brain damage. He was rushed to a hospital yesterday and his aneuorism was inopperable. Today it started to swell or bleed and they had to drill a hole inside his head to relieve that. Now he's on a ventillator and in acoma and is not responding to anyone. It's horrible when things like this happen. I will go on record and say though that the last time I saw Russ "Stevie Lee" was last weekend when he worked for us. He was in good spirits and when he came in the room he walked up behind me and started rubbing my bald head. lol. If something does happen I will at least have good memories of him and that I talked more to him this past weekend than any other time since I've known him. It's just too bad things happen like this. This also has opened my eyes alot not to take this business so seriously and to quit getting so upset about things that happen in this business. It always sucks when one of the boys goes down with something, especially someone you know like that. I just want to let everyone know that we as a wrestling family should all try our best to look out for one another and go out of our way to be kind to one another as we don't know when or if we'll see each other again as tomorrow is not promised. Anyways, I just kinda shot from the hip on this and it wasn't meant to be entertaining...just how I feel from the heart. I wish everyone the best of luck and can't wait to see everyone back in the locker room ASAP! Please keep Russ and his family in your thoughts and prayers!" Russ was a really cool guy. I dunno how many people reading this would know him, but he had a fair amount of potential, I thought. If someone told me he signed a developmental contract today, I wouldn't be TOO surprised. I actually remember seeing him for the first time when I was 17, at the Livonia Spree. I've never wrestled for Dixon in England, but I imagine the Spree shows would be something similar. It's a pair of shows Great Lakes Wrestling used to put on every July at a huge carnival. Looking at it, it's authentic pro wrestling. We used to haveta change in trailers or in the toolshed. Anyways, at the time, Stevie looked a lot like Kanyon. There was also another local wrestler named Special Ed. My friends and I remember seeing Stevie start throwing these brutal roundhouse kicks at Special Eds head. Don't feel too bad for Ed, he actually wore a helmet when he wrestled. Anyways, it was pretty cool, just seeing this jacked up dude with long hair tee off against this "retarded" wrestler who little kids loved. Like, "There's your effing hero, you rugrat!" *WHAM*. I bet those kicks hurt even with the helmet too. I did a lot of shows with Stevie for the first couple years I wrestled. He was always very, very kind. You never forget the people who are real cunts to you, you know? But at the same time, you remember everyone who was on the good guys side too. Stevie was on the good guys side. He also proceeded to have some of THEE coolest tights made ever for his "Chick Magnet" character, with the silhouette of a pinup model in shiny, metallic material on the side of his gear. Pretty swank, really. I remember he called me last year to congratulate me on getting around and my TNA contract and what have you. He told me how he had just toured all over the Middle East and such, and said he had a blast. He also informed he was engaged, I do believe. Brain aneurisms can't be predicted right? But shit. Things like this make me wonder if wrestling is really worth it. Or maybe I need to do more wrestling. I can never think too straight at times like these. Just petty bullshit seems meaningless, really. I'm grateful to have met as many extraordinary people as I have through wrestling. Through life, really. And I'm grateful to have a fair number of people in the business and out I can call friends and know that I can truly depend on them. If I had nowhere to go, right this instant, there's so many places I could go to and have a network of people to support me, and that's one of, maybe the most important things in life. Anyways, enough babbling. If everyone could please pray for Russ, it'd be cool. He's one of the people that deserves it. And Russ, I sure hope you get better. We can't lose anymore people from the good guys side, you know. -@Lx Current Mood: shocked Current Music: "Hum of the Radiator" by Cursive (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 29th, 2005
4:39 pm	South side city, hoosier love. It's 4 pm, and I just woke up. Laaaaame. Internal clocks are the hardest to set, I think. Just so you heard it here first, I signed a TNA contract, one that protects my Japanese tours, two days ago at the Impact tapings. I'm very happy to do so. Between working in the American TV and wrestling environment with people like Terry Taylor, James Mitchell, Mike Tenay, Bill Banks, Shane Douglas, and too many others to list AND working overseas with the likes of Ikuto Hidaka, Masato Tanaka, Ohtani, Minoru Fujita, Takaiwa, and lots more, I've got the best learning program ever. Speaking of Tanaka, Hidaka, and Fujita, make sure you check them out when they come to the states. Dudes are some of the top wrestlers in Japan. I hear a lot of people, even guys in the business say "01MAX is just a glorified indy." Really? Well, for one, piss off, and for another, like it or not, it's got some of the best wrestlers in the world. That's why NOAH uses some of them. Watch Takaiwa vs. Kanemaru. Watch Tanaka at ECW One Night Stand. Watch ANY main event Ohtani match from the past 5 years. Watch Hidaka and Fujita vs KENTA and Marufuji from the Differ Cup. Then try to act like being one of the biggest offices in a country the geographical size of California containing over 30 wrestling offices is some sort of small feat. I mean, come on. The 01MAX product, especially in 2005, is really strong in the ring. Moving along, I have PWG this weekend. I'm wrestling TJ Perkins. TJ's been one of my better friends in the business for the past year and a half, and I really think he's one of the most underrated lb for lb wrestlers out there. I hope to have a good match with him. PWG is truly one of the most fun places for me to wrestle, just because the fans, while internet inclined, are usually really fucking fun and responsive. Also, Scott Lost bought me ice cream once. That was badass. And furthermore, it will be warm. Hopefully not too warm. Maybe just right. Also, there's usually prettier girls in the audience. Regardless, PWG rules. This just in from the desk of Chris Sabin! Actually, I copy and pasted this from his blog. Furthermore, for people who critique wrestlers with blogs, lighten up fellas. You can't make wrestling go back in time, and it's an easy way to do commentaries. Besides, if Kaz Hayashi and Dick Togo have em... "I had a kick ass weekend. This weekend included in no particular order-- Traveling with Alex Shelley all weekend, with special guests Jimmy Jacobs and Johnny Devine. Being real, classic wrestlers. Talking to this really cool girl a lot. The Magic Bullet Infomercial. 4 Super Dragons, which i would be scared of if i saw walking down the street. Meeting Skayde and watching him do amazing things. Watching SLC Punk. The most amazing Subway experience ever. Kick ass Fudge Smartie McFlurrys, which are only available in Canada. Being a heel for the first time in like 2 years and having a ton of fun. Learning more Ohtani from Alex. Falling asleep to Bob Marley while my name was being yelled unawaringly. Hamburger bun frisbee. MOI CHOW!! People making us laugh. Barely Sleeping. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Bad ass weekend. Bad ass." Not. Too. Shabby. I'd also like to share a story. Scene: Hardrock Kid/Jebus/Aaron Aguilera, and 2 anonymous wrestlers in an anonymous ring, Anonymous City. As Aaron warms up in the corner, wrestler a (A) starts running the ropes half speed. Wrestler b (B) sees said wrestler running ropes and decides to drop down, thinking that A would simply step over said drop down, keep running, continue so on and so forth. B drops down, and A proceeds to trip over B nearly breaking his leg, and landing on his head. A gets up and responds to said drop down, which actually worked, with : "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? What the fuck were you thinking, George? What sort of CRAZY move was that? Huh? I almost broke my ankle! Where the hell did that come from, huh?" I dunno, maybe you haveta know the guys for it to be funny, but I still think it's pretty funny otherwise. Mind you, both of these guys are ginormous too. But, protection of identities first! Lots of people have asked about the t-shirts. My only reply is I'm extremely lazy. Actually, I have next week/weekend off, and I plan on sending the money order out then, as the printer is standing by. I've basically just been really busy since i got back from Japan. That's all! Patience is a virtue... And for those who were offended by my statement about wrestling fans in this day and age, meh. Odds are it probably applied to you. Mind you, I'm glad everyone doesn't have that point of view, because variety is the spice of life. On a side note, Raven Mack is a genius and has great taste in music. I think that's it. Oh, also, I won the US Openweight Title on my last tour of 01MAX! That means ANYONE can challenge for it. I'm hoping to recieve calls from Abyss, Mascarita Sagrada, Desire from CA, and whatever Pimpinella is inquiring about title shots. Just to have some well rounded contenders. Although, I can say that Sonjay Dutts Moonsault Footstomp does indeed suck. And also, that he is a phenomenal tag team partner, especially against Skull and Bones. Thanks for reading!~@Lx Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: "Hoosier Love" by MU330 (17 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 9th, 2005
9:31 pm	Enough. All's well on the Total Nonstop Alex World Tour. My back has been healing up nicely. It took about three weeks, as the doctor said it would, and I've gone to training the past two days. Not too shabby, as some would say. Last weekend, I had absolutely NO wrestling shows. I had to cancel off of FIP, unfortunately. I was scheduled to wrestle Homicide and James Gibson, but it wasn't in the stars, I guess. Unfortunate, as I think they're both really, really good wrestlers. I worked Homicide a couple years ago at the Jersey J-Cup in 2003, but I'd like to think I've gotten much better since then, and would like to test myself against him again. However, the weekend off gave me a chance to celebrate one of my best friends birthdays, visit a second family of mine, spend some much needed time at the gym, watch some tapes, and generally just be a regular dude for a weekend. As grateful as I am for the limited success I've had wrestling, weekends like that make me miss just being a kid in his early 20s. For everyone asking about the shirts, they'll be available at the website sometime in October. I was going to get them this month, but the back injury and paying for the doctor and meds kinda took priority. Lookout for new gear. I think almost everyone will be happy. I'm going to sound off on two things now. Let's pull out the pistols! If you don't care to hear it, that's cool too. I'm starting to understand why Corino said he hated wrestling in the US a few years ago. SOME of these fucking "fans" are complete and utter fuckers. Anyone who's read this journal for awhile understands my complete and utter hatred towards people who don't think before they act. I get these kids IMing me and messaging me on myspace, and most of them are nice, and that's cool. They just wanna wish me good luck or something. Quite appreciative. But then there's the unattractive girls. You know, the ones that look like they ate Special K. And I kindly ignore their ridiculously dirty messages. Then they keep sending them. And asking for my screen name. Give it a rest, ladies. But they've got company! Nothing like hearing marks call wrestlers by their real names. Newsflash, dickheads. Most of the wrestlers don't know each others real names. Know why? They don't NEED to. Retards. Oh, we're not done yet! A fair amount of wrestlers admit to reading message boards and such. I rarely do, although, I do read them once in a blue moon. I find the opinion of some fans to be pretty informative, actually. What kills me was I remember seeing one guy on there TRASHING me, saying I'm sloppy, not good, etc., etc. Which is fine, everyone's entitled to their opinion. However, this is the SAME motherfucker who had previously asked to help make a Best of DVD for me. Pick one and roll with it, you cunt. Same goes for some douche who has actually come into my hotel room at shows before. He's peaches and cream and drove me around when I needed a ride, but trashes me on the net. Like, don't pretend to be my buddy to my face if you think I'm the shits. Sloppy fucker. Whabout the people who send me messages, and have no clue who I am? "Hey, I know you wrestle, but for who?" Yeah, it's real hard to figure out I wrestle. Muppets. I'm beginning to understand that people in the public eye are expected to be nice no matter what. I can only imagine what the wrestlers in the WWE go through, much less famous actors and celebrities and sports stars. You can't win. If someone does something stupid, and you react accordingly, you're a dick. If someone does something stupid, and you let them get away with it, you're a pushover. Lose-lose. Now don't get me wrong, I feel most fans truly mean well. I think some of them just go about it wrong. And I think some of them are fucking nerds. Which leads me to my next point. I watched Jimmy Rave and Spanky vs Austin Aries and Roderick Strong from ringside. And it was glorious. Know why? Because I got to pull a girl around on a leash. But also because Jimmy Rave and Spanky were simple, effective, and used straightforward wrestling styles. They kicked. They punched. They clawed at peoples faces. They put holds on and wrenched them and stepped on people. They dropped elbows and choked and got beat up. Was it a MOTYC? Was it a MOTN? How many snowflakes did that get? **1/28483829.3? Who cares, fanboys?!?! If you want MOTYC, go watch mid nineties All Japan Pro Wrestling and Ric Flair/Shawn Michaels matches! Were there any flips? Any moves where they hung their feet in the ropes? Any X-Factors on the knee? How many moves did they do where the dropped the guy on their knee? Any pump handle piledrivers? Any shooting star hurracanranas? That must mean they're good if they can do a shooting star hurracanrana! Did they "dead sell" things? That must mean they're good sellers! Did they kick each other in the back, leg, and head a lot? Forearm each other back and forth? "STIFF" chops? OH MAN INNOVATIVE MOVES< THEYR"RE SHOOTING!!!1111!!!! Eat one. I can't answer ALL those questions. But a lot of the above reasons are all things I HATE about wrestling that seem to get people over on the 'net. Nevermind the fact someone can do nothing, and be entertaining just by being charasmatic. Perfect example: Joey Matthews. He's making big bucks right now. He didn't do any of the above in the past 3 years, but he always had the respect of his peers and worked hard to become one of the best all around talents out there. The guy's a total package. I'm just now learning these things myself. Wrestling's a never ending learning process, you know. Basically, I'm prepared to do as little as possible, and get the maximum reaction by doing it well. Enough of that. I think I said good luck before, but I truly hope the newest member of the Embassy, Spanky, does well in the WWE. I dunno what the WWE is paying him, but I know Nana hooked him up! He got the following: -A handsome payment, via gold dubloons, a little cutter, scrilla, bling -A week stay in any of Nanas castles, Brians choice -Jade, for laundry purposes -All the green Goldfish crackers he could eat (they're always orange!) -All the green Skittles he can eat -A cotton candy machine -Private concert from The Hives -A puppy At one point, Spanky and I were scheduled to be the newest, hottest, gaijin team in 01MAX! After wrestling Hidaka and Fujita (Skull & Bones), Ohtani said that he thought we would make a fantastic team. We were all set with new gear designs and a team name (Sexy Time Machine Guns/Team Delicious), but alas, we never got the chance to get revenge on Hidaka and Fujita. For what it's worth though, Spanky taught me a lot about wrestling, and is someone I consider one of my best friends in the business. Also, Taylor Matheny, his girlfriend, is quite the catch! However, I do wrestle Hidaka and Fujita again this upcoming tour! This time with Sonjay Dutt as my partner. We're the new Spanky & Low Ki of 01MAX! But what's this? I also wrestle Sonjay Dutt for the US Openweight Title at Korauken Hall, the same title formerly held by Handsome Brian Kendrick! Hmmm. This could be trouble. Or a new belt for the old championship pants. That's the end of this chapter. Feel free to comment. ~@Lx Current Mood: okay Current Music: "I'll Be Awhile" by 311 (40 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 25th, 2005
2:29 pm	When I was 17, I was real into local Detroit bands and such. One of the best bands around here was The Sights, headed by a friend of mine named Eddie. I haven't talked to him since last year, he bought me a beer on my birthday, but he was always a super cool guy, and when I fucked about in bands, he and I played together a couple times. I remember everyone would talk about how they were getting contract offers, but never inked any because Eddie wouldn't sign. "I'm only 21 man, I'm too young for that shit." I remember he said that once in between going on van tours around the country. Quite the journeymen type band, really. I guess Eddie would be about 24 or 25 now. Regardless, everyone check them out. They're pretty easy to find apparently. Look no further than the new Wedding Crashers soundtrack. Moving along, I'd like to say that a lot of people have asked me about Jimmy Jacobs shitting himself. I read the story. He told me about while I was in Japan at an internet cafe. Seems like lots of people are real sympathetic to the whole situation. I'd just like to say FUCK THAT. I'm sorry people, his actions are completely unacceptable, much like the guy himself! There are no excuses for it, no matter how many of you have shit your pants too. I told him that there'd be some weirdos who would say "Yeah man, that's cool, I shit my pants too once, I was at school..." trying to sympathize/justify the situation. Then there'd be the weird internet wrestling girls who would start thinking it's cute that he shit his pants. Fucking creepers. UNACCEPTABLE. At your brothers wedding recital, no less! Anyways, I'm told the jury's split on my shirt design. For those unhappy with it, don't sweat it, there's gonna be more shirts. But honestly, if you'd rather have a picture of a shirtless, smiling, Teddy Hart with arms raised in the air and the back saying "TEDDY HART" than my shirt, and I'm sure some of you would, keep your money. No offense to Ted, his Japanese shirt is pretty cool, just an example. It's pretty obvious to see what wrestling fans have been to punk/rockabilly shows, and who hasn't. So to the naysayers, eat one. And buy the next one, or I'll punch ya in the face, ya punk. Claudio Castagnoli may be the most underrated wrestler in these United States, I think. Also, I'm glad Frankie's back. It seems like just yesterday I was wishing him luck in the WWE, and now he's boomeranged back to the indies. I dig the Nike Shocks and kickpads Frankie, I don't care who calls you gay. I go back to 01MAX from September 12th-20th. Short tour, but no doubt it will be filled with Hidaka goodness. The resident 01MAX young boy/Ohtani esque wrestler, Namiguchi, managed to win the UWA jrs. title too! FUCK YEAH Nami. I'm hoping he used the cradle I showed him that he started calling "Shelley Special". Nami, you're truly a gentleman, and your springboard dropkick is second to none... ...Except maybe Chris Sabin? Who is currently out with a jaw injury. What no one has said is that the jaw injury is from my SUPERKICK. Maybe a new finish for me? Maybe. Here's something for the ladies. Or fans in general. As some may have seen, I have new gear, inspired by Ikuto Hidaka. The reasoning for said gear was to generally differentiate myself from the rest of the X-Division at TNA, so I'll still be wearing short biker shorts anyways, for you nitpickers/gays. Regardless, here's the debate. I'm getting new bikers made, and what goes on the side? Please choose one of the following: a: Nautical Star b: Harlock Skull and Crossbones c: Pistol d: Bomb with flaming wick e: Handcuffs f: Lightning Bolt Go nuts, kids. Odds are I'll get more than one. Time is of the essence. This offer is only good for the next 24 hours until I send the money order out. I'd like to wish Spanky good luck in the WWE as well. He's the reason I got into 01MAX, and I owe the guy a lot. Maybe some new Leonard Spanky kickpads, perhaps, as his old ones are falling apart. Or maybe a Sexy Time watch. Sky's the limit. Good old (H)andsome (B)rian (K)endrick will knock 'em dead, I'm sure. And for the record, my back is in rough shape. It's getting better, but basically, I pinched a nerve, and the schedule I've kept for the past month kinda tore it up worse. Live and learn. I should be back in time for FIP next weekend, but nothings for certain. Also, for the record, Ikuto Hidaka is one of the best wrestlers in the world. Anyone who hasn't seen the Differ Cup from this year is doing themselves a great disservice. He truly steals the show and shows he's the caliber worker of KENTA and Marufuji, as does Minoru Fujita. PSYCHO is pretty awesome too. Current Mood: sore Current Music: "Beating Heart Baby" by Head Automatica (35 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 30th, 2005
1:10 pm	Shellllllleeeyyyyyyyyeeeeee! About time for my annual reinvention. New gear, new i-POD, and these little beauties. http://www.victormoreno.com/images/shirtgirl.jpg A wrestling shirt you can not be embarassed to wear to the bar. Who would have thunk it? I would like to think my die-hards, all both of them, aren`t your average wrestling fan. Chris The Bambikiller is pretty badass, also. So far, we wandered the streets immensely, videotaped random things, drank, fought zombies, and went up Tokyo Tower. Pretty impressive for 2 days. Today is Ribera, and then getting girls to take us to Roppongi and buy us drinks while we buy gifts for our girlfriends. Smooooooth. Hidaka, I`m coming for you! I <\3 Shawn Capture! Current Mood: excited Current Music: Chris Raaber typing his girl an email. I better do the same. (26 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
1:09 am	Rent a flat above a shop. Cut your hair and get a job. I'd first like to say that I'm very sorry to hear about the passing of Shinya Hashimoto. I never met the man personally, but he was a leader, role model, and friend to many of the people I know in the States and Japan. It's saddening to hear that pro wrestling lost one of it's best performers. I send my prayers out to his family friends, as well as my friends that have been affected by the loss. As a 01MAX wrestler, I'm very grateful for all he did to give me a home in Japan. I'm also very, very, VERY thankful for everyone who's contributed ideas and and emails and IMs to me for t-shirt ideas and concepts and printing places and the works. Thanks to everyone, I'm in the initial stages of having a shirt done, hopefully in time for Japan. I'm biased, but I think the shirt will be pretty kickass looking. It represents me pretty well, and could seemingly have nothing to do with wrestling. Let's face it, no one wants a picture of a half naked dude in spandex on their chest, right? It definitely doesn't look like a wrestling shirt, to put it bluntly. But once again, thank you for everyone who helped me out! The DVDs are on the way, but I need the shirts done first so I can get bling bling for them in Japan. Yesterday, I wrestled Amazing Red in Belleville, MI. I desperately want a tape of the match. But the point is, for everyone that says Red isn't what he used to be, I think he can now definitely prove you wrong. I know, I've heard it too, but Red went balls out in this one, and it was one of the best matches I've ever had. Even Monty Brown who was there said it was like watching Amazing Red of yore. Red busted out all his signature stuff like the Code Red, Red Star Press, Tilt-a-whirl DDT, and the Tornado Flatliner, and also used a Swanton Plancha (where he landed perfectly on his feet), a Standing Moonsault on the floor, and TONS of quick dropkicks and enzuigiris. You seriously don't realize how good a guy is until you wrestle him, and man, Red is seriously good. And fast. I haven't had chemistry like that with a guy right off that bat since Hidaka. And speaking of Hidaka, here's my matches for the next 01MAX tour: 7/29 – Korakuen Hall Ikuto Hidaka/Kamikaze/Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Ryan Sakoda/Alex Shelley/Tadao Yasuda 7/31 – Korakuen Hall (Samurai) ZERO-ONE International Jr. Heavyweight Title: Ikuto Hidaka © vs. Alex Shelley 8/2 – Iwaki City Gym Minoru Fujita/Ikuto Hidaka/Osamu Namiguchi vs. Gamma/Takehiro Murahama/Alex Shelley 8/5 – Osaka Prefectural Gym #2 Minoru Fujita/Ikuto Hidaka/Alex Shelley vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima/Osamu Namiguchi/Yoshito Sasaki 8/7 – Korakuen Hall Kamikaze & Masato Tanaka vs. Chris the Bambi Killer & Alex Shelley Thoughts: Looks like a fun tour, but then again, any 01MAX tour for me is a lot of fun. The key to Japan for myself is getting better each time, and I'm sure I'll do that, what with the opponents I have. So much to learn. It'll be my first time wrestling Takaiwa, after teaming with him once. This also continues the big rivalry between Hidaka and I, culminating in the Title match. I've beaten Hidaka once in a singles last tour during the Tenka Ichi Tournament. I'll also get to wrestle some new people like GAMMA and Kamikaze, as well as opponents I've wrestled before like Namiguchi and Tanaka. Whatever, I just love being in Japan and wrestling there! Hells yes~!!!!!!!1111!!!!wjrjsdjsdjfjksadfdfsdfasdf Anyways, that's all for now. I'll be back soon with more updates. Thanks! ~ALX Current Mood: sad Current Music: Motorola by Bloom (16 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 1st, 2005
1:00 pm	Welcome to the futureeee. I'm 'ere wif my main man, li'journal. I'm back in Japan from July 27th-August 8th. And I couldn't be happier. I'll also most likely be spending more time at TNA. Shocker's a helluva wrestler, believe me. The guy's gotten over huge in Mexico, had real solid stuff in Japan, and was a great test for me. I thoroughly enjoyed locking horns with the man. Even moreso, I enjoyed being MYSELF. I was told prior to the show to never mention Goldylocks again. Nothing could make me happier. I like to see myself as a wrestler, first and foremost, and I think that wrestling was the focus of mine and Shockers match, and the wrestling is what made people enjoy it. Although, I'm sure some people didn't but eh. Can't please all the people all the time. What wasn't so enjoyable was a DEVESTATING Spin Wheel Kick from one AJ Styles. See, most wrestlers are able to get their hands up and deflect some/most of the force from blows like this. Sure, they might get knocked down, and that part sucks, but at least they can usually protect their face from getting too injured. It's the same concept as boxing. How often do you see guys throw these wicked hard roundhouse punches, but whomever they're fighting can manage to gaurd well enough so that they're not too fazed? Quite often, right? Well, I ATE this one. Crunch. Broken nose. I've never bled so much in my life, which isn't to say it was TONS...But I was cut on my nose rather deeply, to the bone, actually. And my nose had blood pouring out of my nostrils. Or that's what I remember, I don't remember much of the match, to be honest with you. So everyone make sure to watch the iMPACT! download at www.tnawrestling.com to give me an update. Zach Gowen said he wrestled after me and was grossed out by the canvas. I'm looking as forward to seeing it online as some people are just so I can try to recall the match, see how much blood there was, and basically see if I acted "retardest" (credit: Jonny Storm) for the rest of the match. So seriously, the fuck is my problem? I NEED MERCH. I NEED MERCH FAST. I NEED MERCH FOR KORAUKEN HALL. However, I have no clue how to design my t-shirt or make a cool DVD. Although, I do know what I want to put on both the shirt and the DVD. If anyone out there can assist in such measures, do be sure to IM me or even better, email me: alexshelley83@hotmail.com Serious inquiries only. Not like these faggots who send me those AIM robots whenever I'm online. For the record, you kids can eat shit. Shit's annoying. Also, before I forget, thank you for everyone who wished me well returning to ROH and TNA. I dunno when I'll be back fulltime for ROH, as I'm basically trying to take an easy schedule and heal up these days, but I'll be back eventually. Interesting story time: I went to this crummy bar/venue in Detroit called Lager House to see my friends band play. This was maybe 3 days after I broke my nose, so my eye was black, and I had a pretty good sized cut on the bridge of my nose. So this girl, who's kinda cute, comes up and starts talking to me. That's not TERRIBLY unordinary...She asks about the cut and where it came from and I tell her while trying to avoid using the word wrestling as long as possible. Why? Because if you tell someone you're a wrestler, you usually get "HEy, do u kno the ROCK? Lol!" Anyway, eventually, I tell her I wrestle, and she says "Oh, we have wrestling by my house. It's called OVW." Alright, she's kinda in the loop, I guess. She's from Louisville, and I recall fond memories of wrestling in Clarkesville two years ago in front of 28 people and 47 teeth, and she says "Under the Colgate Clock?" For anyone who went to the IWA-MS shows in Clarkesville, there was this massive Colgate Clock that lit up the night sky right outside. It was pretty cool. Not as cool as the time three houses caught on fire during KOTDM '03 and me and Sonjay ran down there in our gear to watch, but close. I mean, it's not cool people lost their houses and belongings at all, but fucking big fires are pretty cool to watch. Anyway, so this punk girly who I met in a bar in Detroit seeing my friends band used to watch me in IWA MS in Clarkesville. Odd, no? The girlfriend (Whom I swear gets lovelier by the day) and I went to see Land of the Dead. When she and I first went out, we saw Dawn of the Dead. Since, we've seen Shaun of The Dead, Resident Evil 2, and Land of the Dead. Zombie movies bring us closer together...Anyway, it was enjoyable, I guess. King Koopa was badass in it. So was Luigi. I like the way they dressed, like street urchins or Dexy's Midnight Runners or Jimmy Jacobs pre IWA title. It was better than High Tension, but I at least aquired a crush on the girl from that movie. Also, I let my girlfriend give me roundhouse kicks in the back. She's pretty strong. If she was a wrestler, she'd probably snapmare people and kick them in the back...But who doesn't these days? She also got me this comic book "Preacher". It was like a collection of several issues, I guess. Fucking hell, I urge everyone to get that book. I wish Chris Daniels character was like this guy! Also, Amazing Red and I taught Sonjay Dutt how to swim in Orlando. Sonjay's terrified of water, but he did pretty good. He also wore a pair of Reds basketball shorts. Hopefully, he didn't pee in them while he was swimming, but who knows with him? He's crazy. He got the Taj Mahal put on his gear. His princess is in another castle. Amazing Red's pretty badical at King Of Colliseum 2. I love that game. People might know it as the one Samoa Joe's in. Unfortunately, Spriggan is not in the game. Red's champ, I think with Tanaka, but Petey uses Kawada, and usually manages to win quite a bit. I beat Red once with my boy Ohtani. Red doesn't even have to ask you to play, really. For example, he was playing the game while the rest of us were doing something else, and he just looked over, points at me, and points at the controller. That's all it took, man. When Red tells you to play a video game, you do it. You fucking do it like whoa. Unless you've got a small bug/animal, in which case, he'll freak the fuck out. He's terrified of that shit, yo. Anywhom, I guess I've rambled enough. I figured a long update was due, especially since I probably won't update for awhile. Thanks for maybe reading to the end? See ya! ~ALX Current Mood: groggy Current Music: "Honest Mistake" by The Bravery (18 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 18th, 2005
7:40 pm	Ever changing moral stance. To correct whomever the faulty source might be... I did not "ask" Scott D'amore for a match with Shocker on Sunday as some places are reporting. For one, I'm an independent contracter, an employee in some cases, so I do what I'm told to do. I would never be so bold to ask for a match with someone. Mind you, as a fan of good wrestlers, I can't wait to lock up with Shocker, as I feel he's one of the best wrestlers on the planet. But I didn't ask for it, for the record. Furthermore, a lot of people may have some assumptions as to why I'm back in TNA. Well, the REAL reason I'm back there is as follows: I've worked really hard since I left TNA to become better and further establish myself as a wrestler. I've accomplished a couple things since then, and I hope no one takes this as me tooting my own horn. Since January, I've had a WWE tryout, completed a pair of tours for Zero-One MAX, participated in the annual Super 8 Tournament, and started wrestling on the West Coast for PWG, as well as keeping a fairly busy schedule with Ring Of Honor. While knowing people in the right places is an important factor in ANY walk of life, there's also something to be said for working hard to improve yourself, which I really feel I've done at least slightly. In the meantime, Arik Cannon is a much better opponent than I suspected, and Joey Ryan is a devious bastard who eats children. Well, maybe not, but he did pick on a kid during a match. Keep that shit in the ring, Joey! He also tore my elbow up but good. Now both my elbows have chips in them. Thanks a lot, pal. 'Til next time true believers. Sayanora. ~ALX Current Mood: relaxed Current Music: My sisters graduation party. (19 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 12th, 2005
6:35 am	Gimmicks, huh... Hmmmm. You know, you can find some pretty interesting ideas on the internet. Wink, nudge. Current Mood: creative Current Music: Free Time by Kenna (19 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005
2:47 pm	Whew. What an adventure. I'm writing this from an internet kiosk in Narita airport. I managed to pick the one that is stuck on 9 minutes, therefore, I don't haveta pay a cent to use the intraweb this time. Score. Or maybe not, because I showed up a day early for my flight yesterday and have spent the last 26 hours in the airport/mall. It's kinda like The Terminal combined with Dawn of The Dead minus the zombies/horror/gore. But hey, I made my bed, and I'll lie in it. Believe me, that's the last time I make that mistake. I love Japan. That's all there is to it. Zero One MAX is such a learning experience. This time in Japan, I: -Befriended Jason (The Legend). I like it better when people assume it's Jason from Friday the 13th though. -Trained with former UFC/Pancrase fighter Justin McCully. -Was given Dynamite Kids entrance music. -Defeated Ikuto Hidaka, aka the CHAMP, in one of my best matches. -Tried an array of new candy, snacks, and dishes. -Travelled into the other end of the country. -Aquired a "student" as it were, in Takashi Sasaki. -Managed to score some wins with my finishing Superkick-Shellshock combo. -Did lots of moonsaults and tornillos. I don't think I've done either stateside yet. -Introduced some of the wrestlers to Muscle Milk. -Had a surprise birthday party. -Got wasted off sake. -Bought lots of presents for my family. -Generally grew as a person. Or so I'd like to think. -Missed my friends, family, girlfriend, and coworkers. There's lots more to tell, but I don't want to sound like I'm bragging or anything like that, so please don't take it as such. I can't wait to come back. I think maybe I've found my niche! ~AS Current Mood: drained Current Music: Stay Young and Invincible by Oasis (13 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005
5:21 pm	Despite being in need of an update, I figured I'd just share a story with everyone real quick. The last time I saw Chris Candido was sometime in December, wrestling on a show in Highland, Indiana, for Ian Rotten. Larry Sweeney's a younger guy who's only been working for a couple of years. He was trained by Mike Quackenbush, and he's got a great character, doing a tribute to the old Buddy Rogers Nature Boy/Superstar style gimmick. Sweeney's definitely got a gift for gab, and he's generally a real cool guy. This particular night, he was set to do a backstage promo. So I'm walking through the hallways outside to make a phone call, what with not getting reception inside. I stop as I'm about to go around a corner and there's Sweeney cutting a promo, and Chris Candido behind the cameraman EAGERLY looking on, with both hands in fists, like he was about to jump up and down out of excitement. Sweeney finishes his promo, and Candido jumps in with something like "That was great! But I know you've got a better one, maybe you should try tilting your sunglasses down a bit, and...(more advice inserted here)." As I walked by, I thought "Man, that's pretty cool, Candido has a match later, but he's really into helping this guy out. Awesome." After my phone call, I came back in, and asked Sweeney how the promo went. He said "It went great! The one we did after you walked by was the best one. Candido was pumped, he gave me a high five and everything!" Candido totally made his day, man! It was fucking great. Like I said, I didn't know Candido too well. But I think that story illustrates what kind of guy he was. I've met him maybe a dozen times, and he was always talking to everyone, no matter who they were, like they were his best friends. I'm willing to bet he would always go the extra mile to help out guys who wanted to learn too, just like he did with Larry Sweeney. I'll update another time with other trivial bullshit. But for now, I'm thankful to have come across Chris Candido. ~AS Current Mood: sad Current Music: "Back in Black" by ACDC (12 Comments |Comment on this)