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April Hunter
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The Truth Shall
Set You Free? Hardly. The Truth Will
Get You Heat!-April Hunter
My newsletters often get me in trouble
with people misconstruing comments or
reading between the lines. Like I mention
in the disclaimer, don’t. There
aren’t any lines to read through.
Some people are too sensitive, others
don’t like the truth, many prefer
their models dumb and without opinions
and I'm sure a few have guilty consciences.
That’s too bad, because I don’t
plan to change anything.
Unless I’m getting paid NOT to
write, I can’t afford to not do
it, as this is my livelihood. I've adopted
the Herald’s slogan: “If you
want sugar coated, buy a donut.”
I guess I’m doing something right,
because the amount of subscribers has
reached an all time high. Thank you.
After occasionally taking heat, it’s
cool to hear some appreciation.
Fan Email Of The Week…Year…
“Hey April,
…What the public doesn't see,
unless they receive your weekly diary,
is the sexy side of April--your mind
and freethinking lifestyle. Your tell-it-like-it-is
diary is so refreshing in an era where
everyone feels that they have to be
politically correct in what they say
or do. I truly enjoy reading about your
weekly on-the-road exploits and trust
that you'll continue to carry on as
the Indy circuit's most intelligent
(and not to mention best looking) valet,
manager and wrestler in America today.
God bless you and keep kicking ass,
T.H.
Oregon “
( Much thanks, T. Oregon, home of very
little pro wrestling, but lovely green
mountains, right? We need to remedy
that. Well, not the lovely green mountain
part.)
After recently sending tapes out, it’s
quite flattering that some of the Superstars
have found the HeadHunter neck breaker
finisher (and a few other Team SWB&BigRed
creations) good enough to use in their
matches…but it also kinda sucks.
I’d always been told that it was
pretty much a no-no to take another’s
entrance or finish. It’s a real
bummer to use your own move on a show,
just have some audience member yell
out another wrestler’s name when
you do it. In "real job" terms,
this would be you doing all the work
on a project, and someone else taking
credit for that project when they deliver
it to the boss, getting the praise,
and the raise. It sucks major ass, but
I guess that's the nature of the business.
(It still sucks, though.)
Theories and Ramblings...
Ok, every so often I'll be thinking
(yes, I know, I try not to...) and I
come up with theories for why things
are the way they are. No, I'm not high
while doing this-I doubt I'd be able
to remember it long enough to get it
on paper if I was... Generally the answer
to all questions almost always comes
back to one thing, MONEY, but I like
to delve deeper than that. This theory
is about pro wrestling and the ratings
situation.
Back when wrestling was believed to
be "real", the athletes in
the ring were more often than not guys
who had always wanted to be wrestlers.
These days, the public believes wrestling
to be fake, so it seems the wrestling
business now goes out of it's way to
hire athletes from other areas (shoot
fighters, football players) to "legitimize"
the sport.
Fans that go to hockey and football
games want to see hockey and football.
Don't wrestling fans want to see wrestling?
What brings my theory together is that
other countries, like Japan, Mexico
and Puerto Rico, have much higher rated
wrestling shows. Is that because they
only use wrestlers? I like the skits,
but also want to see Dean Malenko, Eddy
Guererro, Mysterio, Lynn, etc.
I know there's a lot more factored
into this, like drawing fans from other
sports or MTV into wrestling, getting
investments back, etc. but the bottom
line is that I really believe that if
someone buys a ticket to a wrestling
show, then what they want to see is
wrestling.
Setting The Record Straight…
Just because something is printed in
a magazine or on the Internet doesn’t
necessarily mean it’s true. I’ve
noticed quite a few different publications/sites
getting creative with their editing
for the sake of entertainment, I guess.
Take it all with a grain of salt. "Someone"
once told me to believe half of what
you see and none of what you hear. Of
course, "they" also told me
I have two ears and one mouth. The pen
is always mightier than the sword. Hype
and Haters run rampant amongst us.
Question of the Week...
"What do you think about the WWE
roster cuts? Does it give you hope,
since they're bringing in fresh talent?"
I think right now-(and I could be wrong,
too) -that WWE is going to bring people
up that they already have money invested
in. Either developmental deals or Tough
Enough kids. They spent and spent to
train and produce, and now it's time
for a return. It only makes sense. Why
pick people from the indies (who are
costing them nothing to train) when
you have talent you're spending good
money on to turn into Superstars. So,
no, I don't think it's hopeful any time
soon, but don't plan on letting that
get me down, either. Right now, this
is still fun for me, so it honestly
doesn't matter if I'm on the indies,
Japan, Puerto Rico, NWA or WWE. I just
like to get in the ring and still have
plenty to learn.
Ain’t That A Bitch…At school
I get to hear all the “good stuff”
from everyone who worked shows over
the weekends. I was talking with other
students who were telling me about wrestlers
who keep trying to keep them from getting
on shows they’re on.
Confucius Say-man with small penis
will forever be unsuccessful in cock
block.
Females on shows- If you have girls
on a wrestling show who look good, know
ring positioning and timing, have body
language, and can take moves, the crowd
will love them. Which is good. Hot girls
who can “work”= more exciting
matches = happy fans =$$$ for promoters.
Thankfully, this isn’t happening
to me. There’s a weird kind of
discrimination between the ‘haves’
and the ‘have nots’ on the
wrestling scene. I’m referring
to big boobs. Some feds are saying the
only want women workers, but not those
with any T&A, as they want to be
taken “seriously”.
(Since when did implants render you
useless and un-athletic? Dammit, someone
must have forgotten to tell me that
when I ran the IronWoman military obstacle
course, and I’ll bet those big
boyz were flopping all over the place.)
I used to compete in quote “real”
athletic competitions, with implants,
before starting my pro-wrestling training...
and never had any problems.
Some shows say they want girls, but
not girls who are trained. What if someone
said they only wanted male wrestlers
who have ripped abs, big d-cks and are
willing to wear trunks on their shows?
In my opinion, this is begging for failure.
(Girls need to know where they are and
what's coming next. If nothing else,
to avoid lawsuits and accidents. Even
working on the outside, you can get
hurt if you don't know enough. Not even
WCW would let girls actually work in
the ring (they could valet, or walk
guys down, but had to leave when the
action started) without some training.
Additionally, think about all the guys
(and ladies) who bust their rears in
school and on the indies who would love
to work, but have lost their spot to
an untrained female.)
Go figure. Anyway come to a show and
enjoy all the T&A I have on display
for you. (Talent & Attitude!)
Ode To The Refs...
My friends and I were talking earlier
about how important good referees are
to having a good match. These guys get
almost no credit at all, too. They often
travel distances, work the whole show,
bust their asses and rarely, if ever,
get a mention or any credit. A good
ref lends so much credibility to a match
and can make a so-so match decent. Thanks
to all the referees (like Paul Turner)
who kick ass out there, the ones who
count at the right speed, who are energetic,
who are always there for the count (ie:
not missing counts due to marking out
on the sides or getting in the way of
the workers), and the ones who really
enjoy working show as much as the wrestlers
do! You make our matches!
How Can Something That Looks So Good...Hurt
So Bad?
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