Hello again,I just wanted to ask a few questions.Where do ACW get It`s rings,If u make them where do u get the materials.Also,I`m serious about joining ACW and I need to know the following-
Where do u get ring attire?
Do u get payed per match,or per a certain amount of time.And do u get payed according to your spot on the card and your status.
My parents say u can`t make it in wrestling in Australia.So can u live well on ACW`s salary alone.
Do u hyave to attend EVERY training session.When I`m 16 I`ll be in yr11 and I could probably train every weekend.
How does ACW work.Do u get called up when ever they need u for a show or do u travel nealy all the time and u turn up to every show
Is being a wrestler a hard life or is it fun or what?
Andy Harpas made the ACW rings for years and years with the assistance of John the Head Ring Guy. He got the materials from hardware shops and steel manufacturres and so on, its quite a detalied list, youd have to ask for the Harpas' help in the design and so on. Its actually too big a job if you just want a backyard ring
Ring Attire- some guys get it made, some just buy stuff, some people design and make thier own. You can get stuff like tights made to order at any dance place.Costume shops have some good ideas and some people just troll the op shops until they find something "different"
You get paid. How much depends on lotsa things- like how important you are to the show. Obviously some people get paid more than others but what we all get paid is not an issue we all discuss. Can you live on the wrestling salary alone? Some people do alright but most would reguire a day job 90% of the time. This could change in the future, but only if every worker in Oz pulls thier socks up.
EVERY training session is what we want. It shows on the show who trains and who doesnt and thats something we as wrestlers care about. While evry training can be impossible, especially in the beginning we expect trainees to TRY and be there or we frown upon thier unbelievable slackness. Now when you train all the time you can pretty much be guaranteed that you'll be used on the shows alot cos you're THERE! And then you know whats going on on the hsow and so on... But you get given dates and times of the show and if you cant do that , they can get someone else, thats how it works EVERWHERE in the business. Some people go to every show regardless of whether they"re on or not.
Hard life- it can be very frustrating but its a lot of fun, if you like hard work and are willing to learn (from anyone and everyone-some people who you dont think are " great" wrestlers can still teach you something) But its fun if you're willing to work as a team member, work hard and give 150%. Personally I've had a great time, learnt new stuff, had some pretty out there experiences, made some friends that I never to expected to but will never forget as long as I live and I love every blessed minute of it. Converselt some people just drop out cos it doesnt deliver what they want from it- its down to the individual and the effort they're willing to expend