Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2017 15:03:18 GMT
Squires of Wrestling Academy - Atlantic City, NJ - 10:15 AM
Friday
Friday
Pacing back and forth in the ring, Jan van der Roost looks back and forth at the students standing outside.
I would like to congratulate everybody on their “On the Fly” promos this morning. Some of you need a little bit of work. Some of you are right on point. And then some, like Mr. Lutter, took it a little overboard but that is all part of the process. We are all at different levels we're all at different stages. Some of us are learning on-the-fly and others are just trying to Fly Away and clean the slate.
He looks over at Leonard ‘Nostalgia’ Lutter from EWC, who gives Jan a quick smirk and wink. Jan gives no response as he walks over towards the corner, where a box sits.
Now I asked you before we started our promo session to write down a few questions and put them in the box. So now I will answer a couple now of those questions.
Reaching in, he pulls three slips of paper from the box, setting it down at his feet. Opening the first slip, he reads it aloud.
What's the strangest match you've ever been in? 1999, Rangoon, Burma, They called it a Cambodian Jungle match but in reality, they simply filled the ring with potted plants.
The students laugh softly as Lutter rolls his eyes. Jan reads the second slip aloud.
Have you ever regretted wrestling a specific opponent? A few of you know that Head Trainer Doug Castle at Castleton and I have gone through years of matches and Castle would purposely be….. Odoriferous before a match, often using it as a psychological ploy when getting stuck in one of his trademark front-face locks.
A couple of students gag while Lutter laughs loudly then quiets quickly as Jan gives him a slight stare.
Is there any secret way of winning when wrestling in a ladder match? The short answer is Yes- do not fall off the ladder.
The students stay silent as Jan’s dry humor fails.
The long answer is no, because in a ladder match. Not only are you against your opponent or your opponents. They are also against the ladder or the ladders. Coming up next weekend, I have one of those matches. Six person ladder match, stacked with five very different individuals. Different techniques and Different styles but with only one goal in mind - The Pollo Estrel Medal - and it is going to be hanging by above the ring 15-foot High.
The students look on as Jan looks up then back down at them, leaning against the ropes.
The main idea in this match is not just to incapacitate your opponents. It is to make sure that you do not injure yourself to a point that you can't climb the ladder. Often I have been asked “How do you fall on a ladder?” You don't. You just fall and you take the punishment. You get back up and keep going. That is what I have to do, regardless of two neck surgeries, regardless of three chair shots to the back, regardless of all the bumps and bruises, regardless that I am 10 to 15 years older than anybody else in the match.
Because you drive, you strive, you beg, you steal and you clawed your way for that one last chance, Or for that one first chance at being a titleholder, a champion or in this case, the holder of the Medal. That's also the reason that all of you are here - Because you want to take that next step.
Jan turns and stops.
From being just here…
He holds his hand out at his waist then raises it to his eyes.
...to here. You want to go from being just a person to being a star, and not get lost along the way as you rise and fall.
He looks over at Lutter, who slowly nods his head.
Many of the trainers at the Squires Facilities, have felt that taste of gold. Mr. Lutter has had that taste before. That’s the goal of everyone - to be on top of the company, to be holding a title, to be looking out at the fans and say “I'm your champion!”
Jan gives a slight nod as everyone, including Lutter, look around in agreeance.
Break time is over. Let’s get back to work…