𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥. I still have a day job. Go ahead. Let that sink in. The guy running a wrestling promotion, a training academy, a fitness center, and a digital community for wrestlers... Still. Has. A. Day. Job. And before you close this post — hear me out. Because this is the most important thing I'll ever tell you about building a wrestling career. Back in 2002, I sat down in my boss's office at the auto parts department and told him I was staying. Not quitting. Staying. I'd been wrestling since 1997. Five years of driving hours for $20 paydays. Five years of bumps, bruises, and broken promises from promoters who couldn't fill a bingo hall. I loved this business with everything I had. But the math didn't lie. Wrestling wasn't paying the bills. And I had a family depending on me. Most guys in that situation quit wrestling. I refused to quit wrestling. So I kept the job — and I kept building. Here's what nobody tells you about having a day job AND a wrestling career: The stability isn't a weakness. It's a weapon. When I launched New Ohio Wrestling in 2015, I didn't have to take bad sponsor deals because I was desperate. When I started Pro Wrestling Skool, I didn't have to rush a half-baked product to market because I needed the cash. When I started building the Academy, I could afford to do it RIGHT instead of doing it fast. The day job bought me OPTIONS. And options are everything in this business. Now here's why I'm telling you this today. I've been quietly building something for this community. A full membership experience inside Pro Wrestling Skool — courses, tools, resources, and a community of wrestlers who are serious about building real careers. It's coming soon. And when it drops, Founders will get special pricing. If you're already here in this community, you're already ahead. You'll be the first to know. You'll get the best deal. That's the reward for showing up early. But before that drops — I want you to start where I had to figure everything out the hard way.

𝟭. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗥 A wrestling promo kit needs eight things: a professional photo, a short bio and character description, a 2 to 3 minute highlight video, a promo clip, your available dates, your travel range, your rate, and your contact and social links. Put all of it behind one link a promoter can open on their phone. The kit's job is simple: make it easy to review your work and easy to contact you. 𝟮. 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 Your promo kit is your storefront. A clean kit shows that you take the business as seriously as the wrestling. A messy kit creates questions before the promoter even gets to your footage. This is Reputation in a link. Your presentation helps a promoter understand who you are, where you fit on a card, and whether you are ready to do business. Build the kit before you send the pitch. Give yourself the best chance to be judged on your actual work. 𝟯. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 Sending too much can be as unhelpful as sending almost nothing. A full 20-minute match with no explanation makes someone hunt for the useful parts. A blurry photo does not help them picture you on a show poster. “Check my Instagram” leaves the work with the promoter. Choose your strongest material and make it easy to find. You are giving someone a useful first look, with more footage available if they ask for it. 𝟰. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗧 Think like the promoter opening your link on their phone between errands. They need answers to three questions: - Can this person work? Your highlight video gives them a starting point - Who are they? Your photo, bio, and character description explain that - Is booking them straightforward? Your dates, rate, travel range, and contact information answer that Use a one-minute scan as a practical test. Can someone quickly find those answers without opening six different messages? 𝟱. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣-𝗕𝗬-𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 1: 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 In gear. In character. A clean background or ring setting. This may become the photo a promotion uses on its poster, so choose one that represents you well and that you have permission to use.

RIP Ben ❤️‍🩹