MOST WRESTLING SCHOOLS DON'T TEACH YOU ENOUGH
MOST ARE RIP OFFS.
Most wrestling schools have huge problems.
Most just want your money and don't care about you.
Many are owned by experienced name wrestlers but their trainers are inexperienced.
Many were good wrestlers, but don't know anything about business and most will fail.
Many are frauds.
Ten years ago schools only had to teach moves and promos.
And, WWF(WWE) ECW WCW and others were competing for talent.
TODAY, it has all changed.
FOR A SCHOOL TO BE SAFE FOR YOU TO ATTEND it should:
1. BE OPEN FOUR YEARS OR MORE: 95% of new wrestling schools fail in their first year .. And their trainees lose all their money.
So, whatever else they promise, if a school is less than four years old, you should run away as fast as you can. Because chances are they will fail and you will be out and lose all your money.
Even schools sponsored by WWE fail and fail often.
2. A school MUST HAVE 25 or more STUDENTS. You need at least that many to practice the many variations you must learn to be any good at all.
3. SUCCESS RATE Unless WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA, JAPAN Have hired lots of their wrestlers, your chance of being recruited from a school are little to none.
It doesn't matter if they give names of ex stars who will be at try outs. It's just a sales pitch.
4. A good school needs AT LEAST 5 RINGS. We have had lots of complaints about students sitting around waiting their turn because there was only 1 or 2 rings. Sitting and watching is not the same as actually doing it.
5. A good school must provide you 100s matches in front of audiences. You need that many to learn to work the audience. If a school says it will get you your FIRST MATCH, or ONE match a week or month forget it. It is nowhere near enough.
Some schools run by big name wrestlers don't let you in a ring for months. That is a total rip off. It is like learning Little League without ever going on the field.
WWE wants students with 2 or 3 years or more of training.
6. A good school must TRAIN YOU 4 DAYS A WEEK OR MORE. Less is not enough.
7. A good school must offer MICROPHONE TRAINING: Flair, Stone Cold, Rock, & Hulk earn far more than other wrestlers because of their ability to express themselves.
8. SPECIAL WARM UPS and STRETCHING must be taught for wrestlers to avoid injuries that sideline wrestlers.
9. SPECIAL NUTRITION: for wrestlers to avoid salt, fat, sugar and chemicals that ruin cardio, strength & looks.
10. NOT OLD SCHOOL STYLE: Old School Wrestlers often cheat students. To them, you are just another victim ... A Mark.
11. NO TIME LIMIT such as 3 weeks or 6 months. It can take much longer. If they don't offer 4 days a week for 2 years, or more you should avoid them.
12. REASONABLE PRICE: Anything that averages over $50 per month or $1,200 for 3 years is too much.
13. MAIN FOCUS MUST BE ON STUDENTS. If a web site tells about the trainer and not about the success of the students they are thinking of themselves and not of you.
They should show hundreds of STUDENT matches on YOUTUBE and the matches should look good.
14. IF THE SCHOOL IS MORE THAN 30 MINUTES TO MAJOR CITY, Forget it. You will need a job, & not waste your whole day commuting.
15. THE OWNER SHOULD NOT CURRENTLY BE IN WWE because he will not have time for you. He will assign a student to teach you. Even if he is out of WWE he'll be trying to get HIMSELF back in, not you.
16. PRICE MUST BE ON THE WEB SITE. If not, it's a sign they want to trap you into a higher price.
17. CAMPS: While a camp is OK to TRY OUT a school to see if you like it, It is impossible to learn enough to become a successful wrestler in just a few days.
Camps that promise to teach you enough in a short time are total ripoffs.
Camps that say WWE will be there to watch you are a total rip off.
WWE won't watch you if you have less than 2 to 3 years
18. YOUTUBES They should have hundreds of youtubes of their students so you can see the quality of their training on the internet
before you waste any time on them.
SO WHEN IT SAYS 10 BEST WRESTLING SCHOOLS, IGNORE IT. THEY ARE JUST WRITING OR COPYING A LIST OF SCHOOLS.
FOR EXAMPLE THEY STILL LIST KILLER KOWALSKI LONG AFTER KOWALSKI IS DEAD AND HAS NO SCHOOL.
