Does anyone know how to begin a professional wrestling career in Ohio?

Do an internet search for a school near you. The only school I know is here in Toronto. Most good schools will let you sit in on a few classes before they start asking for money – never agree to pay for six months of lessons up front or anything like that.

Shake hands and introduce yourself to every wrestler you meet. Try and remember every wrestler you meet, no matter how much of a nobody they are. Pro wrestling has a very weird, very insular culture, and respect is a huge part of it.

Most schools will teach you to fight for real before you get to learn how to fake it. Then of course there’s learning how to fall. Your first lessons will most likely be learning “real” wrestling moves and doing back bumps hundreds of times in a row so be ready for that.

Hope that helps.

Yeah I know all the in-ring moves and everything. Like I said, been backyard wrestling for two years and did three years of wrestling in High School. I know how to fight and I know how to fall. Ohio has a few but I am gonna need to check them out and see if they are legit. And yes it does help a bit, helps to know what to possibly expect. Thanks.

www.themiz.net

You could also try shooting an email to this guy (from Parma, Ohio) for some friendly advice.

Mike Mizanin had always had dreams of being a pro wrestler and 10 years ago he was cast on Real World. That’s where he got the chance to first showcase his alter-ego wrestling character nicknamed “The Miz”.

He followed that up by competing and winning in their follow-up challenge competition shows like the Gauntlet etc. where they competed in physical challenges against those from Road Rules.

That led to him participating in the fourth season of “Tough Enough” and eventually into the WWE training camp program for young hopefuls.

He was good both in the ring and with the microphone with his intense larger than life persona.

Sometimes it’s a combination of what you know plus WHO you know as I’m sure that his reality TV exposure brougt him to the attention of the people who eventually hired him for the WWE.

Maybe he’d be willing to give a fellow Ohio boy some handy tips.

Stranger things have happened.