Dear Potential Grappler, 

        Pro Wrestlers are tough.  It takes a physically, mentally and emotionally strong individual to do what we do.  The ring is not a toy, not a trampoline, it’s not a mattress or bounce house. The Wrestling Ring is the single most important piece to a wrestling match, it’s a wrestler’s sanctuary no other place we’d rather be but be careful for it will hurt you if you don’t respect it. Your opponent will hurt you if you don’t respect the art of Pro Wrestling. It is an art and it’s beautiful when done right but don’t get it twisted, if you don’t want to get hurt, if you don’t want to get kicked in the teeth, STAY HOME AND GO PLAY XBOX!  Cause this ain’t for you, you gotta be tough if you want to be a Pro Wrestler, because Pro Wrestlers are tough. 

Do you want to be a professional wrestler? Or do you want to be a pencil neck geek? 

       Far too often people consider professional wrestling FAKE. In 1976 Mike Graham introduced Hulk Hogan to Hiro Matsuda,who was among the sport’s top trainers, and considered one of the toughest wrestlers in the world. According to Hogan, during their first training session, Matsuda sarcastically asked him, “So you want to be a wrestler?” Hogan said “Yes!” then Matsuda purposely broke Hogan’s leg. Obviously Hiro Matsuda did’nt break Hulk Hogan’s SPIRIT. That didn’t stop the HULK from becoming one of, if not THE, greatest icons in Professional Wrestling history. 

              The road to becoming a professional wrestler is hard. This is a tough career. It is a road paved with doubt, fatigue, and sacrifice, both mentally and physically.  But just as the negatives are tough, the rewards are great….the greater the sacrifice, the greater the reward.  The roar of the crowd, the camaraderie of the boys, the memories, the ability to make people laugh, to make people cry and to really touch their hearts. Along with the obvious, traveling the world, meeting and wrestling the great ones, gaining a fan base, making the big paydays, and becoming WORLD CHAMPION.

To be the Man you have to beat the Man! So says the 16 time World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair. According to Flair’s autobiography, “..the best matches are called in the ring and on the fly, not laid out on paper.” This ability to call it in the ring and on the fly is one of the reason’s Ric Flair is the best at what he does and is so well respected. He not only knows all the moves, but is a pro wrestlers perfect opponent. To be able to “wing it” or do it without “practice” shows that you are a true pro wrestler, not just a show guy. You have to be prepared for whatever is thrown your way, whether it be a cocky veteran who likes to tear into green boys or a green boy who doesn’t know anything and needs you to carry the match.  

I can go on but I just don’t think you’d understand reading it on a monitor.  It’s one of those things that you’d have to do in order to truly grasp the concept of what the secrets of Pro Wrestling are.  

Do you think you have what it takes? Do you have a fighting spirit? Are you willing to keep going when everyone else wants to quit? Do you have the ability to dig down deep and do something you never thought was possible? Do you have a Dream? Are you willing to do whatever it takes to Keep that Dream Alive? Do you really want to know the secrets of Pro Wrestling? There’s only one way to find out.

Check out some of the videos below to get a visual insight and hear from the students and alumni of the Academy. 

We have a raw passion for the spirit of professional wrestling, it is in our blood, it is in our hearts, it consumes our soul. At Santino Bros Wrestling Academy, we are in it to win it and so should you. To be the man, you have to be prepared and to be prepared is your key to success.

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