Editor's Desk...

Editor's Desk...

by Joshua Ray
Owner-Editor
inadvertent.nerd@gmail.com


I want to start off by giving each and every one of you a heartfelt "thank you" for checking the site on a regular basis and keeping me motivated to do what I do. I'm told by wrestlers at shows from time to time that they check Missouri Wrestling Revival on a regular basis, and that really encourages me. I check the site's statistics once a week and I am very pleased with what I see.

Each person involved with this site has an love for professional wrestling. I like to think that it shows in the overall direction of MWR. I, in turn, like to take all of that energy and enthusiasm and transfer it to the wrestlers and promotions out there that put forth an honest effort to reward the fans with an entertaining product. Hopefully I will be able to release great information in the coming weeks about ways I plan to bring more recognition to the Midwest talent we have right here in the MWR coverage area.


Writing Competition

After talking about the positives, it is my duty to inform all MWR readers of a bit of negative news. The MWR 2008 Writing Competition was cancelled effective July 31, 2008 due to lack of entries. All entry fees were refunded to the existing entrants. Although negative from a financial aspect for Missouri Wrestling Revival, I personally believe that the coverage the competition received on AM/FM radio, Internet radio, pro wrestling websites and word of mouth made a solid contribution to the Midwest wrestling community. There was more constructive dialogue about the topic "Improving the Midwest Wrestling Scene", which only stands to benefit the community as a whole.

My plan is to use the money invested in contest prizes to be focused toward the site, with a large portion of that money being donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. More information will be made available as it develops.


MWR Online Storefront

You heard it right, folks! Missouri Wrestling Revival has put together an online storefront on Ebay to help bring pro wrestling merchandise to your door. While their will be a fair share of big company merchandise, I am in negotiations to offer a proportionately larger selection of merchandise from the independent wrestling scene.

My reputation on Ebay is great and I will have all items in stock when those items are listed in the store inventory. Purchase with confidence!

I am, of course, utilizing the information from the poll that was posted recently at the top of the site for guidance as I move forward. Feel free to contact me at anytime and let me know what you think!

The store can be browsed by going to:

http://stores.ebay.com/missouriwrestlingrevival


Vacation

Those who know me should know that I have been without a real vacation for more than six years. My last vacation was in April 2002 when I took three weeks off while in South Korea to tour the country on my own. The stories from that adventure are for another day, but needless to say it was a blast.

The military, commitments to family and other concerns have kept me from a vacation. That all changes on August 21, 2008 when I am on vacation for 11 days. I will be on a road trip with my wife and son for the first half, going on some sort of adventure after that (preferably involving roller coasters and go carts in some fashion), then topping it all of with a trip to the WWE Supershow in St. Louis on August 31, 2008. I will have decent tickets on the floor and will be in camera shots fairly often for both the Smackdown and Raw tapings. I'll try not to embarrass myself too badly... but I'm not making any promises.

I hear that Michael Strider, one of the Midwest's top talents, might be making an appearance at the WWE event. I can only hope to see many more of the guys I work hard to support!

While I'm gone, I plan to leave a few items on the site to keep everyone happy. I'm calling on Kari Williams, Brian "Flair" Kelley, Andrew Scott and any others who might be interested in doing something a little offbeat and different (short, in-depth... doesn't matter!) for me to schedule for the end of the month. If you can get it done and submit it to me by August 20, 2008, then I'll definitely give it a shot on the site!


Conclusion

Are you doing what you can to contribute to Midwest pro wrestling? Tell your WWE fan friends to check out my site and I'll do my best to point them in the right direction for some great Midwest wrestling action. I hope that everyone is happy with the overall direction of the site!