The other day, I posted an N.E.W. match in the Wrestling Video Library section of this wonderful forum.
That match was from the early days of the promotion, and it was between the first two graduates of West Memphis, Arkansas's Nightmare Ken Wayne's School of Professional Wrestling (where a majority of the promotion's competitors come from), "3G" Eric Wayne - Ken's son/third-generation pro wrestler - and Kid Nikels. The school has been in existence since 2006, and the training takes, on average, two years. Thus, the school was converted to a television studio and the promotion was started in fall of 2008, to give the students of the school a way to learn what it's like to be a part of a televised wrestling product, and to give the graduates a place to shine, and to provide a local showcase for other indie talent from abroad.
The point of the promotion is to bring a real throwback style to the wrestling community. Handshakes are required before and after each match, and rules are strictly enforced. Think early ROH, but with a Southern accent. In late May, they put on their first Internet PPV, Boiling Point, and it is now available for download, and I highly recommend it. (There will be a link at the bottom of this article, so those of you who may want to download the event will be able to.) Last night, they filmed their second iPPV, Scars & Stripes, and it should also be up for download pretty soon. I'll keep anyone who's interested updated.
Now, why am I giving this promotion free publicity? Well, it's admittedly not unselfishly. Because I was in attendance last night for the filming of Scars & Stripes, and I met with the Nightmare himself. After discussing training with him previously, I talked to just about every promotion worth my time within a 500-mile radius. The road led me back to Ken Wayne and N.E.W. After some discussion, there was a handshake agreement that as soon as I get the money, I'll begin training with their outfit. So, help the company grow! Check them out and make my working environment thrive! I love you guys like a great big family, I really do.
Here's the link: http://newexperiencewrestling.co/
The main event of Boiling Point alone is well worth the money spent, as it was a "N.E.W. Rules Waived" match between original graduate "The Devil's Assistant" Kid Nikels, and another Nightmare school grad by the name of Austin Lane.
Also of note, last night's Scars & Stripes event featured a match between Nikels and Byron Wilcott (Texas Wrestling Entertainment star/Texas Heavyweight Champion/Kong's alleged baby daddy).
And if you actually download either event and one of the commentators looks familiar, then it's just Downtown Bruno, known in the 1990's WWF as Harvey Whippleman.
) Anywhooo... I love you guys, and thanks for reading this random rambling.
