Not many of you reading this know, But from August 2001 until October of 2010, I was a Professional Wrestler. I had worked for many different Semi Feds in the midwest states, but mostly in Indiana. Around 2007 I decided to come up with my own fed. World Takeover Federation Wrestling.
Originally, it was called What the F**k? Wrestling (WTF?W). The original Idea was to have a motley crew of Misfit wrestlers. We changed the name for more of a family friendly show. Wrestlers that originally wouldn't have been accepted in normal feds. And the Titles would not be ordinary, either.
We had the Code Red Champion, in which you have to perform a top rope manuver Directly before the Pinning attempt. Then there was the Unisex Champion, in which to be apart of that division, you would claim "Neither" for gender when entering the fed.
Then we had the World Professional Thumb-wrestling Championship. You can guess how that goes. Then there was the F-13 Championship, where you could only defend the title on a Friday the 13th. And the streetcore champion, Which is basically a hardcore championship.
We also had some fun matches. Like the Makeshift midgets match. You had to wrestle on your knees, and if you got on your feet, you were disqualified.
And the roulette match. You would wrestle, and every 2-3 minutes, we would spin a roulette wheel, and whatever match the wheel would stop on, that's the rules you would follow.
But through all of this time In later years, I stopped watching wrestling on television. It became extremely mundane. the only time I enjoyed watching wrestling, was when I was watching Botchamania.
What I love about Botchamania, it that it takes a lot of superstars from WWE(F), WCW, ECW, TNA, and humanizes them. Too many times when regular fans are watching shows on TV, they don't realize that they mess up spots. BM pulls the curtain away to show us how human they are. And when BM shows Botches from Smaller independent feds, they even the field. It doesn't matter if you are wrestling in a packed stadium in front of 96,000 fans, a bingo hall for 300 people, or a two car garage for 15 friends and family of the wrestlers in the show. We all still mess up.
And now some of the feds that I've worked for's botches have made it into Botchamania. Not me exactly.
First one you see is around 3:40. It was at a show for RCCW (Rose City Championship Wrestling), in Richmond, IN. It was in a six-man Tag Team Match Between the team of Lord Haydes (with Grimm), Dante, And Psyclone J. and the team of Me (Vinny Rattlocke), Mr. Graves, And Superman Rob. The Botch that was featured was when Mr. Graves tried to Clothesline Lord Haydes, and Haydes decides to pre-fall on the move, then causing Mr. Graves to trip.
The Second one is for SHW (Strictly Hardcore Wrestling) in Corydon, IN. The Match was between Reaper and Jake Idol. Reaper tried to pull off a Spinny-Spinny move ending in a hurracarana, But it died halfway through the move, and to save the spot, Jake Idol grabs Reaper's leg to make him kick Idol in the balls.
The Third one, also for SHW, is Mr. Graves going up the Steps to the ring, when the steps collapse under him. Causing him to butt slide into the ring, ending with him giving a thumbs up to the crowd.
The last one is a submission battle royal match for TCWA (Tri-City Wrestling Alliance), Involving wrestlers from WTFW. (Vinny Rattlocke, Fat Stuff, Mr. Graves, D3 Scrubbz McGee, Psyclone J., and Yokura, the 1,000 fist assassin). In this botch, I (Vinny Rattlocke) Attempt a Suplex to Fat Stuff, without realizing that Yokura is falling behind me, making him the new landing pad for this suplex.
Some people may think that I should be embarrassed for being put on a show that displays my mistakes in the ring. I'm proud that my mistakes in the ring are good enough to be featured with other superstars' botches. And there is no such thing as bad press!
Here's to hopefully seeing more of my mess ups on the next BOTCHAMANIA!
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