Two WWE Divas land television gigs on NBC Reality Show and Preakness Stakes

Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson will be on an NBC reality show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" that follows ten celebrities in a Costa Rican jungle trying to survive and win a prize for his or her charity. The show premieres June 1 on NBC.

NBC's announcement in Hollywood on Friday received considerable press for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's involvement in the show.

Blagojevich, who TNA tried to court for a role in the Main Event Mafia, was not allowed to appear on the show per a federal judge's ruling after he was dismissed from his governor position.

Also joining Torrie Wilson on the show are Heidi and Spencer from "The Hills" on MTV, former NBA player John Salley, and former American Idol contestant Sanjaya.

Former WWE diva Stacy Keibler will be hosting the "InfieldFEST" activities prior to the famous Preakness horse race in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, May 16. The Preakness, which will air on NBC, is part of the prestigious Triple Crown horse races and follows the Kentucky Derby.

Keibler, who is originally from Baltimore, is officially the "celebrity host" of the pre-race event, which will include rock concerts, a volleyball tournament, and NASCAR exhibit.

"We are thrilled to welcome Stacy back to Baltimore and the Preakness,” said Tom Chuckas, Maryland Jockey Club president and CEO. “It was a perfect fit to have Stacy, known as 'The Legs of the WCW' and 'The Legs of the WWE' host our inaugural InfieldFEST."

Rock band ZZ Top will be performing during the event. The band's "Legs" song from 1984 was used as Keibler's official theme song in WWE.

8th Annual Pro Wrestling Clinic, Seminar and WWE Tryout

WWE Developmental Trainer Dr. Tom Richard is conducting his 8th Annual Pro Wrestling Clinic, Seminar and WWE Tryout. Dr. Richard is the Head Trainer at WWE's Florida Championship Wrestling Developmental School, and the former WWE Tag Team Champion.

Get scouted & coached by a WWE Trainer in this 3-day clinic. Includes seminar, ring drills, basics & fundamentals, interviews, referee & manager skills. Fee includes all 3 days. Limit 35 participants. Deadline 5/31/09.

Where:

IWF Wrestling School
32 Willow Way
West Paterson, NJ 07427

When:

Day 1: Friday, June 26, 2009 @ 6 pm to 10 pm
Day 2: Saturday, June 27, 2009 @ 12 pm to 4 pm (Live Event @ 7:30 pm)
Day 3: Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 11 am to 2 pm (Live Event @ 4:00 pm)

IWF Member Registration:

IWF Students & Active Graduates = $79 (register in-person at IWF Centre)

Indy Wrestler Registration (non-IWF):

Indy Wrestlers, Managers, Referees = $279 (at least 1-year experience required)

Doctor’s Note & Medical Clearance required stating you are in good physical condition!

For full details and additional registration information CLICK HERE to visit the 8th Annual Pro Wrestling Clinic & Seminar & WWE Tryout website.

WWE Seeking On-Air Television Talent

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. is currently seeking a professional On-Air Talent to join their staff at the WWE TV Facility in Stamford, Connecticut.

The candidates should fit the following criteria:

Must possess knowledge of WWE programming, talent and story lines.

1 to 3 years play-by-play sports announcing a must

Strong announcing, writing and television production skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

College degree in Journalism, Communications and/or related field

Strong team player

Extensive travel required


Vince McMahon is the majority owner and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., and his wife Linda McMahon holds the position of Chief Executive Officer. Together with their children, Executive Vice President of Global Media, Shane McMahon and Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, the McMahons hold approximately 70% of WWE's economic interest. The company is currently the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world.

To apply for this position Click Here to go to the WWE Corporate Website.

WWE Corporate Headquarters
1241 East Main Street
Stamford, CT 06902

WWE Seeking Creative Writer

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., is currently seeking a Creative Writer to join their staff at the WWE Corporate Office in Stamford, Connecticut.

The candidates should fit the following criteria:

BA/BS in Film, TV, Drama, Media Studies, Communications or equivalent

Minimum of three to five years writing and production experience in network television

Professional TV staff experience in drama and comedy a plus

Experience in all aspects of live TV production a plus

Highly creative (a prolific idea generator)

Plugged into pop culture and trends

Able to work closely and effectively with talent, writers, and producers throughout the creative process

Strong understanding of WWE's audience (demographic and psychographic) a plus

Must live in Stamford, CT area or be willing to relocate there

Knowledge of WWE shows, talent, and storylines

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment

Flexible travel schedule (extensive travel required)


Vince McMahon is the majority owner and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., and his wife Linda McMahon holds the position of Chief Executive Officer. Together with their children, Executive Vice President of Global Media, Shane McMahon and Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, the McMahons hold approximately 70% of WWE's economic interest. The company is currently the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world.

To apply for this position Click Here to go to the WWE Corporate Website.

Human Resources Dept.
WWE Corporate Headquarters
1241 East Main Street
Stamford, CT 06902

A Career In Pro Wrestling: Reality Check

Professional Wrestling is now one of the most popular, exciting, and highest paying sports in the world today. And with that popularity and high pay, there is a whole new generation of aspiring young people who are seriously interested in one day becoming a Professional Wrestling Superstar.

Wrestlers are some of the most famous celebrities in the world, and they do make tons of money, and their lives are pretty exciting. But most aspiring wrestlers do not realize that the life of a pro wrestler involves tremendous work, dedication, constantly traveling, and frequent painful injuries. Being a pro wrestler may seem glamorous, but it’s anything but.

Most people only see wrestlers once or twice a week on television and think that’s all they do. What these people don’t get to see are all practices and rehearsals that are not televised. During these rehearsals and practice a wrestler is in the ring every day for hours at a time. And if you thing that’s not hard work, go to a wrestling school and go at it for about 15 minutes.

Here is a typical day on the road for a WWE Pro Wrestler:

You wake up at 7:00 in the morning. You get to the airport at 8:30. You take a flight across the country and arrive at 11:00. After renting a car, checking into a hotel room, and something to eat, it’s 1:00. Time to go to a photo shoot. So you drive to a mall and sign autographs until 3:00. It’s time to head on over to the arena. Getting through traffic, you might make it by 4:30. After you eat something and do a short workout, it’s 5:30. At that time you go talk to one of the bookers and he goes over your match with you. If you can find the time, you and your opponent do a quick run down of what’s going to happen. By then it’s 7:00 and it’s time to go on. You wrestle a match and leave the arena at 10:00. You get to the hotel by 12:00 and get some sleep before you do it all over again in the morning. Now find time to workout and keep the marvelous body a wrestler has. And you want some sort of social life don’t you? Good luck.

But if you are determined, it isn’t impossible to become a wrestler. The first thing you must do is go to a local wrestling school. Prices vary between schools, but you can expect to pay a couple of thousand dollars for a good one. Ninety nine percent of people never make it past the school. Imagine high school football, except twice as hard. The trainer doesn’t care if you quit or not, he’s just doing his job. They let you know you’re going to get hurt, that’s unavoidable. Most people walk away from the school after the first week with painful bruises galore, sometimes worse. If you’re one of the truly tough and lucky, then it’s time for the independent federations.

You’ll be working once or twice a week, in front of 100-300 people making $25 a night or sometimes nothing at all. This is to work on your ring skills and your personality. Some guys find themselves in these small leagues for years, others never make it past this stage. Now if you’re strong and lucky enough to get yourself booked in a show and a pro wrestling manager happens to be there, you have a slight chance he might like you. If he does, then you’ll be receiving a phone call or letter asking to wrestle a dark match. A dark match is a match done the night of a TV taping, but is not aired. They’re done to pump up the crowd.

So you go to the big company, meet all the wrestlers, wrestle your match, and go home. Nine out of ten times you just wait for that to happen again. If you’re really a lucky one, you’ll get a phone call to come back and wrestle some more dark matches. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll get signed by a major company, such as World Wrestling Entertainment. This is the equivalent of the Major Leagues in Baseball.

So as you can see, being a wrestler is a tough job. Even if you do make it through school and get hired by WWE, will you be able to handle the schedule? That’s something you have to ask yourself before you pursue this career.

Pro Wrestling: The Requirements

Physical Conditioning

A wrestlers body is put through a lot of abuse. As a youngster it is important to build a solid foundation. The most important thing is to treat your body with respect and do not put any junk in it (ex: Drugs, Steroids, Alcohol). You should keep yourself in shape. You do not need to look like Batista but you shouldn't be obese either. In addition, you should get involved in sports at school. Obviously amateur wrestling would be a good sport, but any sport will do. Wrestlers have come from all different sporting backgrounds. Just make sure it is something you enjoy.

Brain Conditioning

Most of the wrestlers you see on TV have gone to college. It is important to have a good mind for business because you are working for yourself and have a lot of shady people looking to take advantage of you at all levels of a wrestling career. It is important to learn how to budget your money and invest it unless you want to be one of those wrestling stars that are wrestling in their 60's and don't have a dime to show for their lifetime of hard work.

Communication Skills

There are several things you can do to get better communication skills. I would recommend joining the debating team and take any acting class you can. While you are in school, get involved with any activity that requires you to be in front of people. Also run for school office and build your campaign as if you were building a wrestling persona. Come up with a nifty catchphrase and imagine the debate in front of your classmates as a wrestling promo.

Important Notes Regarding Pro Wrestling Schools

Most wrestling schools have problems.

Most are like used car salesmen. They just want your money and don't care about you.

Many are inexperienced.

Many were good wrestlers, but don't know anything about business and most will fail.

Many are frauds.

Ten years ago schools only had to teach moves and promos. Today, this has all changed.

FOR A SCHOOL TO BE SAFE FOR YOU TO ATTEND IT MUST:

BE OPEN FOUR YEARS OR MORE: 99% of new wrestling schools fail in their first three years. Their trainees lose all their money. Over 500 failed between 2003 and 2008. So, whatever else they promise, if a school is less than four years old, you should run away as fast as you can. Because chances are they will fail and you will be out and lose all your money. We have had 100s of these reported by devastated students.

HAVE 25 or more STUDENTS. You need that many to practice the many variations you must learn to be any good at all.

A good school needs AT LEAST 4 RINGS. So stars can practice while students are trained and other students can practice with each other. We have had scores of complaints about students sitting around waiting their turn.

A good school must provide you AT LEAST 50 - 100 MATCHES IN FRONT OF AUDIENCES. You need that many to learn to work the audience. If a school says it will get you your first match, or one match a week or month forget it. It is nowhere near enough.

A good school must TRAIN YOU FOUR DAYS A WEEK. Less is not enough.

A good school must offer MICROPHONE TRAINING: Batista, Stone Cold, & Randy Orton earn far more than other wrestlers because of their ability to express themselves.

SPECIAL BODYBUILDING and STRETCHING must be shown for wrestlers to avoid injuries that sideline wrestlers.

SPECIAL NUTRITION: for wrestlers to avoid salt, fat, sugar and chemicals that ruin cardio, strength & looks.

NOT OLD SCHOOL STYLE: Old School Wrestlers often cheat students. To them, you are just another victim ... A Mark.

NO TIME LIMIT such as 3 weeks or 6 months. It can take much longer. If they don't offer 4 days a week for 2 years, avoid them.

REASONABLE PRICE: Anything that averages over $100 per month or $1,200 for a year is too much.

MAIN FOCUS MUST BE ON STUDENTS. If a web site tells about the trainer and not about the success of the students they are thinking of themselves and not of you. They should show hundreds of student matches on Youtube and the matches should look good.

IF THE SCHOOL IS MORE THAN 30 MINUTES TO MAJOR CITY, Forget it. You will need a job, you will need to be seen by scouts, and not waste your whole day commuting.

PRICE MUST BE ON THE WEB SITE. If not, it's a sign they want to trap you into a higher price.

***Note about camps ***

Wrestling Camps are total ripoffs. While a camp is ok to sample a school to see if you like it, It is impossible to learn enough to become a successful wrestler in just a few days.