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INSIDE THE MWF

by Dan Mirade

April 20th, 2013 * #6

Note: the following is a column of thoughts, opinions and observations. It's written with a deep passion for the professional wrestling industry as a whole, for the fans of wrestling and the athletes driven to live their dreams. Whether you agree or disagree with these words, remember that there's a voice that cares behind it, one that only wants to see every hard working wrestler and promoter succeed, and for every fan to leave a live event feeling they got value for their dollar, wanting to see live wrestling (both independent and major league) again and again. For that, I do not apologize.

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How's this for a follow up?? I honestly strive to update this as much as possible but wearing so many hats in the Millennium Wrestling Federation and beyond doesn't leave a lot of free time, and when that free time is bound, the body wants to sleep. . .

OneFundBoston.org - it's great to lean on "Boston Strong" and such, it's even better one scumbag is dead and another is living, but four people have died and almost 200 injured, nevermind those emotionally scarred. Much like Kamala last year, a situation that came out of nowhere presented itself as something the Millennium Wrestling Federation feels like we don't just want but need to be a part of. We're planning a series of online sales as well as auctions and a live appearance by our good friend WWE superstar Teddy Long Saturday, June 22nd at the Pro Wrestling Reunion at the Seaport Inn & Marina Hotel in Fairhaven, MA. . .

On the April Cyberstarz, we presented the tribute to Paul Bearer from SOUL SURVIVOR IX. . .not something we need to save for home video. The Matt Taven vs Slyck Wagner Brown match was an outstanding contest with two hungry young athletes - that look like athletes - that wrestle like athletes - not "$10 specials." Those that present "pro wrestling" on the cheap for whatever their selfish motive don't realize the damage they're doing to the sport overall. . . I've said it time and time again so it's not like I'm going to change people's minds, but wrestling fans DO NOT want to PAY MONEY to see garbage wrestling with untrained / poorly trained "wrestlers." Period.

The April Superstar Zone has myself and John Cena Sr. in a verbal war where it got nasty in a hurry. . . the emotion of pure hate is mutual, some might feel we both crossed the line. The beauty of the internet is that we can air the unedited version. We're both calling upon a man we feel can fight with the loser leaving town on the May Cyberstarz. . . a good one. . .

Two book recent book reviews that I had a chance to take in while traveling to and from WrestleMania. . .

"The Three Count" by former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas is a good read. I think fans will have a new appreciation for everything referees do before, during and after live events. It's a fun, easy read. Some of the more topics that would be of greater interest to the genre of fan that would buy the book are left out (i.e. what appears to be a "Terry Garvin" incident costing him a lot of bookings). I enjoyed many of the road stories and behind the scenes insights, There were a few "no one knew for sure" type recollections, but most like to stay in the good graces of WWE for obvious reasons. In the end, it's his story and one most fans would find interesting. I wish it was longer than it's 227 pages before acknowledgements, which is always the sign of a good read. If I was going to give it a grade, I'd go with a B-. If interested in checking it out for yourself, Amazon has the best price I've seen online.

"The Hardcore Truth" by Bob Holly was one of the better books I've read in recent times. Loved the timeline, the facts, the figures, his no-holds-barred perspective on people and issues while making it clear he wasn't out to trash people. I don't think he glossed over any subject he chose to write about, both from his personal and wrestling lives. A wrestler that admitted taking steroids before they became illegal in 1992, holy s**t!! Like Korderas' above, Holly was with WWE for a hell of a run - 1994 to 2009 - and was there first hand for so many of wrestling's biggest stories and personalities. The Clique, the passing's of Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit and Owen Hart, Montreal, the Monday Night Wars, ideas he presented to WWE that were never used and so much more. I have to admit that I was a Holly fan for most of his run, Paul Bearer always spoke very highly of him it just seemed like there was some kind of untimely injury everytime he was set to take off. I would give this book an A, you won't regret spending your hard earned money on "The Hardcore Truth."

Both WWE and TNA will be in New England in early June. On June 1st, WWE returns to Manchester, NH. On the 2nd, TNA Slammiversary comes from Agganis Arena and WWE is in Augusta, ME. To round out the weekend, WWE RAW comes live from Hartford, CT for another three hour broadcast on the USA Network. No lack of pro wrestling that weekend. . .

BIG BANG BIRTHDAY BASH is coming your way Saturday, September 21st and the official event BLOG is now online so you can see how. . . in the end, event BLOG's go down as interesting history pieces. . . see how the big one is put together piece by piece. . .

Godspeed!

Dan

"Slow it down" - Eddie Sharkey, Las Vegas, June 9th, 2006

"It's sad what's become of our business. . .when we started, we had to earn the right to be in the ring" -- Tito Santana, being interviewed by Les Thatcher January 15th, 2008

"It is much easier to get in the wrestling business than it was when I started. One reason it's easier is that there's so many wrestling schools and independent promotions out there. It really doesn't take a lot of courage to go pay a wrestling school for some lessons. Of course, the odds of anyone learning much there and on the independent circuit is almost nil, because the people running these schools aren't qualified to teach and the chance of advancing one's career is exponentially downgraded as well." - Dutch Mantell, "The World According To Dutch"

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INSIDE THE MWF

by Dan Mirade

April 13th, 2013 * #5

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I started writing this in the early hours of April 9th but the week got to me so much, here I am on Saturday afternoon typing away. . . a rare Saturday off from the studio working from home. Can you believe both Opening Day and WrestleMania have both come and gone?? Better weather ahead if you're in our part of the country. . .

I think WrestleMania weekend deserves a column in and of itself. I didn't even know until the Tuesday before the event I was even going until I spoke to WWE officials and like clockwork, my itinerary was FedEx'd along. While most would "brag" about something like that on social media, to me, it's extremely humbling to be made to feel so important by one of the largest sport and entertainment companies in the world (and that's not even including the Smackdown / Main Event taping in Boston this past Tuesday night). I got into NY early enough that I could have taken in a Yankees game if they were home. . . instead, checked into my hotel, had a nice lunch and went to the movies. . .

These weren't "events," they were experiencing. Since attending the first WWE Hall of Fame "reboot" in 2004, along with the Cauliflower Alley Club, it's one of the classiest nights of the year in the genre. I was shocked to be seated with WWE officials at the mecca of professional wrestling, Madison Square Garden. MWF officials asked that I utilize our main Twitter account @MWF2001 for the weekend and did what I could leaving my cell phone charger at home. Enjoyed old friend Mick Foley's speech a great deal, his 50 minutes or so flew by. Trish Stratus' dragged a bit. Stevie Ray went a little too long before Booker T came out to actually accept his honor. "Rude" isn't even the word to describe how hard the fans were on Maria Menunos. She wasn't used as a celebrity prop for Bob Backlund, they have a real life relationship. Backlund's speech was unique. Trump's was pretty memorable for a lot of reasons. Of all people, Arnold got the fans attention back where it belonged as he inducted Bruno Sammartino into the HOF. In useless trivia, I was lucky enough to see Bruno headline several events at the old Boston Garden in 1987; referee a Ric Flair -vs- Randy Savage WCW Championship match at a non-televised event at the Hartford Civic Center; then see him as the headliner at a sold out Madison Square Garden and take in the applause in front of 80,676 at MetLife Stadium at WrestleMania XXIX. With all of the studio work I had (and have) to catch up on, I haven't seen the edited TV version yet, DVR work this weekend. . .

Being the social butterfly I am, I dashed out of MSG as fast as my body would carry me back to the hotel. . . many stars and legends were staying at the same location as there wasn't enough room for everyone at the hotel WWE had on lockdown in NJ, saw old MWF pal Rikishi in the lobby and he explained what was going on. . .

One great thing about NYC - around 2AM, I was starved. Threw on a hoodie, walked downstairs and had a plethora of options in Times Square. In Boston, if it was after 10PM I'd be limited. We had that same problem last month. After our post-SOUL SURVIVOR IX dinner, myself, Carlito, Bobby Lashley and another friend tried to go into Boston, a "I'll save it for the book" issue slowed us down so much it wasn't even worth hitting the highway. I'll never understand why a city like Boston closes shop at 2AM, but that's one man's opinion. . .

My hotel didn't leave a Do Not Disturb sign in the room, and around 8:30AM, I was indeed "disturbed" by the maid trying to get in. I know "wrestling people" live in a world very different than the real world, but are people really up and out at 8:30AM on a Sunday morning?? I'm glad I pulled the latch on the door or she would have been in for a real surprise, but that's a different story for a different time. Headed down to Penn Station around 1PM as I had no idea where I was going. . . after figuring out that Amtrak's "track 2" would have taken me to Niagara Falls, I finally figured out where the NJ Transit was to get me over to MetLife Stadium. One the shuttle to the arena, I couldn't believe how decorated the highway was, never mind the Izod Center. I was honestly embarrassed by being "spotted" by about a dozen or so fans throughout the day being asked if I worked with MWF. Usually, I say "no" then feel guilty and come clean. I met people from all over MA, NH, VT, even DE, some that have been to many MWF events and have to say that's a pretty good feeling. . .

The WrestleMania Store in MetLife Stadium was out of this world with a line as long of this world to get in. I would love to see merchandise lines that long at the next MWF live event : ) Found something to eat (food's pretty good at MetLife), then got to my seat where I was again seated with WWE folks again wow'd me. Seat was beautiful. In the quiet moments before the event, just taking it all in was a moment for me. I guess you'd have to be there alone and have been involved in the business for 19+ years. . .

Thought the pre-game show was fantastic, have always wanted to see countdown shows like that and hopefully WWE's partnership with YouTube will allow them to have more productions like that. Disappointed that another MWF star from the past Kofi Kingston wasn't on the WrestleMania card itself as he gives it 110% in the ring and always has a solid to great match - incentive to work even harder to be showcased next year. I'm big on wide shots and took several shots from when the doors open to when the venue started to fill up to entrances / fireworks. It was the most amazing sight I've ever seen in wrestling. Will be hard to top that visual in doors in NOLA next year but hope I'm there to see it for myself. . .

Some reviews were tough on the event. I'm scratching my head at what some people watched. I was 7-2 in my predictions, and if I went with my head, 8-1. I thought the opening 6-man tag team match was a solid bout that elevated the Shield by defeating three former World Champions and WrestleMania headliners. Mark Henry defeating Ryback was a real shocker to me, but it led to an interesting situation on RAW the following night. I enjoy Dolph Ziggler more than anyone in WWE or TNA right now, but Big E.'s lack of ring time led me to believe that Kane & Daniel Bryan would retain. Had a hunch Fandango was going to win his debut on WWE's biggest stage. Both Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger were heating up headed into Mania, I love Zeb Colter. . . where WWE would love Del Rio to become it's top Spanish superstar, my gut told me it would be Swagger's night as he had some mainstream pub recently. I thought HHH-Lesnar was a tough, intense match, not sure where people telling me it was "awful" came from. . . to each his own. If Rock-Cena wasn't picture perfect, remember the Rock was seriously injured very early in the encounter. . .

The match I was most interested in seeing was Undertaker-CM Punk. I don't think anyone will ever end "The Streak" until the Dead Man is ready to rest in peace, it was a show stealing, hell of a match. Happy to see Paul Bearer's urn go home with Taker. . . as someone deeply upset by Bearer's passing, having his death thrown into a wrestling situation on TV every week since days after he died, it was tough to have it fresh in my mind. Knowing the President as I do, I'm sure that he was happy he played a big role in the build up of yet another WrestleMania, whether you agreed with the presentation or not. . .

Arrived home at 8:53AM Monday morning dead tired myself. . . got a couple hours of beauty sleep before heading down to MWF Studios for that scumbag John Cena Sleazena. I don't know what planet he was on when he responded to our requests for peace, but they were something. You can see the video online now.

Tuesday, more WWE, this time it was a SmackDown / Main Event taping at the Garden. Again, many thanks go out to WWE for taking care of our people. . .

Have been working on a new, non-related video project that is taking up some of my time. . . believe it or not, even though I eat, breathe and sleep this business, I have a wide variety of interests in life. Finished up the first part of what will hopefully be a long series of programs. I've been putting our new intern Nikolai to work. . .

Hope to see the April MWF Cyberstarz online as soon as tomorrow. . . Matt Taven -vs- Slyck Wagner Brown is a winner. . . Superstar Zone is a heated one that should be available to you within days. . .

Shannon Moore will make his MWF debut at NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS Saturday, May 4th in Fairmont, NC. Another big night of action lined up in MWF South, and lucky for those athletes, MWF South President Cena will NOT be there. He's busy trying to create a new women's division down there. . . will the man ever stop??

Already have one featured superstar confirmed for our 12th anniversary BIG BANG BIRTHDAY BASH September 21st at Memorial Hall in Melrose (also my birthday, you will not offend with cash) and one true legend in this sport at HOLIDAY HEADLOCKS at Kowloon in Saugus, MA on Survivor Series-eve Saturday, November 16th. 2013 is really going to be a cool year with a lot of twists and turns. . .

Was expecting to be writing this column poolside in Las Vegas, NV right now for the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion. My original plan was to fly out early Wednesday morning after Smackdown in Boston, but, where I've been on the go so much and the CAC (rightfully so) making a big deal out of Paul Bearer at both of it's banquets, it honestly wasn't for me this year. There's a little guilt there as in our last telephone call he told me he wanted me to be there when he received the Lou Thesz Award. It would have been nice to see old friends and make new ones, the Prez would understand. . . .

Stay tuned for news as it continues to break. . . I have a feeling things are just starting to heat up around here. . .

Godspeed!

Dan

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INSIDE THE MWF

by Dan Mirade

March 29th, 2013 * #4

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Big day on the horizon after being awaken for the second day straight from a calm spasm (painful as hell). . . would love a day to "stop and smell the roses" but everyday doing nothing is risking missing an opportunity. . .

Our Kowloon HOLIDAY HEADLOCKS event was officially announced. This one was put together much earlier than expected one Thursday night around 1AM when Pat Doyle and I had dinner and lucked into ownership being there. The meet & greets we've done at MWF Studios are challenging due to space restrictions as much as we'd like to do more of them. Presenting an event like this at a dining and entertainment complex not just known around New England but around the country is the real deal. Still trying to tweak the entire concept but we still have eight months to go. Being Survivor Series-eve, this will be one tough ticket to get, again, due to space limitations, but we're going to make it a night you'll never forget. . .

Tuesday, had a meeting at City Hall in Melrose to discuss some of the various issues regarding our Memorial Hall events. I feel great progress was made and I honestly believe that certain "communication" issues have been resolved to where everyone ends up happy. That's the goal. I've never heard fans tell me otherwise, but I really enjoy MWF events at Memorial Hall, it's a great set-up for what we do and a fact you may not know is that the Hall held wrestling and boxing events going back to the 1930's and 1940's. There will always be a small but strong "elite" faction in the city that detests professional wrestling; I welcome them to try to raise the money and create the smiles we have for so many non-profits with our difficult work. The Melrose ($2) Free Press is dying, with readership down to only 2,000 or so people a week, compared to the very pleasant to deal with Melrose Weekly which is sent to every home in the city. If nothing else, I'm a man of principles, and when you have a plague of underage drinking and drug abuse, you should be encouraging young adults to take advantage of the few city events that gives them the opportunity to let loose in a safer fashion on the weekends. . . this is another video project I look forward to tackling as I expand my own personal horizons in 2013. . .

The April 2013 MWF Cyberstarz should be online over the next few days. . . solid program. . .

Official announcements for the BIG BANG BIRTHDAY BASH and SOUL SURVIVOR X should be coming soon. I had hopes for a spring event in May, got my hopes real high yesterday, but in the MWF we've always preferred longer promotional efforts. . . I never give up but time is what it is. . .

WWE's live event in Providence was an outstanding, sold-out effort as WWE is white hot right now. If you haven't been to a non-televised event since Christmas week 2011 you haven't had a chance to check out their new, cool entrance way that allows the event itself to be interactive. WWE returns to Springfield, MA Friday night, if your close by, try to get tickets as this one is also close to SRO. That's a great indication of business heading into WrestleMania April 7th. . .

Best wishes to X-Pac as he recovers from what I imagine is a very painful injury he suffered at Jerry Lynn's retirement event. Google it, as it's not the most pleasant of stories to think about or have happen to you. . .

I was (jokingly) asked by someone at MWF Studios if I was "high". . . never, but I was happy to be filled with exciting, positive ideas instead of the stress I'd been going through. Being the private, reclusive soul I am I don't get into a lot of non-MWF stuff in any platform, but February was one of the longest months of my life, work wise, time wise, pain wise. At least three days a week, I was out of the house at 7:30AM and got home around midnight. . . I couldn't remember what day of the week it was most of the time, wondered if SOUL SURVIVOR IX had already taken place I was so out of it. That's not a good pace for any human being to be moving it, but welcome to professional wrestling. There were a stressful few weeks with Memorial Hall being a pain in the X-Pac (sorry). Even though SSIX was a great event, there were even more battles in the weeks after the event which led to our pow wow yesterday. On top of all that, one of the closest people in my life passed away, which still bothers me daily. ROAD TO THE GOLD was in late December, we were in Las Vegas on New Years Eve when the clock struck 12AM only to have tons of video go to waste over a TV Champion not living up to his word over a damn Facebook post. . . the book I could write. . .

Event BLOG's will start again soon, they're always an interesting read, especially as history pieces. . . I'm upbeat and ready to roll. . .

Godspeed!

Dan

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INSIDE THE MWF

by Dan Mirade

March 15th, 2013 * #3

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As always, tons taking place since my last update. SOUL SURVIVOR engulfed most of that time, check out the on-going BLOG for a behind the scenes look at how last Saturday's mega-card came to be. The passing of Paul Bearer is still an extremely sensitive topic to me, I wrote him a letter available on the site now as well as the tribute X-Pac and I put together at SSIX if you missed it. . .

Coming out of SSIX. . .

Carlito is the first MWF Undisputed Champion. . . would Low Ki - the MWF Heavyweight Champion - dispute that?? Nonetheless, Carlito is a tremendous athlete in his prime but his a plethora of challengers on the horizon. . .

Great to see so many familiar names and faces Saturday. . .I'm usually bad at combining the two, but it was cool seeing fans that remember each other hanging out, saying hi like it was a reunion or sorts. I was humbled by the amount of fans that thanked me or that had realized what I had been going through with Paul Bearer's passing and offered a kind word. . . I do appreciate that even if I don't come off as a social butterfly the days of our live events (they're overwhelmingly stressful). . .

We'll be dealing with the matter of Presidency imminently. . .

I would like to see an MWF TV Title Tournament as soon as possible. . . I've enjoyed so many TV Title clashes over the year. I'm still a little confused as to why Brian Fury took his ball and went home, as if he honestly stared in the mirror there would be a lot more looking back at him than this reflection. A shame that someone so gifted and talented doesn't realize a solid platform to do their thing on when they have. As President Bearer would say, if they're not generating ticket sales and there are issues "get rid of him!!" That's not the ending I would have liked but Brian chose to eliminate the problem himself. We remember our final conversation very, very differently as certain things would have happened very, very differently but I've dealt with guys with selective memories for almost 20 years. . . sad to see him go, will be interesting what athlete kicks the door to opportunity down and seizes the moment instead of whining about Facebook posts. . .

Speaking of quality athletes in their prime, in Grade A condition, what about Bobby Lashley?? Ultra impressive. His surprise opponent at SOUL SURVIVOR, Antonio Thomas, also had a fresh from TV look about him. . . two athletes that just don't compete in the ring but look like warriors. Can't wait to see Bobby in the MWF again, and the former MWF Tag Team Champion Antonio Thomas makes the Uprising even more dangerous. . .

Another headache. . . John Cena Sr. A year ago, he ran out of Memorial Hall with his tail between his legs after Paul Bearer whispered something in his ear about Franklin D. Churchill's journals, which are supposed to contain many secrets. I'd love to read the book, and know where it is for that matter. If Cena wants a war, it's a war he's going to get. . . but you have to give credit where credit is due, I don't know how he put the deal together with former enemy John Layfield, but he has Slyck, Antonio, MWF Tag Champs Fuller & Milonas, and both "Million Dollar Investment" Tommaso Ciampa and Julian Starr out with injuries. . . that's six battle tested wrestlers. . . it won't be easy, but if it's a "war" old J-Fab wants, he better hold onto that dead raccoon on his head because it's a war he will get. . . over the past 12 years, we've dealt with Army's, Stalker's, a variety of factions but never anything this large. . . I want to see who has HEART in that locker room, not whose feelings are going to be hurt by social media. . . those that are ready to fight in wrestling matches. . . .

Great to see the attendance at Memorial Hall increase yet again. . .

It seems like with every event we have someone misses a plane or there's some kind of airline issue. . . that gets old. . . I like X-Pac a lot but there was even more confusion over his missing cell phone and the great lengths I went to in attempts to find it. . .sometimes you can't win. . . I'm glad I keep detailed, meticulous notes over such situations and life in general (that's why the "book" will be so good if ever written - tons of details!!). . .

Even six days later, still physically and mentally exhausted. . . was excited coming out of the event but am overwhelmed by things going on behind the scenes and real life. . . would love to have a few days off to recharge the batteries but that day doesn't seem to be coming soon unless I'm hospitalized minus my cell phone or a notebook. . .

WWE returns to Providence tomorrow night. . . am a huge fan of non-televised events as the Road To WrestleMania continues. . . John Cena, Ryback, Sheamus, CM Punk and more are scheduled for a huge night of action, tickets are still available. . .

Would love any feedback, photos, etc., from last Saturday. . . if you weren't there, you missed a great, memorable night and we need as much support as possible to keep bringing you events of this quality, plain and simple. . . the fans are as important to MWF events as the wrestlers themselves. . .

I'm sure I'm missing things people, etc. As always, we're blessed to have the help of so many support staff members that give of their time. . . without them, we wouldn't have an event. . . it's nice to remember the wrestlers and the fans, but these are hardworking people that deserve some props, too. . .

Final, favorite thought of the night was when little Mirade was leaving just before intermission and I walked out with him. . . was giving me the rundown on what he saw and added "when are we having our next event??" Seven years old and he's ready to take over the pencil. . . if I didn't love him so much, he could take the damn thing!!

Best to you and yours, look for some exciting news and footage soon. . .

Godspeed!

Dan

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INSIDE THE MWF

by Dan Mirade

February 16th, 2013 * #2

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Wow, I'm somewhat embarrassed that this column hasn't been updated since early January. . . life in and out of wrestling has been extremely hectic, but have tried to keep things up to date on the SOUL SURVIVOR IX BLOG and my own personal Facebook and Twitter accounts. . .

SOUL SURVIVOR IX is now only three weeks away as we prepare to blow the roof off of Memorial Hall in Melrose Saturday, March 9th. Happy with VIP Package sales so far, tickets at all levels are on-sale now. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Bobby Lashley, Carlito, X-Pac and Paul Bearer headline this tremendous night as the superstars and legends of yesterday, today and tomorrow come together where there's something for every wrestling fan!!

As if the in-ring wrestling, autograph / photo fanfest and charity auctions & raffles weren't enough, we're going to have a special in-ring tribute to the one and only "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, an MWF original that competed on our first event in September 2001. For VIP's only, we're going to have a special "WrestleMania Memories" Q&A with President Bearer himself, who managed at ten different WrestleMania's, worked behind the scenes at others and has appeared at numerous Fan Axxess events. He could write a book on his WrestleMania experiences himself. . . our VIP's will have a chance to interact with Bearer in Melrose. . .

The Todd Hanson -vs- Dylan Kage 3 Stages Of Hell match could be one of the most dangerous, violent encounters we've ever had in the Millennium Wrestling Federation. . . along with Fury/Ciampa, this has to be my favorite feud in our 11+ year history. These two hate each other so much, it's made for some in-ring poetry, outstanding matches. . . this looks to end the war, it's going to be interesting to see what the stipulations are. . .

Behind the scenes, things have been extremely stressful. When the President is here, things run a lot smoother. . . when he's in Alabama, well, they don't. This has been one of the more challenging events to put together for a wide variety of reasons that we'll save for the book. It's stuff fans never have to worry about. . . for those trying to "throw the party" so to speak, we're owed a hibernation come March 10th (or the 12th in our case). . .

Big week of announcements this week. . . big time matches, some unexpected twists. . . many thanks go out to our friends at WWE for their efforts to help the cause. . .

In the middle of all the SOUL SURVIVOR work being done, we turned an exciting idea into reality. Stay tuned. . .

Lots of MWF TV online now. . . decided to take certain MWF Xtra's from the month and create a one hour program with them. . . the February Cyberstarz is online, as well. . . some great stuff available 24/7, as always. . .

Weighing the good and the bad, one thing I've really enjoyed are our MWF Xtra webisodes. . . usually stress free productions that I have complete control over, unlike Cyberstarz and Superstar Zone each month. . . we've done almost 30 since launching them in November. . .

Congrats to the Tanaka's, two great people that tied the knot in Las Vegas last night. . . I was jealous I wasn't on the guest list but seems like only Gene Simmons was. . . I don't know how common place it is in 2013, but the wedding was available live (and on replay) online. . . my first iPPV. . .

Could write a lot more, but will wait for what's coming this week. . . if you haven't purchased your VIP Package, don't wait another minute, get yours now!! They are without a doubt the BEST value in professional wrestling. . . as I say with confidence, "dare to compare". . . what regional wrestling company gives you so much for so little?? Anyone can charge you $15 for the same old, same old. When you experience the action and excitement at an MWF live event combined with memories that will last a lifetime meeting the superstars up close and personal, it speaks for itself. . . the fans deserve it and the athletes deserve to work on the best platform possible. . . some want to have "ha ha" wrestling and be the big fish in a small pond. . . have a blast. . . if you want to be around those that can help improve your game, up your game, excel and reach your potential, welcome to our world. . .

Godspeed!

Dan

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INSIDE THE MWF

by Dan Mirade

January 8th, 2013 * #1

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Happy New Years to fans near and far. . . hope your holiday season was a good one. . .

Many thanks go out to the fans that braved the weather and came out to ROAD TO THE GOLD December 29th in Everett, MA. If you weren't there, you missed one hell of a night of action, as promised. We will never run another live event in the northeast barring an act of the Wrestling God's. The day began at 6AM with Carlito's travel issues that went on until he literally ran in the door 13 hours later, staff members going MIA left and right, just a major headache that drains any enjoyment out of the effort. . . to those that were there and stepped up, it's greatly appreciated. I'm pleased with the athletes that stepped up to get the word out about the event, but at the same time, it's part of the professional wrestling gig. . .

Did Carlito win the 6-Pack Challenge or not?? It's going to be an interesting week. . .

Uprising - sold!! My good friend John Layfield made a wise decision to unload the trash he invested in after Slyck Wagner Brown, "Straight Edge" Brian Fury and Julian Starr spit on JBL's best friend and 3x WWE Tag Team Championship partner Ron Simmons / Faarooq at MWF Studios last month. That complete and utter disrespect was all that was needed to set the wheels in motion. As far as who bought out the contractual rights, I'm told that only President Bearer is aware of that at this time. . . after what the trio did to myself, oh boy, they have no idea what they're in for. . .

New Years Eve in Las Vegas was an amazing experience and I look forward to returning to Sin City within a week or two to finalize certain things. SOUL SURVIVOR IX: Destined For Greatness Saturday, March 9th at Memorial Hall in Melrose, MA has the potential to be the greatest night in MWF history. We want you there, we need you there. . . after the bloodbath we took in Everett thanks to the snow, we've gotta move in the right direction. . . lots of news is going to be breaking in the coming weeks, don't miss a day online or any of our social media platforms. . .

HOLIDAY HEADLOCKS was a unique experience, one that was far from easy but very rewarding. While we'll likely do it again this year, it will not be a six week adventure that falls into my lap. On top of the daily work that went along with it, eBay and Paypal have some kind of ridiculous policy for new accounts where you have to wait nearly a month before the money from items sold are available. We had to buy shipping supplies, pay for the shipping out of items out of pocket, send off the donations we've made so far, etc., it was extremely stressful while trying to promote ROAD TO THE GOLD at the same time. At the end of the day, we did it, and we did it for good people that deserve a helping hand. 2013 would likely be a much shorter, smaller effort. I feel as if I failed in our 99 cent "finale" sale where a lot of items went for, you guessed it, 99 cents. That's less than what the package costs to send it in. Hey, everybody loves a deal, I get it. But this was a charity effort; most endeavors like this have fans overpay where they're not making a financial donation but getting something in return. I don't know, another experience to reflect upon. . .

The MWF Xtra section will really be loaded up this week, check it out. . . right now, it's one of my favorite parts of what we do down at MWF Studios. . . it's nice not to have time restrictions, deadlines, etc.

Once again, I apologize for my lack of updates. . . there are only so many hours in a day, and those hours are jam packed. Every 2011 & 2012 column is available in the MWF Archives section for your reading pleasure. . .I have been using my own personal Facebook and Twitter accounts for both MWF and non-wrestling writings and rants, check 'em out. . .

Stay tuned for some big announcements, action and videos fans. . . SOUL SURVIVOR season is always the best time of year, and that's just the beginning. We can't do it without your support, help the king of sports in New England healthy with the superstars and legends of yesterday, today and tomorrow!!

Best,

Dan