Big League: (adj.) 1. Carrying oneself in a manner to imply great importance and increased status.
Time To Break Out The Soapbox And Start The Sermon.
The Above Definition Is Courtesy Of The Abridged Dr. Payne Dictionary. I'd Also Like To State That This Column Will Relate More To
Workers, Managers, Refs, Etc. More So Than You Common Sheep, But Perhaps You Common Sheep Can Take Something From This As Well And
Apply It To Your Own Pathetic Little Lives.
I Remember When I First Started In Wrestling A Little Over Five Years Ago. When I Would Go Into A Locker Room, I Would Quietly Mingle
Only With My Clique. I Was Always There At Least Two Hours Early. I Always Helped Set Up Chairs, Posters, Barrier Ropes, Whatever Was Necessary.
I Did Whatever I Was Told, And As I Had Been Taught By Wrestlers MUCH More Experienced Than I, I Kept My Mouth Shut And Ears Open. Meanwhile, In
These Same Locker Rooms, I Saw Veterens That Never Had To Help Set Things Up, Were Boisterous And Rowdy, And Got To Do Things The Way That They Wanted.
Fast Forward Five Years, And Things Have Changed Slightly. Now, I Show Up About Half An Hour Or Fifteen Minutes Before Shows. I'm No Longer The Quiet Little
Wall Flower I Once Was In A Locker Room. Instead Of Having To Do Things I May Hate In A Match, I'm Often Asked If I Have Any Ideas, Or What I Think Would Work Well.
After Five Years Of "Paying My Dues" (As Much As A Manager Can, At Least) I've Earned The Right To Act A Little "Big League" Around The Boys. While In The
Back, I See The Younger Guys, And It Reminds Me Of How I Used To Carry Myself, And I Get A Kick Out Of It. While I May Screw With The Younger Guys
A Little More, I Always Remember That I Was There At One Point, And Someday This Youngster Will Pay His Own "Dues" And be Able To Act "Big League" Himself.
And That Brings Me To My Soapbox.
See, I See, Know, And Sometimes Associate With Many Gentlemen That Have Been Around As Long As I Have, And Some Even Longer. These Guys Are Some Of The Best Workers
In The Region, In My Opinion. They Too Get To Act "Big League", For They Have Earned It. They Earned It By Improving Their Skills, Psychology, and Physiques. For All Of
That I Congratulate Them.
HOWEVER, Being "Big League" Does Not Only Relate To A Person's In Ring Performance, But Also How One Carries Oneself THOUGHOUT The Show, Including How One
Treats Other Workers In The Back. Ridiculing Younger Inexperienced Guys, Berating Promoters, Complaining Non-Stop About How You Should Be Treated Better....
That's NOT Big League, That's Petty And Childish.
These Previous Statements Aren't Aimed At Any Person In Particular, But Rather Something That Has Been Irritating Me For Quite Some Time. I'm Tired Of
Going To Work For Some Promotions, And Having Workers There Ask Me Why I Work For Such And Such, You Know, A "Shit Fed". I Will Usually Point Out That That
"Shit Fed" Drew More At Their Last Show Than I See Sitting In Attendance At The "Big League" Fed. I'm Tired Of Hearing Workers That Are So Certain That They Should
Be In WWE By Now, Shit On Other Workers On The Same Show. I Usually Will Politely Point Out How At Least The Worker That They Are Shitting On Got The Crowd Into THEIR
Match, And This "Big League" Worker Had Cricketts Chirping During Their Match. At Which Point The "Big League" Worker Will Say Something Along The Lines
Of How The Fans Don't Know Shit.
Well, Buddy, Guess What? The Fans, Like It Or Not, ARE The Final Judge. MAYBE You Aren't As Good As You Think.
Point Is, If You Are An Experienced Worker, Try To Keep Something In Mind. At Some Time, YOU Were the Inexperienced Greenie. Guess How You
Got Better? By A "Big League" Worker Putting His Ego Aside And Helping You Learn. Why Not Give Something Back To The Business, Instead Of Being A Whiney Little Cunt?
One Final Thing. If You Were As "Big League" As You Think You Are, Why AREN'T You in WWE Right Now?
Maybe It's Your Shitty, Whiney, Pussy Attitude. Grow The Fuck Up.
There, I'll Step Off The Soapbox And Get Back To The Immature Nature Of The Site.