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Post by maskedsuperstarfan on Aug 13, 2007 17:19:33 GMT -5
A question to all workers,
As someone who is looking to run some shows in 2008, I am curious as to how I would refer to veterans/legends back in the locker room. For example, I approached Bill Eadie at a show in Oxford, NC. I wasn't sure if I should refer to him as Mr. Eadie, Bill, Superstar, etc. I decided on the generic "Sir". He laughed and told me to call him Bill (he's a class act, by the way). But, if one were to approach, say, Kimala, would it be proper to call him Jim, or Mr. Harris? Would he look at the promoter like a mark if he's referred to as "Kimala" away from the ring?
Jusr curious as to anyone's opinion on this.
Thanks in advance. This board is a tremendous asset for us thriving promoters, workers, etc. Keep up the excellent work, all!
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Post by Jacob Frost on Aug 13, 2007 20:42:44 GMT -5
In my experiances it is best to say something like:
"Glad you could make it, how would you like to be addressed?"
"Glad you could make it, sir."
That way you don't have any way to insult them.
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Post by dirtydanhanson on Aug 14, 2007 15:45:25 GMT -5
The best way to introduce yourself to a vet is to offer a hand shake and say "sir". It shows respect and they will usually then let you know what you should call them. Again though, that depends alot on what era the wrestlers are from, If it was someone like Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Michael Hayes, Undertaker, etc. I'd go with "sir". If it was with guys like Samoa Joe, Chris Harris, AJ Styles, etc. I'd just call them by there first name because they are peers. But that's just me, I look at it this way, if they are as old as my parents, I'll call them sir. If they are my age or younger, (I'm 37) I'll call them by their first name. When I met Kurt Angle, there was no way in hell I was gonna call him sir as He's right around my age. But when I me Jimmy Snuka, It was a definate Sir. Now there are guys like bradshaw who I can't stand personally so I wouldn't even mention anything. I just walked up to him and introduced myself by saying, "Hi, I'm Dan. Pleasure to meet you." and then offered to shake his hand. This respect thing in the business is SOOOO overboard to me as most of these guys, "Legends" or otherwise are no more then glorified carnies. Myself included. Respect should be earned not just expected like alot of guys do. Now that doesn't mean that you should be a jerk to someone. Its just that some of the workers definately have an over inflated value of themselves. Let me put it to you this way, I've been working in this business since 1991 and just because some kid is on TNA he expects me to call him sir or come up to him at a show that I'm a regular on and he's not? I don't think so, He's coming in to my territory and it's his responsibilty to introduce himself. Not the other way around. Do I expect him to call me sir? No. Do I expect him to introduce himself to they boys that are regulars in the promotion? Yes. That is just being polite and well mannered. Now if Taker comes into my locker room, I'll probably welcome him in and introduce myself because he deserves repect because he's sold out Madison Square Garden, Main Evented WWE PPV's, etc and he's older then I am. But if Trevor Murdoch were to come in, I'd probably just say hi in passing as he hasn't earned the same type of respect as Taker, Flair, etc. Should anyone ever call me sir in the locker room? Hell no, I've never sold out MSG, Never been on PPV, Never Headlined a major arena. Should then treat me politely though? Yes they should. Well, enough of this rant from a cratchity old buzzard who's had a few too many shots of JD today. Remember....Train Well, Master Your Craft....And For Godsake.....Don't Blade Unless A Promoter Is Gonna Pay You Double Your Pay For The Night!!
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Post by The SteelDragon on Aug 14, 2007 17:08:21 GMT -5
Be respectful, but don't mark out. If you act star struck with an "Oh my God, you're Shawn Micheals!!!" attitude, I gurantee the guy is going to dislike you. They get enough of that from the fans. Backstage its best to just treat people like people and use some common courtesy.
As for addressing them, I say Sir to people older then me until they tell me not to. A lot of other workers give me a hard time about it, but it was just the way I was brought up.
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Post by spwrestling07 on May 26, 2008 9:42:24 GMT -5
Well I havent posted in a long time mainly becuse I have been out of action due to a severe injury. But I can tell you this when I was as green a a new leaf on a tree. I met many vets like Terry Funk and Tony Atlas. I agree anyone that is older in the and deserves that respect I call them sir. someone who is my peer I call them by name. When I met Terry Funk I totally marked out and said it was an honor to meet you. He responded by saying "Hell it's an honor to meet you too, but do me a favor and relax. Just call me Terry." When I met Tony Atlas I said It's great to meet you sir. And he said "Nice to meet you, but my father was the only one I knew as sir. I'm just Tony" One thing I noticed is that The Vets are real laid back and dont really care that you call them by their names as long as you show respect and are professional in the locker. But at the same time I noticed some veterans who they just demand you to kiss their ass 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. My advice is to just show all vets respect and call them sir and they will let you know how they want to be addressed. Take Care
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Post by spwrestling07 on May 26, 2008 9:45:05 GMT -5
Well I havent posted in a long time mainly becuse I have been out of action due to a severe injury. But I can tell you this when I was as green a a new leaf on a tree. I met many vets like Terry Funk and Tony Atlas. I agree anyone that is older and has been in the business as long as these 2 have deserve that respect of calling them sir. someone who is my peer I call them by name. When I met Terry Funk I totally marked out and said it was an honor to meet you. He responded by saying "Hell it's an honor to meet you too, but do me a favor and relax. Just call me Terry." When I met Tony Atlas I said It's great to meet you sir. And he said "Nice to meet you, but my father was the only one I knew as sir. I'm just Tony" One thing I noticed is that The Vets are real laid back and dont really care that you call them by their names as long as you show respect and are professional in the locker. But at the same time I noticed some veterans who they just demand you to kiss their ass 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. My advice is to just show all vets respect and call them sir and they will let you know how they want to be addressed. Take Care
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Post by The SteelDragon on May 27, 2008 4:41:04 GMT -5
You can keep posting, even if you haven't been an active wrestler for a while. (Its been over two years since my last match)
I don't think telling a vetern its an honor to meet them, is marking out. You can be respectful without acting totally star struck or going on an ass kissing frenzy. It sounds to me like you did the right thing.
A lot of times, people will tell you that you don't have to call them Sir or Ma'am, but still think highly of you because you showed them respect when you first met them.
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