The face cannot betray the years until the mind has given its consent. The mind is the sculptor.

We renew our bodies by renewing our thoughts; change our bodies, our habits, by changing our thoughts.

Dreamwave Wrestling

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to make a long 6 hour journey to La Salle, Illinois and back but it was well worth it!! This exciting new wrestling promotion is called Dreamwave and has some of the best wrestling fans I've ever been around. Unlike most "indy" feds these days, this promotion targets a family audience which is what pro wrestling has always been for anyways. There were no corny dueling chants or fans trying to "get themselves over." Nor was there any blood or swearing in the crowd or in the ring. I had a quick match against John E. Black which allowed me time to mingle with the fans and watch one of my childhood favorites, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake in action.

I am happy to say that I will be on the next several Dreamwave shows. The next one is July 18 in La Salle, IL at the Knights of Columbus. If you are a wrestling fan and live in this area I do recommend you checking this fed out especially if you have children to bring.

The Metal Master vs Ringo Ryan

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Here is a match from last summer at the Blackpool Tower Circus in Blackpool, England vs Ringo Ryan.

Fatty

What is the matter with the majority of people who are contented to drift through life in a state of flabby weakness, more or less tired all the time? Is it pure ignorance? I cannot think that. Do you suppose for one minute that most people don't know that exercise will build strength? Why, every child knows that exercise builds muscle and energy and endurance. Surely the poor physical condition of our people is not because they don't know how t hey can gain strength. Then what is the matter with them? If you are among these people who are physically below standard, just why is it in your own case? Do you know? Have you ever stopped to think about it? You would feel humiliated if you thought you were mentally below standard. Your pride would be hurt too much if any one thought you feeble-minded. Then why are you satisfied to be feeble-bodied?

You can put a period of exercise in your daily routine just as you include shaving. You cannon escape shaving, and so you do it and do not mind it. But you can just as easily put 15 minutes or more of exercise in your morning routine, and you will not mind it. Indeed, you will like it because you feel so much better.

You don't need a gymnasium. You don't need apparatus. All you need is conviction, deep in your heart, that you want to be the man that you should be, the feeling that you must be at your best, and nothing less than that. It is not will-power that you want. Will-power is supposed to be something that helps you to do something against your inclinations. What you need is to change your inclinations, if necessary, so that you want to be fine, superb, specimen that you should be.

Why Grow Old?

It is an insult to your Creator that your brain should begin to ossify, that your mental powers should begin to decline when you have only reached the half-century milestone. You ought then to be in your youth. What has the appearance of old age to do with youth? What have gray hair, wrinkles, and other evidences of age to do with youth? Mental power should constantly increase. There should be no decline in years. Increasing wisdom and power should be the only signs that you have lived long, that you have been many years on this planet. Strength, beauty, magnificence, superiority, not weakness, uselessness, decrepitude, should characterize a man who has lived long.

As long as you hold the conviction that you are sixty, you will look it. Your thought will out-picture itself in your face, in your whole appearance. If you hold the old-age ideal, the old-age conviction, your expression must correspond. The body is the bulletin board of the mind.

On the other hand, if you think of yourself as perpetually young, vigorous, robust, and buoyant, because every cell in the body is constantly being renewed, decrepitude will not get hold of you.

New Metal Master DVD available for FREE!!

I have finally decided to update my official site with the news of a new Metal Master DVD. I am giving the DVD away for FREE with the purchase of a Metal Master mask! Also included in this package is a free autograph picture. Included in this DVD are all matches from my recent European tour. They are:

The Metal Master vs Doug Williams

The Metal Master vs Robbie Dynamite

The Metal Master and Christian Eckstein vs Doug Williams and Kawabata

I am also running a special on T-shirts for $10. I have a limited number left. Mostly Smalls and Mediums. I am getting these cleared out for a new shirt to be presented later this summer. You can find these products all in the Metal Master merchandise section on the menu above. I accept PAYPAL payment ONLY! Items are shipped either same day or next.

I will, however, have this same special at the wrestling shows I am booked on. I have also updated my schedule with dates for June. Hope to see you at the matches!

The Wrestler

The European tour I am currently on has been an absolutely blast so far. I arrived two weeks ago in England but immediately had to leave that evening to Italy for a weekend wrestling show for the ICW promotion. I had a super match with Charlie Kidd and also enjoyed conducting two wrestling seminars for the Italian wrestlers. I returned to England for two days before having to leave for Paris, France to wrestle for 4 days for the Catch Wrestling Stars promotion. The tour went really well as we performed in front of over 1,000 wrestling fans every night in major French arenas.
This Saturday I fly to Ireland for 8 days of wrestling shows for long-time wrestlng promoter Orig Williams. When I return to England it looks like I'll be starting in the middle of a very busy All Star Wrestling tour. This will go on until the end of April. I hope to report more European bookings while I am here in the UK.
Last night, myself and one of my trainers, Jeff Bradley had the opportunity to go see The Wrestler. I really enjoyed the movie because its what I experience every day being in the wrestling business. However, I thought the movie presented the very ugly side of professional wrestling. I can happily say I've never had any problems with drugs shown in the movie. It was great to see some of my friends like Nigel McGuinness in the movie though. Feel free to send any comments to me via this website on your opinions of the film.
Make sure you also check out my new Metal Master Facebook and Metal Master Dailymotionwebsites!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year everybody. One of my many New Year vows is to update this site more often than I did in 2008. I’d like to update once a week with news updates, blogs, and YouTube videos from my most recent matches. That is the plan! I am really looking forward to this year especially after having an incredible 2008 all over Europe. I am back in the United States right now but looking forward to return to Italy and France this month for some pro wrestling events. I am also in negotiations with some other wrestling promotions abroad and hope to have news on those very soon.
There is new merchandise available here at the website including Metal Master masks, keychains and 8x10 pictures. I am also running a sale on the Metal Master 2007 shirts for $10. I am hoping to have some new Metal Master shirts in April 2009.
For those of you that have Facebook, there is a new Metal Master fan page. Please go to
Metal Master Facebook

Tagging with Jonny Storm in FCW next month

Next month at the FCW show in Birmingham i finally get the chance to tag up with Jonny Storm. Yes, tag up, not wrestle him like we've done all over the UK since 2001. We'll be facing the team me Rigor mortis and saul adams. Should be great. Its been a while since i've last posted but there really hasn't been too exciting to write since i've been stuck wrestling the same guys at butlins day after day. The schedule for All Star really picks ur at the end of april and I'LL be performing on sometimes as many as 9 shows a week. I hope to report some very BIG news for this summer as i am currently in negotiations with a major american wrestling promotion. More on this later when i know its official. I have toe next two days off and plan on making the most of it by training at the gym, reading, and hopefully catch a movie for the first time since arriving here in december. Any suggestions from anybody?

Willy's Wonky Chocolate Factory

I have to write about my current favorite show on UK television tonight. It is Willy's Wonky Chocolate Factory. It is an inspring documentary about Willy Harcourt-Cooz's mission to be the first chocolate producer to grow and make 100 per cent cacao from bean to bar. Not only does he make the normal famous chocolate recipes but he uses his cacao in recipes like gazpacho and partridge. I find the show very inspring for Willy's determination and perseverance to get his cacao out into the market. If anybody is interested in this show I highly recommend it. I've been watching it the past couple Sunday's here in England, and it's the only show on UK TV that I take the time to watch. Here is a link to more info on the show as well as recipes. Willy's Wonky Chocolate Factory
Stay tuned for more blog entries. Hopefully have some more wrestling videos to post soon.

Boris Malenko's 10 Philosphies on Life

When I was training at the Malenko Pro Wrestling dojo in Tampa in 1997 there was a poster on the wall that mentioned Boris Malenko's (Dean and Joe's father) philosphies of life as a pro wrestler. These have always been some of my favorite quotes to live by while in the pro wrestling business so I thought I would mention them here in today's blog. The number one quote is my favorite and one that I mention regularly to those that aspire to become a successful pro wrestler. Here they are:
Boris Malenko's 10 Philosophies of Life

10. Your eyes are the windows to your soul

9. He is a Legend in his own Mind

8. Any injury: Overhead Pulley, Lots of Reps

7. The Ocean is nature's whirlpool

6. Don't make a Blizzard out of a Fart!

5. Don't go around the World to get across the street

4. There are two types of promoters: Bad and Worst

3. Believe none of what you hear; and half what you see

2. Everything is a work

1. In the Land of the Blind, One eye is King

The Metal Master vs Robbie Dynamite

Here are highlights of one of my favorite matches I've had since coming to England. I hope to have more matches with Robbie Dynamite soon. This match is from the sold out All Star Wrestling show in Southend's Cliff Pavilion on January 29, 2008.

The Metal Master vs James Mason

Here is a match from the All Star Wrestling event at Hayes Becks Theatre last Saturday night between myself and James Mason. I've always rated James as the best British pro wrestling performer for several years now. It is always a pleasure to go on with him. Hopefully I'll have more matches between us to put on my video blog while I'm here in the UK.

Metal Dragon vs The Liverpool Lads

Here is a video of my match I had last week in Aldershot. I've been looking forward to this match since The American Dragon had arrived in England to be my tag team partner. Let me know what you think of it. I hope you enjoy it! Sorry about the quality. WMV files are not the best quality but they are the quickest to upload. I should have more posts up this week since I have five days off. I plan on hitting the gym very hard. I hope to have some of my workouts posted here on my blog. I know the new poll is a little premature but am just curious where you all would like to see me wrestle at in the USA.

Butlins

The past two weeks I've been working the Butlins Holiday Camp shows. The atmosphere on these shows are incredible. I"d have to say we perform before an average audience of 1000 people every night. The drives can be downright awful though. We average 6-8 hours a day on the road, depending on the traffic. This really bothers my knees alot but I've been doing alot of knee circle exercises before my matches and this seems to work really well. I try to live on the cheap while I'm doing the camps so I can save up as much money as I can. My diet has consisted of Tuna/Oranges/Water, and I've been saving money by doing my combat conditioning either in my room or in the ring before the show. This saves me from spending money by going to a gym nearby.

I have two more camp shows this week and then I am wrestling in Salisbury on Saturday. Salisbury is one of my favorite halls to wrestle in here in the UK. The lighting in the hall, and the seating arrangment makes it for a great atmosphere to perform in front of. It doesn't hurt that every seat will be full as well! I'm adding a few pics today to this blog from my tag match earlier this month in Southampton that consisted of myself tagging with the American Dragon against Rene Dupree and Carl Oulette.

Liverpool Empire show

Just finished performing tonight at the famous Empire theatre in Liverpool. Sell out crowd of 2500 people attended the show that featured me tagging with American Dragon, Carl Oulette, and Rene Dupre against Team UK. Great match but not one me my best performances of my tour thus far. I'm crammed into a van now heading to do 11 straight days me camp shows. Many of our shows now start off with a local professional dance group performing so i'm putting this pic up that was taken tonight. Enjoy the youtube videos of my matches. Should have more up this week from my camp show run.

Tagging with American Dragon

Had a great time last week in Southampton teaming for the first time with the American Dragon. We took on the Canadian team of Carl Oulette and Rene Dupre. Hopefully we will find more time to team up while the Dragon is on tour here in the UK. Enjoy the video!!

Awesome show in Southend

Last night in Southend was one of the best shows I've been on in years. I also had one of the best matches I've had in a long time against Robbie Dynamite. The crowd of over 1,500 was electric all night long for the show which is how wrestling SHOWS are supposed to be. Unfortunately, many independent wrestling promotions forget that they're actually putting on a show to entertain people and instead put on these miserable 5 hour long events. I refuse to call them shows because they're obviously not entertaining the spectators after the first 2.5 hours. I hope word gets out soon on the style of shows that All Star Promotions puts on because alot can be learned from them and hopefully help the business over here and in the states.

I was very proud of the match I had with Robbie Dynamite. Robbie keeps getting better and is one of the best talents here in Europe. I did more high flying last night with Robbie which is what I'm trying to add more of to my performances. The Jackhammer proved once again to be a valuable specialty move as it got me the win and a huge reaction from the fans.

Next show is Friday in Telford. Hope to have more great news after that show as well.

Busy weekend

Only three shows this weekend but all were sell outs. I'm on my back now to Liverpool from Wolverhampton on a boss Virgin train which is where the pic is also taken. So far the move to england has been a great success. The wrestling business is hotter over here than it has been since 2001. I think this is the year the business is going begin going through another surge. WWE, Mexico, and here in Europe is noticing larger crowds and better business. Hopefully Japan can pick it up soon again as well. Another busy week of training and wrestling to look forward to. I hope to get in the best shape ever this year through a combination of combat conditioning, high rep weight training, and deep breathing exercises. Check out the new poll to vote for who you think is the best female pro wrestler today. This should be am interesting one. MM

Metal Master wins again in York

Had a great match tonight at the York opera house. It was a beautiful old fashion british theatre. Pictured is me sitting in one me the stalls before the beginning of the show. The sold out crowd witnessed me defeat johnny midnight with the jackhammer. Tomorrow night is a big match vs dean 2extreme in birkenhead. Hopefully i can keep the streak going. Stay tuned:-)

Back from La Reunion

Well I am back from La Reunion and have brought back a terrible sun burn. The crew and I decided last Friday we'd go and see this huge volcanic mountain that was on the island. However, we didn't know that we would be climbing it! Climbing the mountain was very exhausting which wore everybody out. Unfortunately, the next two days I had to wrestle with this horrible sun burn. It was not easy to do but I was able to get through both matches. The first match was a 20 minute draw against France-Catch European Champion Ares, and the second against talented German wrester Stevie Douglas.

I am looking forward to the All Star series here in England. Coming next week is the "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. I am hoping I get to face him on the town hall shows. I think this would be a great treat for the fans as well as myself because he really is one of the most talented performers in our business today. Also hoping for a Metal Master vs Gangrel matchup.

Please check out the links and the new poll I have added here to the blog. I hope I can make this blog very popular so everybody can visit to not only read but participate in as well.

Feel free to leave comments. I hope to have some New Years vows for 2008 coming up in my next blog. Stay tuned....

Christmas Day 2007

Merry Christmas to everybody! Today is my first Christmas abroad. It is also my first Christmas ALONE!!! I live by myself here in Liverpool and all my British friends are enjoying the Holiday with their families. I have kept myself busy today by doing laundry from the weeks worth of wrestling matches that I've had, dishes, and cooking. It's just a normal day for me it seems. I have called my family back home and told them that I miss them and that I hope they're enjoying their time together. My brother Shaun and his family are home, and I regret not seeing them.

I also managed to get a short workout in this morning that consisted of some deep breathing exercises that I learned from Matt Furey's Combat Abs, and I also did 200 Hindu Squats.
Early tomorrow morning I am back on the road again that consists of 6 straight days of Butlins Holiday Camps, then I'm off to France on January 2 for two weeks of wrestling work at La Reunion, an Island in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar.

I'm looking forward to posting some of my VOWS for 2008. Yes, Vows, not resolutions. Last year I made vows and I was able to keep all of them, unlike other years where I made corny resolutions and not keep any of them.

Hope everybody enjoys their Christmas, and I look forward to posting again soon. In the meantime check out my official website and official myspace .

First week in the UK 2007

I’ve arrived in England and have been very busy wrestling, training, and trying to settle into my apartment at the same time. I’ve changed my training regime around a bit. It’s been over 16 months since I’ve last lifted weights and have trained exclusively on bodyweight training alone. I’ve added some simple weight training exercises to my “combat conditioning” style of training. I’ve also added time working out in the sauna to conclude my workouts. Below have been my workouts this week:
Monday
50 Hindu Pushups with Portable Power Jumper
100 Regular Pushups with Power Pushup 2
25 Dive Bomber Pushups
Bench Press: 50 repetitions with 135 lbs.
Sauna 17 minutes: 100 Hindu Squats, 100 regular pushups

Tuesday
40 Pullups (4x10; different grips: pronated, supinated, close grip, mixed grip)
3x15 Rows (pronated grip bent row, supinated grip bent row, seated row)
3x15 Lat Pulldown
Sauna 25 minutes: 150 Hindu Squats

Wednesday
Hand Stand Pushups 3x 10
Chest Expander exercises
Wall Walking 3x10
Shoulder Press 50 reps at 135 lbs
Bridging 3 minutes
Abdominals

New Cape! New Mistresses!

My recent trip to Japan was great mostly because I got a new cape and some ladies to take to the ring with me. Unfortunately, I had to leave the ladies in Japan but purchased the new cape to take home and wear to the ring. I am thinking about purchasing the ladies' Metal Mistress gear so I can take to all my shows and maybe have some beautiful area ladies accompany me to the ring wearing the outfits.
My experience with the wrestling company I worked for, Zero One MAX, was not a good one. The company showed no respect towards me whatsoever. No plane ticket, no contract, no hotel, no schedule, no work visa. As unprofessional as their company may be, their wrestlers are top notch. I was very happy with the match that I had with a young Battlarts wrestler named SAWA. He is one to watch for, and I'm happy that the Battlarts promotion, that I worked for in 2000, is making a comeback. I do not plan on returning to Z-1 MAX, but hopefully will be returning to Japan shortly for another company, preferrably MUGA.
My 3 day trip to Germany was much more fun than my Japan trip. My friend, Fischi, took great care of me and I rewarded her with free tickets to all the shows. I was very proud of all my matches in Hannover, especially my match with Doug Williams. Doug is an outstanding performer and one of my favorites to get in the ring and mix it up with. Of the best 5 matches I've ever had, I'd have to say one of them is a match with Doug in Salisbury, England. Unfortunately, I do not have that one on video. The treatment by the EWP promotion was excellent as always and I will always love the opportunity to come back and work for them.
That is all for now. Hopefully be back soon with more!
Take care,
MM

Indy Wrestling; Benoit; Training

Hello everybody! Sorry it's been over a week since my last post. Haven't had much to write since I've mostly spent the past week starting up my own Personal Trainer business, and trying to get wrestling bookings. It is almost a waste of time to go out and work on getting independent bookings. Independent wrestling, really is only slight step higher than backyard wrestling. There are rarely professionally trained "wrestlers" and can be very dangerous getting in the ring with most of them because their top priority is not safetey, but showing off their cool moves that learned from watching lucha libre and japanese wrestling. Not to mention, the pay is rotten; however, right now I'm just trying to get exposure and work on some new moves so I'm not really that interested in pay as much as I am improving on my game, and "character."
I do have to put over the NWA Indiana promotion based out of Lafayette, Indiana. They are without a doubt my favorite independent organizatioin to work for. There top priority is drawing lots of people and entertaining them with a quality family entertainment show. While a vast majority of independent promotions are advertising their shows on myspace and their message boards, NWA Indiana actually advertise in papers, radio, put flyers in pizza place boxes, etc., and usually draw over 300 per show as compared to 50 like most others that I do. They do not have more than 6 matches on a show, and usually finish up a little over two hours so the fans aren't burned out. Seriously, I have actually worked many shows that last over 4 hours. I couldn't imagine going to watch a movie that lasts 4 hours. Pro Wrestling shows shouldn't be any different.

I have been talking to some major promotions in Japan and Mexico, and hope to have some big news soon concerning international tours.

I could probably write about the Chris Benoit tragedy, but really I can't say anything that hasn't been said already. He was a super person, and the most dedicated professional wrestler/athlete I have ever been around. Something set this man off weeks ago and the only ones that will ever know what truly caused all this are Chris and Nancy. I will never forget his friendliness and encouragement towards me, along with his dedication and work ethic to be the absolute best.

Been doing my workouts this week in the mornings as I've volunteered to open up the high school weight room in town here for the athletes. I do not lift weights anymore, as I quit doing weight training last summer while I was in Europe. I only do bodyweight calistenics now, and it is amazing how much better my body feels. I am pain-free now, as opposed to having back, knee, and shoulder problems when I was weight training.

I plan on giving some samples and pictures of my training routines soon.

Have a great day!

The Metal Master

Welcome!

Hello everybody and welcome to the new Metal Master website. I hope to update my blog regularly with wrestling news, diet/fitness advice, along with my thoughts of today's pro wrestling world.

I really hope to update my wrestling calendar soon. It is not that I have neglected to update it, I just do not have many wrestling bookings in the month of July. I have a few to add but it appears to be a very slow month so far. I do have other things going on that are keeping me busy though. I have been training everyday, along with training other people as well. I have also been reading several books a week along with learning my Japanese and Spanish languages on a daily basis.

Unfortunately, the HWA closed its doors last Tuesday. I started my career with the HWA and I hope it returns again soon in some shape or form. Hopefully we hear something from Cody Hawk soon about the return of the "HWA".

Well that is all for today. Hope to write more soon. Take a look around the new website and let me know what you think!
Thanks,

The Metal Master

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