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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 52 MIN

What Does A Dream Tryout Cost A Wrestler.

from Making the Towns · host 3 crows Entertainment

Send us Fan Mail[A wrestling career isn’t just highlights and entrance music, it’s mileage, mistakes, weird bookings, and the kind of lessons you only learn by doing the work. We’re recording on the Friday before WrestleMania, talking Hall of Fame excitement and the legends we grew up on, then we dive straight into the real backbone of the show: a handwritten match journal that tracks towns, opponents, finishes, and pay down to the dollar.We walk through the 1995 grind across Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, West Virginia, and beyond, including TV tapings, rematches that drew money, and the small details that make you better fast. There’s a great story about learning leapfrogs the hard way, teaming with Bill Dundee and feeling what “Memphis style” really means, plus a run of matches as Doink the Clown that leads to one of the most painful reminders of ring geography you’ll ever hear. Along the way we talk indie wrestling reality: one-off enhancement talent, cards that look unreal on paper, and nights where you don’t get paid at all.Then the road finally points toward WCW: the tryout, getting accepted, and a blunt, personal take on why the Power Plant could be miserable for young talent. We also share early WCW TV experiences, including a quick on-camera beatdown and what it’s like to work around bigger names while staying composed and ready. If you’re into pro wrestling history, wrestling travel stories, and what it truly takes to “make towns,” this one delivers.Subscribe for more real match-by-match storytelling, share this with a wrestling fan who loves the territory days, and leave a review with the part of the journey you want us to cover next.]

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