The Many Failures That 14 Year Old Me Would Never See Coming 9: Name That Dummy

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Eric Adamz

So when I last left you guys I told you all the story of who my original ring name was J.C. Rott and it was misunderstood as J.C. Rodz. That Monday, I was fearing going into Johnny’s office. On that train ride transferring from the G Train on Carol Ave to the F train my heart was racing. He’s gonna kick me out, he’s not gonna let me wrestle again…oh Jesus Christ I’m only 15 years old and my career is over before it started.

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The Many Failures That 14 Year Old Me Would Never See Coming 5: Wild Eye South Boy

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Eric Adamz

With the unfortunate passing of Tracy Smothers, I have been seeing a lot of stories about people who got to spend time with Tracy and how much he helped them. My story is a little different, cause I got to work with and watch Tracy every Thursday for 3 years. Alcoa Tennessee, Green Aches Flea Market: A lot of my favorite lessons outside of Johnny Rodz and proof of learned lessons took place in this building. So between Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, NY and this building….be prepared to hear a lot in future articles.

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