ONE LAST POSTING ON DREAM REUNION 2
- 10/08/2007 (5:00:02 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
AND VERY IMPORTANT SHERRI MARTEL FAMILY NEWS…..
WCWA has taken down their message boards after being slammed for their actions on October 6th. The Brutal Truth Radio show has given ANYONE a place to voice their opinion at: www.brutaltruthradio.com/boards
Here is our official statement dealing with this injustice on the wrestling business.
WCWA & Dream Reunion 2 Show their TRUE colors, and finally, after all is said and done,
THE BRUTAL TRUTH explains WHY they pulled themselves from the show, and why Rob Reeder and WCWA is nothing more than another "fly by night" promotion. This is a guide for ANY promoter in the business, how NOT to treat people.
Now let's start from the beginning, when The Brutal Truth Radio show was contacted by John Mills to help promote this fiasco. I first fell in love with the idea, because in concept, it's a great one. Whereupon I was put in touch with the now infamous, Rob Reeder or Dirty Don Demarco. First off, it took all of three seconds to figure out he was another mark, running a wrestling show. That BOTH he and John Mills had no clue, other than ringside armchair bandits. Seeing how many times he put himself in a show, proved that.
But it was the constant discrepancies that kept coming up. How he would belittle John Mills on a personal level, but use him for promotion. My first step was eliminating John Mills and was successful. We then put together a media package and website deal, that generated over 8,000 hits. We also know for a fact that he generated revenue from all this. We also learned of his "theft" from the previous year, where all the money was stolen and also his belts. After countless hours of conversation on the phone, it seemed I had Rob in check, and was ready to put on the biggest reunion show of all time. Then it started getting crazy, over run with bullshit, and that was just talent.
FOR THE RECORD!! Jerry Lawler was initially "signed" for the show. Problem is, Rob never followed up on it.
ALSO FOR THE RECORD! Dr. Death was booked, because I booked him myself, $200 cheaper than John Mills' quote. Again, I guess Rob didn't figure he was worthy. All he wanted was to put on a show for himself, making himself a honorary NWO member. And the copyright infringement began....(btw: N.W.O is owned by Vince, someone should let him know.)
But what can you expect when you lie about talent coming, and even make Myspace advertisements for people like Dusty Rhodes? My favorite is when he called me early one morning and told me Bret Hart ASKED to put himself on the show. Fifteen minutes later, Bret's people didn't have a clue what I was talking about. This was the beginning of our separation from the show.
Still on board in July, I brought two of my OWN wrestlers to play an angle for setting up the DR2. During that show we saw the inner workings of WCWA, and after we left, my boys vowed to NEVER work there again. They were just glad they got paid, and of course they did, *I* paid them. But while we were there, one of the talents stuff was ripped off, (their belts) and they were searching our car along with everyone else. More theft, added with more lies, made it easy for our next decision. In that show alone, Rob put himself in 3-4 matches, and showed that he is nothing more than a "mark" and shouldn't be running shows. In talking with his partner, (a former policeman) it was easy to see we were getting involved in a scam, not a fan fest. We were supposed to return in October with a team to face two midgets, which would have made wrestling history, but he kept lying about the booking of the midgets, kept doing whatever he had to do to avoid the deal. Funny part is, I was paying my guys, he only had to take care of the midgets. When we cancelled, I STILL offered to pay my guys, because that's what an honest person does.
We pulled ourselves from the event for several reasons, but mainly, we saw the horizon, and it wasn't pretty. With constant lies and stories, our integrity was at stake. When I had national sponsors look over their websites and Myspace, they literally FLIPPED out and warned us not to get involved. Then after a little research, they found WCWA owes ALOT of people money, and have disgruntled more people then we could count. It was then, we pulled ourselves from the project, and Rob & Amanda took back John Mills as their "help". Again, we don't lie down with dogs, we don't like getting fleas. When I asked why John Mills? He gets results was the only answer. To date, WCWA's webpage only has less than 5,000 hits, our page again, 8,000. Results? Obviously you can't count. What we gave him was valued over $2,500, and we were repaid in bullshit.
For those who were ripped off, not paid and treated like shit, welcome to wrestling. Unfortunately that is the norm when dealing with promoters. For all the wrestling talent out there, TAKE A LESSON! Get your money up front, and DON'T WORK FOR WCWA, ROB REEDER OR ANYONE AFFLIATED WITH THEM!! There are plenty promotions that will treat you with respect and pay you for your efforts. In my indy fed, everyone is treated the same, "superstar" and "independents" are words you NEVER hear.
The Brutal Truth welcomes ANYONE who has a complaint about WCWA or Dream Reunion 2, to go to www.brutaltruthradio.com/boards and post on the message boards. No one will edit or erase your messages.
If anyone has a question or comments for us, feel free to email us at [email protected]
For those in the PA area, there is a REAL fanfest signing show called Signamania on October 13th and you can check it out at www.signamania.com. If you go, tell them TBT sent ya!
Dreams sometimes turn into nightmares..........
-KJ Parker
The Brutal Truth
www.brutaltruthradio.com
Here is our official statement dealing with this injustice on the wrestling business.
WCWA & Dream Reunion 2 Show their TRUE colors, and finally, after all is said and done,
THE BRUTAL TRUTH explains WHY they pulled themselves from the show, and why Rob Reeder and WCWA is nothing more than another "fly by night" promotion. This is a guide for ANY promoter in the business, how NOT to treat people.
Now let's start from the beginning, when The Brutal Truth Radio show was contacted by John Mills to help promote this fiasco. I first fell in love with the idea, because in concept, it's a great one. Whereupon I was put in touch with the now infamous, Rob Reeder or Dirty Don Demarco. First off, it took all of three seconds to figure out he was another mark, running a wrestling show. That BOTH he and John Mills had no clue, other than ringside armchair bandits. Seeing how many times he put himself in a show, proved that.
But it was the constant discrepancies that kept coming up. How he would belittle John Mills on a personal level, but use him for promotion. My first step was eliminating John Mills and was successful. We then put together a media package and website deal, that generated over 8,000 hits. We also know for a fact that he generated revenue from all this. We also learned of his "theft" from the previous year, where all the money was stolen and also his belts. After countless hours of conversation on the phone, it seemed I had Rob in check, and was ready to put on the biggest reunion show of all time. Then it started getting crazy, over run with bullshit, and that was just talent.
FOR THE RECORD!! Jerry Lawler was initially "signed" for the show. Problem is, Rob never followed up on it.
ALSO FOR THE RECORD! Dr. Death was booked, because I booked him myself, $200 cheaper than John Mills' quote. Again, I guess Rob didn't figure he was worthy. All he wanted was to put on a show for himself, making himself a honorary NWO member. And the copyright infringement began....(btw: N.W.O is owned by Vince, someone should let him know.)
But what can you expect when you lie about talent coming, and even make Myspace advertisements for people like Dusty Rhodes? My favorite is when he called me early one morning and told me Bret Hart ASKED to put himself on the show. Fifteen minutes later, Bret's people didn't have a clue what I was talking about. This was the beginning of our separation from the show.
Still on board in July, I brought two of my OWN wrestlers to play an angle for setting up the DR2. During that show we saw the inner workings of WCWA, and after we left, my boys vowed to NEVER work there again. They were just glad they got paid, and of course they did, *I* paid them. But while we were there, one of the talents stuff was ripped off, (their belts) and they were searching our car along with everyone else. More theft, added with more lies, made it easy for our next decision. In that show alone, Rob put himself in 3-4 matches, and showed that he is nothing more than a "mark" and shouldn't be running shows. In talking with his partner, (a former policeman) it was easy to see we were getting involved in a scam, not a fan fest. We were supposed to return in October with a team to face two midgets, which would have made wrestling history, but he kept lying about the booking of the midgets, kept doing whatever he had to do to avoid the deal. Funny part is, I was paying my guys, he only had to take care of the midgets. When we cancelled, I STILL offered to pay my guys, because that's what an honest person does.
We pulled ourselves from the event for several reasons, but mainly, we saw the horizon, and it wasn't pretty. With constant lies and stories, our integrity was at stake. When I had national sponsors look over their websites and Myspace, they literally FLIPPED out and warned us not to get involved. Then after a little research, they found WCWA owes ALOT of people money, and have disgruntled more people then we could count. It was then, we pulled ourselves from the project, and Rob & Amanda took back John Mills as their "help". Again, we don't lie down with dogs, we don't like getting fleas. When I asked why John Mills? He gets results was the only answer. To date, WCWA's webpage only has less than 5,000 hits, our page again, 8,000. Results? Obviously you can't count. What we gave him was valued over $2,500, and we were repaid in bullshit.
For those who were ripped off, not paid and treated like shit, welcome to wrestling. Unfortunately that is the norm when dealing with promoters. For all the wrestling talent out there, TAKE A LESSON! Get your money up front, and DON'T WORK FOR WCWA, ROB REEDER OR ANYONE AFFLIATED WITH THEM!! There are plenty promotions that will treat you with respect and pay you for your efforts. In my indy fed, everyone is treated the same, "superstar" and "independents" are words you NEVER hear.
The Brutal Truth welcomes ANYONE who has a complaint about WCWA or Dream Reunion 2, to go to www.brutaltruthradio.com/boards and post on the message boards. No one will edit or erase your messages.
If anyone has a question or comments for us, feel free to email us at [email protected]
For those in the PA area, there is a REAL fanfest signing show called Signamania on October 13th and you can check it out at www.signamania.com. If you go, tell them TBT sent ya!
Dreams sometimes turn into nightmares..........
-KJ Parker
The Brutal Truth
www.brutaltruthradio.com
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I believe I have covered this fiasco enough, but wanted to open the avenue for those who want to vent, to have a place to go.
BUT..... I do want to add this.... I have spoken to Sherri Martel's sister Vickie Abemathy and her son Jaroiad. First of all Vickie wants it be known that she is Sherri's ONLY sister. Also Vickie has just been made executor of Sherri's estate. If anyone would like to get in touch with Vickie please send me an email, and I will give her your message. (Dawn called herself Sherri's sister because of their 15 year friendship)
Vickie was promised $700 plus expenses to appear on the above show by Mr. Reeder for a Sherri Martell Tribute. Vickie went figuring that the money she made from the event would help pay for Sherri's tombstone. The only thing paid for was the Motel. How sad is that.
Vickie knows Sherri had some of her outfits out there for consignment, but doesn't know how to contact these people. If anyone can help with this information, please contact me.
Vickie did receive money from Booker T to help pay for Sherri's headstone, but she had to use that money for her Mom when she got sick after Sherri's death.
Also the McMahon's paid for the funeral for which Vickie was very grateful.
I feel I have spoken enough about Mr. Reeder, I have received a TON more emails, but to keep going on will become boring. Go to the above website to follow this saga, and vent if you need to vent.
BUT..... I want to WARN ALL WRESTLING TALENT FROM NOW ON, AT LEAST GET 1/2 YOUR PAYMENT UPFRONT BEFORE YOU GO TO ANY EVENT. This way you can't get screwed completely by shady promoters.
Georgie [email protected]
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Hello Georgie,
I was one of the platinum vip's at the wrestling show in Kokomo this weekend and had a mostly great time and made a couple of new friends there. The lady that sang the National Anthem took ringside photos also. I was wondering if there is anyway to contact her to see if I can get a copy or even an emailed copy of a picture she too of me with my new friends? I was going to ask her after the show, but everything got all confusing and we couldn't find anyone so we left for the after-party that never happened. If there is any help you can offer it would be greatly appreciated It was my first vacation away from everyone in 15 yrs and I had a blast, just wanted to have a picture for my photo book. Thank you for taking time to read this.
Sincerely, Mary [email protected]
Can anyone help Mary, I've included her email
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In the last couple of days I have received so many emails telling me about this one or that one who is shady. One of those emails tried to warn us about Second Chance Entertainment. But I will not be listing any of those emails, as I don't know them, and I'm not trashing people I don't know or know nothing about.
BUT... I will be a lot more careful about my listings, and if I feel they are bad listings, I will either delete them, or start calling the talent to verify them.
Yeah, I know extra work for me, but as I have said in the past, I don't want to see any of our readers or talent screwed like some were this past weekend.
Thank you again for supporting us. I appreciate it.
Georgie
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One last email, I would like to share:
I am the man that Rob Reeder introduced during the Hall of Fame dinner, I can be reached at here or www.MySpace.com/TheKronusKick, I was just messaging you about the Sherri Martel tribute that I made and her family saw. If anyone is interested in seeing it, please make a post telling them to contact me. My video work was praised by all the legends there and I honestly don't think I am that great, but if anyone needs highlight videos made or anything, please contact me. Thanks. [email protected]
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