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OPEN LETTER TO PROMOTER MIKE RICHMAN
  • 01/12/2008 (5:01:57 pm)
  • Jayson Maples

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This is a open letter to Mike Richman Promoter for Bash at the ballpark
in Cocoa Beach Florida on January 19th 2008, and to fans of professional
wrestling .
please note this letter is being sent out on January 12th 2008
 
Mike,  I have helped you book two huge very successful events over the past two years Meyhem in Melbourne 1 and 2 , and booked for you many outstanding wrestlers, we have never had any problems in the past...and you had sell out crowds due in part to my assistance , which is why I know when you decided to promote "bash at the ballpark" you called me to secure you the best talent out there ......Just know I am not the one to blame for Roddys decision to pull the plug on your event...you know he was "PENCILLED IN" by me with the things Mr. Piper told you over the phone..then he says he just "pencilled the show in...and tells you it was never inked in " then claims I did not represent him...If I did not represent Piper then why would he admit he was not "INKED IN only PENCILLED IN"..that is because he was going to take your  booking from me.....I told you piper and I cant see eye to eye on things any longer and mutually agreed we will not be working together so whatever you and Piper discussed from that point on is what you discussed, you are the one that played phone tag with him the past 6 weeks trying to get him to re-commit after I told you we no longer deal with him anymore......I advised you more than 6 times before you put the advertisments out there you should reconsider ...but you insisted.....I advised you then again , if you decide to replace him , I would find you a suitable replacement, which I did and offered 4 other wrestlers who were all available...you did not want them...but according to the deal I had with you , I would provide you with talent..which I did... if enough time is given I would provide you a suitable replacment..which I tried to do that and do to the fact you were still trying to talk Piper into it you refused the ones I provided..you have now known for quite some time that Roddy was not going to appear next week Rod himself advised you to pull the advertisements and Rod left a open letter on his website www.rowdyroddypiper.com saying he will not be there...but you refuse to do so...by doing this you are lying to the fans and leading them to believe that you fully intend to produce Roddy Piper at the event...you have in the same time caused a bigger rift between myself and Roddy Piper causing him to call me out by name in a letter on his site......what you are doing now and Until you remove Pipers name off your site is a scam or what is called a "Bait & Switch"......fans dont deserve to be lied to.
 
And you are right This Crap should not be happining a week before the show...and you should also not still be advertising someone you know will not be there...
 
Good luck with your show on the 19th , since you are still advertising Rowdy Roddy Piper to this day even after numerous times you have been asked by me and demanded by Roddy to remove him from your site. which is located at http://www.bashattheballpark.com/ which is still advertising Roddy Piper as of 2:07 PM on Saturday January 12th 2008.
 
Just so the fans know , I am not responsible for the continued advertising of Mr. Piper...The other wresters who were booked through us will definatly be there
and should be supported as they will put on a great show and will definatly sign autographs as well...Just save yourself a disapointment if the only
reason you go is to see the Hot Rod !
 
Jayson Maples
 
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This is from Roddy Piper's site:
 

January 9, 2008 at 11:50 pm

“Piper’s Disappearing Act”

I will not be at the World Wrestling Association’s “Bash at the BallPark” on Jan. 19, 2008.

At this time I would like to clear up a few rumors.  I made an appearance at Horrorhound Weekend 2007.  Horrorhound had paid for airplane tickets and my money up front to sign autographs and I promised I would make this show.

During the time before I went to Horrorhound Weekend, a man named Jayson kept calling me asking me if I would come to his event which was 45 minutes away from the Horrorhound event.  Jayson was very polite and persistant. After receiving several calls from him and thinking about this small show, I decided the last time I talked to Jayson, that these small independents need to be supported as it gives an income to a lot of wrestlers, both upcoming and some that are mainstays.  So the mistake I made was saying yes to the promotion.  After doing an all day autograph session at the Horrorhound Weekend, (the people who had paid for me) They sent a Honda with 2 men already in it to drive me to the show.  Seeing how it was just a touch crowded, I had a car bring me to the show and performed what I promised I would.  Which was a Piper’s Pit.  In trying to help this independent organization, I did not beat anyone up, pin anyone, to the contrary I got beat up myself and as I left the ring the last match was already started.  It was a long day and it was time for me to go home.  I had done my job and gave Jayson the rub.  After making the mistake of making this show, I heard the next day about the infamous “Piper’s disappearing act”.  It seems that the promotion told the fans that I was coming to do a Piper’s Pit and staying to do an autograph session.  Now let us all think about this a moment, as it is a business.  At no time did I say an autograph session.  My reasoning is simple and I think you will all agree.  Horrorhound paid me a sum of money and plane tickets as I said, for the sole purpose of the good fans to buy a ticket, come in and get autographs from myself and many other great celebritys there.  If I had signed autographs at Jayson’s show on Horrorhound’s nickel, it at the very least would have been extremely unethical and just pure wrong for the people at Horrorhound as that was their sole purpose, Autographs.  So I left after I did Piper’s Pit because at my stage hanging around the dressing room after I do my performance isn’t on my list of top 10 fun things to do.  I took the heat that had been stirred on the different web information sites, as I tried to do the right thing and I cannot explain every move I make.

However, the next thing I heard was I was booked on, ”Bash at the Ballpark” by Jayson.  Jayson does not represent Roddy Piper.  When this was brought to my attention I called Michael  the Promoter some 4 weeks ago and told him i knew nothing of the booking.  This is all the explanation I think you need as I don’t want to bore you.  However I will not be, again, will not be at the “Bash at the BallPark”.  Any advertisement to the contrary is completely false. 

The last thing I  would like to explain to those who want to know, is, if we the wrestlers allow these people called promoters to play these little games, believe me from my experiance, it will kill the independent wrestling business that so many outstanding wrestlers depend on (i.e. San Francisco).  They are simply ripping off the wrestling fan by advertising a name, the wrestling fan comes and pays and then they tell them there was a family emergency.  Please do not take what I say lightly as the good independent promoters, (including the two I speak of, that I’ve been told are good promoters, but handled this situation wrong from lack of experiance with Roddy Piper) all need to be supported in this day and age. 

I wish you all a Wonderful 2008 and I am still making personal appearances that I, Roddy Piper, confirm.  I hope to see you all at these events throughout the year.

That is the simple truth. 

 Ever Forward,

                     Roddy Piper

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