We live in a world where most people do not jump at opportunities, they hesitate, they stop themselves... as how my full-time boss says it: you cannot stop yourself from becoming great. For my feature today, nothing has stopped him, he's made it known that pro wrestling is his life... he just wants the world to know how great it is. Today, I return as DJ Mainstream and this is A Minute with Mainstream with Marc Madison, my boss at Pro Wrestling Post!
DJ Mainstream: Marc Madison how are you today?
Marc Madison: I'm fine. Busy and a little preoccupied with
life and work and well, wrestling. How are you DJ?
I'm great, pretty much going through the same motions as
yours. Speaking of wrestling, how long have you been a fan?
Good to hear. Thanks for asking. I'd like to say roughly 35
years? I've committed a long time to watch Wrestling I guess you could say.
A long time indeed. Which is a long time to suffer through
all the story lines and drama that has occurred in wrestling. What was something
that happened in wrestling that made you a fan?
Well it wasn't really even Wrestling but pop culture
actually. Remember the show The A-Team? Well, I was a massive Mr. T fan
and it was through my liking of BA Baracus that I followed this thing happening
with some guy named Hulk Hogan? (laughs)
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| The brand, the website, the logo... |
(laughs) Wow, well they say it usually takes one moment in time to
fall in love with pro wrestling... yours happened to pity a fool and the other
made us take our vitamins. But fast forward to now, you oversee Pro Wrestling Post, a
elaborate wrestling news website and budding podcast. What made you go from
just a fan to a journalist?
I've always loved to the idea of journalism. It's a
responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly. Often in today's day and age
where the quick hit is needed its important to spread the truth. These are real
people who's live are impacted by what you say. Eggs like words can't be fixed
especially when they are broken. My
issue was being in an athlete's face after they lost a game saying how does it
feel? I couldn't stomach doing that. Yes, it's part of the job but I'd rather
not put myself in that place. I enjoy writing and hope that my respect for
these men and women take precedence. If you check out the podcast I hope I
maintain a sense of professionalism with each interview. Its important to
maintain positive relationships that people will remember you by. I've had one
bad experience but I took it and hopefully learned from it.
See, that was me in a nutshell with podcasting and even radio
when it came to the music business. It's literal, but also have to give you a
reason to get up every day as well. I always felt you need to report without
sounding robotic. Even with the bad experience, you've still maintained a high
level of delivering stories to the masses while still keeping that fandom with
your work. What was one moment that hit you like "wow this is really what
I do"?
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| Marc and his team always look for the best talent to write for their website.. |
Thank you! That's quite the compliment. I'm glad it comes
across that way, DJ. I don't think I've had that moment. I think when Pro Wrestling Post is recognized as a reliable
& quality site that both readers & wrestlers can rely on then at that
time. But make no mistake, there is no I in Pro Wrestling Post, its a
collaborative effort with my co-Administrator, Mark Blake to Editor Brandi Wagner and AEW Lead, Robbie Sutter as a driving force behind the sites content. Them along
with all of our writer is where the site thrive and grow. I'm just a cog in the
wheel.
No I in team as they say, which is how I built my website
and also my station back in the day. It’s important to have a team effort,
focused on one goal which made my job easier joining PWP. I will admit I love
being able to write so writing about wrestling rather than just tweeting about
it is always cool. Which brings up something interesting. You’ve been looking
for more writers; what’s a quality you are looking for in finding a new member
of our family?
Passion. If you aren't passionate about what you're
covering, why do it? Also, a willingness to adjust & listen. We offer means
to tweak things. Its always meant for the greater good.
Passion will get you very far in life when you are
dedicated. And tweaks is the name of the game so to me, it seems like only the
strong survive and very few will be welcomed into our inner circle… literally.
But the one thing I’ve noticed about our crew is we are all open to all facets
of wrestling across the board, sometimes even wanting to be bookers for some of
the events we’ve seen. Have you ever wanted or were offered a chance to work
with a wrestling company before?
Wrestling is bowl of ice cream waiting to have fans indulge
in it various flavors. I'm far from an expert or elitist when it comes to
Wrestling. I want to know & grow & continue to learn about Wrestling
all the time. What I like about our crew is that we have wrestlers, managers,
referees all writing for us. I don't think many can boast that. They have a voice
who best to trust someone to share their thoughts but themselves. I haven't been offered a chance, that said I never inquired.
I think part of me doesn't want to see the Wizard behind the curtain. Keep the
mystique sort of speak.
I never realized it until you detailed it how multi-talented
our group is but that also a testament to the way the boot site has hit record
numbers over the past few months. As far as the mat mystique, keep it that way,
trust me (laughs). But as far as I’ve seen your acumen is built on detail and
precision with reporting. For those looking to start their own news reporting
website, non-wresting driven, what do you suggest where they start?
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| The front page of ProWrestlingPost.com |
Reach out to those you trust. Ask them for feedback,
direction and ideas as to how to make the your site grow. I'd suggest looking
into SEO expertise to aid your sites growth. You have to decide what it is
people want and deliver that without compromising your vision completely. Pro
Wrestling Post was built on Wrestling interviews.
Where were you when I first started Voiceless Music? I
needed that advice (laughs). But all jokes aside structure is important without it
there’s no stability. As we wind down I do have two more questions. One, we are
a music driven website so I have to ask: what’s your favorite theme/entrance
song of all time?
Oh geez. That's a tough one but I'm going to go with my
favorite all-time wrestlers theme that coincidentally my favorite basketball entrance theme too strangely enough. Before I say it. I'm going to leave you to
take a guess.
Oh man, now it’s gonna make me think. The Nature Boy theme?
(laughs) Nah. It's the Allan Parsons Project… Theme music to
Ricky The Dragon Steamboat & the Chicago Bulls.
Click here to listen to Allan Parsons Project's "Sirius"; used for the Chicago Bulls theme since the Jordan Era
Click here to listen to Allan Parsons Project's "Sirius"; used for the Chicago Bulls theme since the Jordan Era
Wow. You know what my history records mentally has never
traveled back to a entrance of The Dragon but now I’ll scour the interwebs for
that. Ok, I gotta ask a very common question with my own twist. What would be
your dream match? But you also have to state In what company and for what
title?
That's a tough question because I don't think about dream
matchups. There are so many ways that I approach it. I feel like Ross from
Friends when he had to make his list of any 10 women he could be with.
Technically, I'd like to see what Bruno Sammartino would do
against Zack Sabre Jr or Will Ospreay against Ricky Steamboat. I think I'd have
an originator face an innovator of that same ilk, if that makes any sense. What
would Karl Gotch do against a Pete Dunne? Goldust against Adrian Street? That
sort of idea.
As for companies something neither ever a part of so
Sammartino in NWA. Gotch/Dunne in NJPW. Ospreay/Steamboat in AEW. Goldust/Street
in AWA. Dreaming of what if hurts especially when in most cases it'll never be.
I can't dream of what could have been, I
need to think of what could still be That was a tough question for me.
Haha, not use to being put on the spot like that. Haha
Sammartino and Sabre with that classic storytelling style of
NWA. A epic hard hitting affair between Gotch & Dunne in NJPW. Osprey and
Steamboat with that fast , in your face style of AEW and a clash of flamboyance
between Goldust and Street in AWA.... my man I think you will break the
Internet with your choices.
(laughs) You think so? I'm no Booker.
So as we close up here, I wanna thank you for the
opportunity for being able to write for Pro Wrestling Post and of course the
chance to be apart of something special. Any last words for, as I call them,
the PWP Army?
Thank you to anyone that's visited ProWrestlingPost.com.
Please check us out for your daily news, reviews, previews, original content
& interviews.
And thank you for taking the time again for the interview.
It was my pleasure. Thanks for having me.
It was my pleasure. Thanks for having me.
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