This Thing I Call Life

I get into events leading up to and following the lock down and my views on things in 2023.

***Warning: the subject matter is dark and raw. Listener discretion is advised. I decide to discuss my struggles with suicidal thoughts, the origin of those thoughts and how I work through them. I also cover a recent visit to the emergency room for chest pains and the process I went through. I appreciate all of those who have reached out.

Another stream of consciousness recording as I did deliveries. I spoke about how my 2022 was and some of my goals for 2023.

I discuss my induction into The Offshoots 2022 Hall Of Fame class. I give my thoughts on if I would be inducted. I talk about my fellow inductees and give my feelings on being inducted. I also give my thoughts on my future and give a little advice to talent.

I give some insight into my childhood and some of the trauma that occurred, being saved by my grandma, being reunited with my mom and gaining a step-dad. I give details about my life I rarely share publically. I also discuss how my childhood shaped my parenting style.

A little late night stream of consciousness on eulogizing the living and accepting flowers. I discuss my feelings on death and how it has evolved over the years.

Welcome back, everyone. This is a Happy Birthday Message for my wife. I am truly blessed to have her in my life and I wanted to share my feelings for her, with anyone willing to listen.

February 2000 was when I first stepped into a ring, took bumps and ran the ropes for the very first time. By April 2000 I was wrestling in my first few matches. And the rest is my history in the business. I discuss my 22 years in wrestling and give a few stories along the way.

I've always felt strangely confident about my ability to cut a promo, and others have called me a Promo God. I discuss my evolution as a promo and the evolution of the promo. I also give some insight into my mindset going into and during my very first live mic promo in over 2 years.

For 15 years, I have been a content creator on YouTube. I've never made any money from the platform. I was a YouTube Partner for more than half of my time creating content on the platform. I discuss my time creating content and the evolution of the process. I share some stories behind the many chapters of being a content creator.

I go into detail on my initial meeting with Booker T and the events surrounding that meeting. I also go into details about my mindset when it came to PCW at that time and what caused me to abruptly leave the company. I also discuss the creation of my YouTube channel. I even talk about going through a personal tragedy and how it impacted me long term.

What was it like to return to the ring? What was it like to debut at UPW? What went thru my mind prior to passing thru the curtain? What does my wife think? All of this is answered in this episode.

I worked with Booker T's Reality Of Wrestling from 2012 to 2018 as a talent, coach and producer. I discuss my time with the company and my feelings on the overall experience.

Independent Wrestling Entertainment ran its first show February 21, 2009 and for the next year I would be the showrunner and host for the show. I discuss all aspects of that time period from initial concept, video production, casting a roster, the politics of wrestling and my feelings on that and so much more.

Great Sexy Love, aka GSL, was a stable that was started by myself, Nate Andrews and the Great Ones in January 2018. I discuss, in depth, everything from inception to the growth of the group. I talk about each member and what I thought they brought to the table. I discuss the additions of Great Scott, Punkn Morrigan, Anthony Andrews and Yul (Remedy). I give my feelings on the impact of the group an...

I've been using the DDPY form of yoga and rehabilitative workouts since 2011. I hadn't been on the app or completed a workout since September 2021. Last night, I completed my first DDPY since then. I get into why I had a break. I also give some insight into a shoulder injury that occurred in February of 2020.

Or will there be sponsors? I discuss my issues with asking for compensation and turning my passion into a profitable business. I also give out some flowers. I even give some insight into the GSL 2020 Web Series. Show your Support by giving this a Listen.

This was meant to be recorded and released on January 1st, but that did not occur. I find my resolutions can take some time to get started, much like this latest episode. One of my resolutions is to be more consistent with releasing episodes, and in this episode I discuss my thoughts on resolutions.

This episode covers my struggles with being a secret special podcast guest, some Doordash Dasher observations, my life at 47 and I give some audio flowers to a few special people.

This took multiple recordings to finish. This was my 4th recording, and it involved multiple breaks. I'm curious if anyone reads this description. If so, quick question...what are your thoughts on people who share their Venmo, CashApp or PayPal platforms? Have a good one!

Recorded during my last session of Doordashing for Doordash, I discuss my time with Doordash. I talk about why I chose to work for Doordash, some of my issues with the platform and my overall experience as a Doordasher.

In this episode, I share more thoughts on Jaxon's time in the NICU and his arrival home. I also discuss what bearing that may have on my future in the wrestling industry. I discuss grieving the loss of someone and my mental health. I even give a short review of AEW's All Out PPV.

My son, Jaxon, spent 1 month in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit following his birth. In this episode, I cover his time there and my feelings during it. Still getting back into the swing of things with podcasting.

On August 8, 2020 at 9:49 PM, in the midst of a pandemic, my son was born. In this first episode, of a new series, I take a look back at the days leading up to Jaxon's birth, the circumstances surrounding his early birth and my feelings about all of it.