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the slow death of indy wrestling My name is Cody and i am a TRAINED professional wrestler in the state of Michigan. Indy wrestling has always been a great way for young wrestlers starting in the business to learn there craft and hone there skills in front of a live audience, it has also been a great way for fans to get up close and personal with the action unlike larger promotions such as wwe and tna where there is not as much fan interaction. In recent years Indy wrestling ( at least here in Michigan ) has struggled, some blame it on the struggling economy while that is a contributor it is not as big of a factor as you might think the real factor is the views on the product. what truly is to blame here is Backyard promotions. We live in a day and age in the industry where anybody with enough money can by a ring get in there do a bunch of moves front of there Friends and think they are pro wrestlers, it has put a blight on the business Pure Pro Wrestling a company for which i wrestle is a legitimate promotion all participates are fully trained pro wrestlers who work there asses off to put on an entertaining show for the fans.. if there are any, this is where yarders ( untrained wrestlers) have hurt wrestling. In this area there are more than 5 backyard promotions here in Michigan therefore when people see there is a wrestling show like pure pro wrestling they associate it with the product that they have seen from backyard promotions and they don't come to the show. in a few years i believe Indy wrestling will be at an all time low if something is not done. lawmakers in Virgina passed a bill stating to wrestle in that state you must be a licensed pro wrestler this law needs to be in all 50 states if something is not done soon to stop these backyard promotions legitimate promotions will die out and we will be left with nothing but a bunch of untrained kids coming out and emulating HHH and john cena. it is sad to say that it has already begun there are trained wrestlers who are wrestling on these backyard shows just to get work. there is a sever lack of professional pride in the business today and that too can be accredited to the downfall of legit Indy wrestling. In closing if you are a backyard wrestler or attend backyard wrestling shows you are helping to kill the business that all of us love and cherish and so i ask if you are a backyard wrestler and you wanna make it big one day go get trained if your not trained your never leaving the yard. and if you are a fan please do your research on a company before attending a show and if you find that most guys on the roster aren't trained don't go because you not only will be wasting your hard earned money but you will contribute to the slow death of Indy wrestling.