Origins
I am a lifelong professional wrestling fan. I can't describe the dedication I have to a form of entertainment that I have never been a part of, but it is something special. I have wanted to give back to the wrestling world for many years and this may be the closest I come to it. I hope this story spreads the dedication people have to this art. I hope it gives people a small glimpse of what makes it so interesting. And I hope that it brings in more fans.
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It is very very very loosely based on the Goldust Trio. They were one of the first wrestling promotions in America and creator's of a more modern style of wrestling.
Methodology
This one started as a short story, then I outlined the entire book which I don't typically do. But, when I wrote it, it came out very slow. Normally I can write a few thousand words in a sitting and I was barely getting a thousand for this one. Probably has a lot to do with the research I was doing while writing.
Characters and Title
Originally the main character was based on Joseph Toots Mondt. Since I was only covering his first years I was calling it the early years of toots mondt, name change, title change.​
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Squirt - Of course he goes from pre-teen to twenty something here, but as far as the majority of the book I feel someone who is a little goofy, not built like a wrestler. Skyler Gisondo from Vacation feels like the right fit to me. He would need to take a bit of step forward, but he feels right to me.
Joe Johnson - Casting this story would require a lot of in shape people. So I think I instinctively look at superhero movies and for Joe who I think should be classically handsome and have the ability to be dark and scary. I think Henry Cavill from the Superman franchise. Very much how he played the character in the Superman Vs. Batman.​
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Timmy Sampson - I always felt this character was on the verge of double crossing people. So I feel like it needs to be someone that I don't want to trust... Cameron Monaghan from Shameless comes to mind. I think he has the build and the sideways look that he needs to pull of Timmy.​
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Cody - This character needs a true badass. Someone who is muscular, but also not a slightly bigger build, not scrawny. They need to have attitude, be completely in control when needed and have a distinct look. Only person I know of that could fill this is P!nk.
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Squirt
Cody
Joe Johnson
Timmy Sampson
