Last Saturday night, May 15th, at Next Era Wrestling's "Ultimate Clash", I was able to work my 100th professional wrestling show, and ref my 300th professional wrestling match. 

When the show was over, I hung up my stripes. 

After a very interesting, absolutely wonderful, exciting,and fun almost 3 year and 4 month journey, I am closing that chapter of my life, my career, and look forward to whatever comes next.  The great people at Ultimate Wrestling offered me their Commissioner position right after I got hurt, along with continuing my Head referee responsibilities.  One of the NEW owners offered me a "consulting" job, basically retaining my responsibility with the NEW Officiating crew, booking and evaluating them, offering training for the rookies or trainees, assistance with bookings outside of the NEW territories, and helping the booking committee if needed, basically, helping with the refs, and any other voids that need filled in the back.

I just want to take a minute and thank everyone, the fans, feds, promoters, indy workers and "names", family and friends who helped with my travels through this part of my life.  I learned something from everyone, everywhere I went.  I tried to do my best every night, and hope I left you with a good impression, and that I helped to entertain you.

I officially have a torn ACL.  No other damage was found in the MRI or XRay, so the doctor wants me to go through 2 months of physical therapy, and if I am still having issues and pain after that time, they will schedule surgery.  If it is needed, they will go in with a scope to clean up the inside and check to see what exactly is going on in there.  then, they will remove the middle third of my patella tendon to create a "new" ACL.  Fun Fun Fun.......

Interesting things happened to this Ref recently, not all good, not all bad.  A little over a week ago, while trying to keep two wrestlers apart at the OSPW show, I re-injured my left knee, hyper-extended it again like I did last year.  I have significant pain, swelling, and knee joint stiffness, but thanks to the initial information from the OSPW doctor on call, Dr Dave, it looks like there is no major damage, ligaments and tendons "appear" to be OK, but I will be seeing my orthopedic specialist in the next week or so.  I am doing the same regimen as last time, 2 Aleve, twice a day, to get the inflamation down.  I have been taking it easy since then, and am able to get around with my leg wrapped and knee brace on.  Still, I was very concerned when I got an email from UW stating they wanted to have a meeting with me before the "Edge of Darkness" show in Phelps his past weekend.  It went very well, much better than I expected.  I am still UW Head Referee, responsible for booking and assigning the refs for the shows, but I was also made Ultimate Wrestling Commissioner.  It was a cool day.

And it would not be long before I had to get involved and make a match.  The Competition Committee had gotten requests and complaints that Deacon, UW Internet Champion, had not had a title defense in some time, and with no clear #1 Contender for his belt, the committee decided to put him in a Gauntlet, and I OK'd it.   He had survived the challenge by pinning Jimmy Stitches, Brett Mednick, Curtis Lee Walker, and RYOT, in that order, to retain the Internet title.  Then, Billy Foxx, just off his TLC win over TRiP, cashed in his title shot, pinning the exhausted Deacon, to become the current UW Internet Champion.

The committee also got a petition, and accepted the stipulation, that if Ty Licious did not win his match against Dane the Pain, he would not get another shot at the Ultimate Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, as long as Dane still holds that title belt.  During the match, Ty got the upper hand, but thanks to some intervention by Dane's "body guard" Mean Mike, Ref Bruce Davis was distracted when Dane gave Ty a stunner using the title belt as a weapon.  Dane won the match, but since the ref can't call what he does not see, and Mean Mike interfered no less than 4 times on Dane's behalf, I am allowing Ty Licious one more chance at the Ultimate Wrestling Heavyweight title belt at "Divine Intervention IV" at De Salles High School in Geneva, NY on April 10th, 2010, and Mean Mike is barred from the venue.  No actions will be taken against Ref Bruce, as I said, he can't call what he does not see.  I have been in his position, our rules are clear, he saw nothing to suspect that Dane had used an "international" object to gain the win.

I got an "official communication" late last night from the Ultimate Wrestling Executive Committee with the next few dates for shows in Phelps NY through the summer.  I believe a Press Release should be forthcoming.  While we are waiting for that, I am just going to put out there that I still have some dates available through the end of spring open.  If you or your Fed needs a quality ref for any dates during the last two weekends in May, please contact me at my email, refalscott@juno.com, or through either my myspace or facebook accounts.

Well, here we are, two months into 2010, and things are starting to roll on nicely.  I am not real sure when it will happen, but soon i will have worked my 100th show of my career, and the 300th match, a lot more than I expected to have worked at this part of my tenure.  With working my regular job, and going on a vacation, I only had time to work 4 shows so far, for 12 matches.  Next weekend, no show because of work, but from then on, I think I am all booked up through May.
In January, I was honored to have been chosen to ref Buddy Delmar's final NEW Central match.  I had to leave early from OSPW in February, because I had to be on a plane at 6am the next day, and this past Saturday, reffed 4 matches at UW in Phelps.  UW will have one more show in Phelps on March 27th, before they go to Geneva in April for their "big show" of the year.  They have a lot of good things coming on the horizon.  Things should be a lot better already, but Damien Lucas won the Phantom title in a Battle royal, and I hear he is dodging Blueue and ShadoKat.  Jena Mya is showing herself to be a true contender to the Women's Title, so Jesse Belle needs to be on the watch, papa Terry can only protect her so much.  Ty Licious, new-comer to the area, is on a roll in UW, garnering a shot at Dan the Pain and the World UW Title next show.  Congrats to the new UW Tag Champs, David Evans and Jay Flyer, beating IB Green for the belts in a handicap match, when "International SuperStar" KAGE was a no show, rumor has it, he was off filming a movie....   who knows...

Aloha, friends!  First up today, sad but glad news.   Sad that some one out there somehow found a way to circumvent the rules on the WNY Indy Wrestling board, forcing them to take it down.  Glad that they are still going to try again for 2009 with different rules.   Please follow THIS LINK to read the new rules, and properly submit your vote for the BEST of 2009.

2009 was an OK year for me, not the busiest, had some injuries, missed a few shows, still a good, strong, solid year, I feel.  In January, I added another new Fed to my list of feds I referee for, LakeShore Wrestling in Hamlin, NY.  At the Pier 6 Wrestling TV Tapings in March, I worked with and ref former WWF, WCW, ECW star Barry Hardy.  In April, Another "new" Fed, working for the upstart NEW Niagara brand in the Buffalo area.  6-13 was very eventful for me in Geneva NY at the Ultimate Wrestling show.  I got to chat with Al Snow, Ref Nikki Roxx, prove to all the ref Al Scott is NOT Blueue, got my head shaved in the ring by that Jezebel, Jesse Belle, and her "manager" Terry Kadillak.  Yeah, the same Kadillak you have already read about...  On 6-20, At In Your Face Wrestling in Rutland Vermont, I had the honor of reffing MisChif, Shimmer Champion.  8-8 in Buffalo NY at Old School Professional Wrestling, MisChif's Tag team Partner, and current TNA KnockOut Daffney managed TRiP in a match I reffed.  12-12, also at buffalo with OSPW, I finally got to ref former WWE and ECW star Colin Delaney.  I have reffed him before, this was my first chance since his run with the big fed. 

The numbers are interesting.  Again, not the numbers I had last year, but with Doctor's orders to slow down due to my knee injury in the spring....  Surprisingly, almost half of the shows I worked were in the first three months of 2009, 8.   I worked 18 shows, reffing 53 matches, just a hair under an average of 3 matches a show.   My home fed brands of NEW, I worked 6 shows for 15 matches.  OSPW was 6 shows for 23 matches.  At UW and IYFW, where I am Head Ref, 4 shows for 11 matches, and for the LSW/P6W brands, 2 shows for 4 matches.   So far, in my brief (just under 3 years in the biz) career, I have a total of 94 shows worked, and 280 matches reffed, also just a hair under 3 average.

Hello, again, Guys and Dolls!!!!   How are you this fine, snowy day???  Guess what??   It's that time of year, and the Western New York Wrestling Awards for 2009 poll is up and running.  Go to their MySpace page at this link here and, after you log into your myspace, scroll down on the left side of the profile screen, and you will start seeing the categories and nominations listed out.  Make your selection for what and who you think was the BEST of 2009 in that category by clicking the radio button next to the name, then click the VOTE NOW link after the list of selections in that category.  The link might be hard to see, but it is there.   Then, after tabulating your vote, the screen will take you to another site, and will list out the current vote tallies.  You will do this for each category, make the selection, VOTE NOW, selection, VOTE NOW, etc etc etc, till you have voted for the very Best of 2009!!!!!!   I am nominated for 2009 Referee of the Year, and am part of the nomination for 2009 Moment of the Years, Al Scott gets his head shaved.  Several of the matches I reffed this past year are in for Match of the year.  And it was great to see my friend Blueue is nominated in the 2009 Gimmick of the Year category.  I won the 2008 Referee of the Year, and am honored to be included again this year, and with such a great, strong listing of other Referee's to choose from.  May the very Best of 2009 win!!!!!!!

Greetings, All...   Yeah, I know, long time no hear...  Been very busy in the last few months, but first things first.  My friends at the Upstate NY Indy Wrestling MySpace is holding their annual Year End Awards poll, and need your help.  Please click on THIS LINK to go to their page with the announcement.  You will need to log into your MySpace account to get to it, but once there, you will be given a list of categories that they need up to 3 nominations for.  Just click the "reply to poster" button, and enter your picks, then "send", it is that dang easy. The nomination portion will be closing soon, with the actual vote commencing after they tabulate the top nominees.  Get you family, get your friends, nominate the BEST in WNY Indy Wrestling, recognize the Wrestlers, Refs, Managers, and Feds for their excellence in 2009.  Remember, if you don't nominate and vote, you really can't complain about the results. 

And now for something different....   As many of you already know, the woman many of the fans refer to affectionately to as "Mrs. Ref Al Scott" now IS Mrs. Ref Al Scott.  We went to Vegas, long friggin story, will talk about that really soon, friggin Kadillak......  and got married at a Little Chapel on the Corner in November, then we went to see the Grand Canyon, and went to Phoenix and saw an NHL hockey game.  Apart from issues with Kadillak, it was a fun filled trip.   We are looking forward to going back and doing things around Vegas other than yard work, taking out his trash, cleaning up after the dog, and cleaning the pool.....

You see, I was invited out to the Ultimate Wrestling Annual Officer's meeting in Las Vegas last month.  I have been their Head Ref since their very first show, and I was greatly honored that they had included me this year.  Terry Kadillak has a house out there, and was hosting the meeting at his place, and he offered to let me stay there as well.   Just a couple days of informal meetings, take a look at where the company has come from, where we see it going, what we need to do to get it there, plans for shows, venues, territories, etc etc etc.....  Well, silly me, and I really should have seen this coming, especially with the last 3 years of torment in and out of the ring that I have been getting from this egomaniac......   I WAS invited to the meeting, K too, to work as staff..   Serve Drinks, Wash Dishes, wait on the the Officers, run errands, then the yard work and such started, it was all just a ploy to humiliate and embarrass me, us, in front of those I work with and for in the UW organization.  He even chased us down at the wedding, tried to get me to go back to the house to finish the chores he had assigned me, and then he threatened to call the cops on us if I didn't include him IN the wedding......   What the nerve......   We are planning on going back, WITHOUT ANY KADILLAKS IN TOW, and have the Vegas Vacation we wanted to have.....

With my "retirement" on hold for the time being, I have updated my MySpace with the OSPW dates for 2010, the first 4 UW dates, and some of the NEW dates, I will be updating more shortly, and I am hoping VERY much to get back out to Vermont for IYFW and SAW, along with expanding my resume with even more feds, since some of the ones I used to ref for have ceased, or not running as often.

Make sure to make your voice heard, and go to the Upstate NY Indy Wrestling MySpace and nominate, nominate, nominate!!!!!!!

...oh, and Kadillak, just wait........

Wow, I had NO idea it had been so long since the last update....  Soary, eh?  Things got a little crazy in my life, I bought a house, moved, still unpacking, proposed to my love, she accepted (WOO WOO WOO), and had visiters in from out of town, have visiter in a week, planning a trip in November to go to Phoenix and the Grand Canyon.....   I will be extending my "Need to TAP" tour 2009 through January 9, 2010.  More info coming shortly....

Sorry friends, but I have to vent a moment....   I have been hearing, and hearing, and HEARING all kinds of stuff about me and my knee in the past month, last couple weeks especially.  Some one(s) are telling people that I HAVE to have surgery and am putting it off, or that I am having it but lying to others about it, or basically just lying to every one period.   First off, my knee, though not 100% as far as I am concerned, DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY SURGERY.  There, I have said it, again, but I have said it.  If you don't hear it from me, don't believe it.  Period.  If you are a booker or promoter, I am available for your show, please contact me.

Another thing I keep hearing is that Ref Al Scott is really the guy that is that Blueue guy at N.E.W. and UW under a mask...  Very weird, not sure where that came from, but...   OK.  I had Terry Kadillak mention that he's never seen me and Blueue in the same room at the same time, but OK...  Now, I know that Terry and I have had our run ins, especially at UW.  Starting with the first Divine Intervention, when Doink had him in a hold and walked Terry around to several people to chop, I was one of them.  then, the next UW show in Geneva, he went after the High School Athletic Director with a chair, missed him, hit the ropes and bounced the chair into his own face, knocking himself out temporarily, and Ron covered him for the pin, Terry came to and chased after me, and then flew right out of the ring.  I guess he has embarrassed himself enough trying to get at me in the ring, and is now starting a rumor campaign....   HMmmm, maybe HE is behind the knee thing....   All I know is that 6-13-09, back in Geneva NY, back at DeSalles High School, Ultimate Wrestling returns with Nikki Roxx (formerly Roxxi of TNA) and Al Snow (Former WWE Superstar and Trainer).  If you don't have your tickets yet, let me know.  Matches that are currently announced are Kriptic v Deacon, Blueue v Curtis Lee Walker, Nine Lives will be in action, along with Patrick O'Malley, Kage, and many other UW Stars.  Hometown favorite Nick Paradise will be in the house also.  GET YOU TICKETS NOW!!!!!

Just a quick update, I saw the main Orthopedic doctor yesterday, and I am good to go.  Bookers and Promoters, start lining up, I am ready to ref! (lol)

Last Saturday night, I had the honor of watching JP Black wrestle his final match.  It was an Awesome match.  He and Brodie Lee left it all out in the ring.  I had the honor of being there in Rutland, VT when JP had his final ride in Vermont also.  It was an emotional, inspiring evening.  His stirring speech to the fans and wrestlers after the match touched most every one in the venue.  When N.E.W. has the DVD ready for purchase, it is definitely a must buy item for your collection!!!!

I saw the Specialist the other day, along with the XRays and MRI results, and I do NOT need surgery.  I have a bone bruise in the bone just below my knee, and I have tendonitis in the tendon that attaches my Hamstring to the back of my knee.  The bruise I did not feel, the hamstring issue was what made me and the doctor think I had the meniscus issues.  I have been put on an uber regimin of Alieve, rehab, and rest.  I am still "not cleared" to ref until my next follow up at the end of next month, so no reffing til then, but at least I am not being forced into retirement early........  WOOT!!!!!

Yeah. I know, TOO LONG between updates, but that is all going to change.  Stay tuned to this page in the coming days to find out HOW this will change, how this will affect Ref Al Scott, and how it will affect YOU, my friends, fans, and readers...

Quick update to get you all caught up.....  Last time we got together, I was taking a few weeks off.  In January, I made my LakeShore Wrestling debut in Hilton, NY, then a show for OSPW before K and I took off for a week of Disney fun.  Rumor around is that I was "suspended" for a couple shows, people have asked about it, I can't speak on that subject at this time, it WILL be addressed in the future.  In February, I worked a great show for IYFW in Vermont, where JP Black had his final match ever in the state of Vermont.  Very emotional night.  I also got to meet up with Blueue when I was reffing at the UW show in Elmira.  So far this month, I worked for NEW Central at the new venue, if you have not seen it, it is a VERY nice space, a must see.  I also worked at OSPW, then made my TV taping/Ref debut for Pier 6 Wrestling.  I also got a chance to go watch the NWA show at the German House, no riots, no fights, pretty good show.  I have another NEW Central show coming up THIS weekend, 3-28-09, InJustice, at the Auditorium on Main, 5th floor (there are elevators).

As far as finally going to see an NWA show, I will be brief.  And in no way am I trying to start any heat.  I saw some things that they do better, some things NEW does better, was able to compare the wrestlers and fan base too.  NEW has a more family based show.  That does not mean that NWA is a bad show, it was a good solid show, just a different flavor.  It does not make one "right" and the other "wrong".  Look at it like coffee....   People like coffee, but there are so many different variations of the taste, you have black, cream, sugar, cream and sugar, some like an artificial sweetner, some like coffee infused with a flavor of some kind, and then you have all these same variation with de-caf coffees.....  see the point?  It is ALL coffee.  People like coffee.  It does not mean that the strong cup of joe black is better than the half caf with a splash of whole milk and a packet of Splenda.  I will be going again, when my schedule allows....

When there at the German House, I was asked by a few fans, and wrestlers, why I was not working the show.  I told them the same thing I posted on a wrestlers message board a few months ago, no one has called me.  I am willing to discuss the option if they are interested.  I am not hard to get in touch with.  I have a link at the top of this page, my email is all over my myspace account.  I've worked on shows in the past with the decision makers there, they know my work, my reputation.  If they are interested, they will contact me.

In the coming weeks, I will have the announcement(s) promised above, along with being a busy beaver...  I am going to be working my first "official" show for NEW Niagara, IYFW in Rutland, VT, OSPW, P6W, UW in Geneva again, a lot of good shows are upcoming.

Ladies and Gentlemen-  If you have a myspace account, please go visit my friends at myspace.com/nyindywrestling and vote in their Year End Awards polls.  There are a lot of categories, nominees, surprises.  Just make your selection for your vote, and click the VOTE button under the selections.  It is not easy to see it, but it is there, just above the view results.  Please vote in all of the categories, and please vote for who you feel deserves it!  They said the voting will end around in a couple weeks, with the results being FINAL between XMAS and New Years.

... and it has been a great ride in 2008.  Sometime after the New Year, I will post a recap, and announce the Tour for 2009.  But for NOW.......

Last weekend, I was at OSPW for Legacy IV, and I reffed 3 matches, along with a request from TRiP to help tutor him in a quick Ref training.  It appeared that he was assigned as a "special" guest ref for the Hardcore match, Pappa Terry Kadillak v Danny Magic, later that night.  I had a concern with that, and we were able to work around it, his knee needed to stay protected.  I had him show me some things, and I felt comfortable going away with him.  I gave him the usual advice, if the wrestlers are in the corner, stay on the ropes, if they are on the ropes, stay in the corner, don't get in the way of the video camera, and don't get involved in the match....

My first match of the evening was the UnderWorld Cartel's Titus Smith, with his manager Mr. Perez, going against Eric Emanon, seconded by Brian Emanon.  Not too long into the match, Titus introduced a chair, but got cut off by Brian before he could use it.  I didn't have a chance to warn Brian about his involvement before I saw Mr Perez, outside the ring, getting ready to hit Eric with his flashlight.  I told Perez if he did, he was banished from ringside.  In typical UWC fashion, he did it anyway, muttering something about doing the time, doing the crime, blah blah blah somethingorother.......  I had to have him removed.  Then, before I got a chance to give the same warn to Brian, the Executives at the announce table made this a 2 on 1 handicap match, with the Emanon Boyz getting the win over Titus.

My next match was a 3 way dance for the Number 1 Contender for the HardCore Title.  SuperBeast v Doberman v Ikaika.  SuperBeast ended up outlasting the others, even with a vicious guitar shot to the head.  I did slice my left index finger in the match, when I was trying to get the guitar unstuck from Beast's hair, but it is healing nicely.

My last match of the night was a re-match of sorts, Bishop v Rex Atkins.  It was a great battle back and forth, until OSPW Rookie of the Year David Evans interfered and cost Rex the match.

I have the next few weeks off, so if there are any promoters or bookers out there, I hope you would think about the Ref!

...actually, not so "meh"...    I am doing very well, in fact.  The reffing has slowed down since K made it to town, not that that is a bad thing.  And not really from me passing up on bookings, just that the feds I usually get a lot of work from are not running as much in the winter (or not booking me, but I will be back at 2CW).  I was reading a lot of posts, bulletins, emails, web sites, etc, from other Refs, promoters, wrestlers, fans, etc, about how "thankful" they are, and what they are thankful for.  As I was loading up this page and getting rid of some older notes, I read about how happy and thankful I was a little over a year ago, and how I'd be happy with my career if it ended tomorrow.  I still feel that way.  I hope that a lot of the friends I have made would still be friends after it's done, and not just friends that only have to do with a wrestling event.  I was mentioned in myspace bulletins from others, which was a surprise...  Apparently, I made an impact on a few people during my travels, all for the good I hope.  I have a lot to be thankful for myself, and I will probably put that on my myspace.  (cross promotion)

So, lets get to the updates before I start getting mushy all over..  On 10-18, K and I made the trip to Buffalo to work the OSPW show.  It was her first trip to a Buffalo show, so I spent a little more time introducing her around to all my B-lo peeps.  I reffed three matches, the BoneCrushers crushed the Davidson's in a tag match, Pappa Terry Kadillac got a cheap win in a HardCore three way match with Cyrus Nathanial Drake and WarPath, and then an 8 Man (er, person) Tag match between the Fallen (Deacon, Bishop, Billy Foxx, and NYX) going against Danny Magic, David Evans, Titus Smith, and Kaitlin Diemond, with a stipulation that if ANYONE from the Fallen got pinned in this "First fall to a finish" match, NYX would lose the OSPW Women's title to Kaitlin.  Thankfully, that did not happen, the Fallen prevailed, and NYX retained the gold.


The next weekend, I was supposed to work in Vermont with SAW, but I had been very ill the week before, and had to back out.  They have a good young core of refs in training, led by Ref Adam, they are in very capable hands there.  On 11-1, I put on my Head Ref hat for Ultimate Wrestling's Divine Intervention II in Geneva.  I had the assignments for the three refs that were booked, Ref's Ashe, Jarka, and myself, and then Bane (from OSPW) showed up, so I fit him in for the dark match, and for a Battle Royal later in the night, and then Smokey Paymaster arrived, and out of respect for him, I gave him a match, too, even though he said he was just there to hang out.  I knew he wanted to ref.....  And a trainee that Ashe and I were mentoring before he got injured in real life showed up, trainee ref Dan, so I put him in as a Ref for the BR also, and the promoter put him in charge of keeping the kids off the coffin for the casket match.  I was concerned that we had more refs than we really needed.  The crowd was smaller than last time, but just as appreciative of the good show.  I was scheduled to ref the first match.  Terry Kadillac gabbed the mic and challenged the DeSalles Athletic Director Ron to a "no holds barred, no DQ, 60 minute time limit" hardcore match, in retaliation of his being embarrassed by Ron and Doink at the last show.  He even single me out, since I was the ref who gave the stripes to Ron at the last show.  Well, after he was done spouting out his anger, I rang the bell, Terry grabbed his chair and tried to hit Ron, but Ron moved, the chair hit the ropes and bounced back into Terry's face, knocking him out long enough for Ron to get the VERY quick pin, and the win, in less than 10 seconds.  As I was announcing Ron as the winner to the fans at the school, Terry got up, yelling at me, pushed me back into a corner, then kneed me in the stomach, knocking the wind out of me.  As I stumbled away from him, holding onto the ropes, he took a run at me, but I dropped, pulling the top rope down enough to send him over, and out onto the cold gym floor.  I then made my way back to the locker room to see the Dr.  NOW, I am glad we have extra refs, as I was having issues catching my breathe, but nothing broken.  A few matches later, my friend Blueue was scheduled to compete, along with Patrick O'Malley, to challenge ShadoKat for his UW Phantom Division Belt, but real life got in the way, and Patrick had to work.  He would not get off in time to make the trip, so it was just Blueue, one on one with the Champ.  What happened next happened too fast, but Ashe told me that as he rang the bell to start the match, Johnny Kadillac got up on the ring apron for no reason (at the time) and was tying up Ashe and Blueue.  While that was going on, Dane "the Pain" pulled ShadoKat out of the ring, jumped him pretty good, and rolled him back in, and Blueue capitalized on that, and became the new Phantom Champ.  Apparently, there was a history with JK and Dane taunting ShadoKat and his tag partner Tyger Smith, and this was just a part of it.   Tyger and ShadoKat won the tag belts off JK and Dane later that night.  My next match was near the end of the show, I was still laboring a bit, but was going to be OK, so the Ref corp and I reffed the Battle Royal to determine the #1 contender for Blueue's title, and against Terry K's wishes, Curtis Lee Walker won that battle.  I then reffed the Main Event, Nick Paradise v Al Jihad for the UW World Title, with Nick dispatching the hated Jihad to retain the title.

The weekend of the 8th was the OSPW 2007/2008 Awards banquet at Ilio DePaulo's in Buffalo.  I found a friend who is a seamstress to make a "special" vest for me for the night.  It has black and white "ref" stripes on the front, with Royal Blue back and lining.  I figured, I am presenting an award, and I was nominated for OSPW Officer of the Year, so why not?  I felt SUPER honored just to be considered for the award, really!  The Ref team for OSPW, Head Ref Bruce, Ashe, and I presented the Most Improved award, with RYOT winning this time.  When the nominations for Officer were read off, I saw that Thunder, Rev Dave and Ref Bruce were also nominated, so I felt quite pleased that the OSPW Directors included me to be considered in their nominees' company.  There was even a "Ref Al Scott" chant when they read my name, THAT was all I needed to show me how my peers feel.  And, as expected by me, I didn't win the plaque, Rev Dave did, but I was a happy ref for the night.

Next up, 11-15, IYFW's Anniversary Show (YEAH FIRST YEAR) and I kept my Head Ref hat on for that one too.  I also had a chance to show off K to my Rutland friends.  Alexzandra was the MC for the night, wonderful lady, a little wild for me, but, I guess she has to be to be called the "hardcore cowgirl".  I got to meet, and chat briefly with, an Eastern NY and Vermont ladies wrestling legend, Demonica.  After working on fixing some issue with the ring, we started off the 2nd year with a GREAT show.  I reffed three matches, first up was  HC Loc beating Nick Paradise in what, again, is a Match of the Night candidate.  Seems like any time I ref Loc or Paradise, it is a great match!  Next up was Guy DeSade beating relative newcomer Este Tipo.  I reffed the main event, a "Survivor Series" elimination rules match, the AXIS (Good Lord Willing, Mackie Schrodie, and SuperBeast) against the Allies (Drake Evens, JP Black, and Kriptic).  In the end, the Allies won.

The next weekend, I did not work, so I could help K celebrate her BDay, but we did go with a group to support local Indy Wrestling at the LSW show.  K and I met up with my "adopted daughter" and her real family, along with Shay and "trainee" Ref Dan.  I was hoping to get a pic with Buddy, but he was busy with family, so....... maybe next time.....

This past friday, Black Friday, I was in Lockport NY again for N.E.W.'s Lockport Lockdown.  7 refs were there for 10 matches.  The promoter asked me to make the ref assignments, since Ref Ashe was not reffing, he was working on Production tasks for the evening.  So now I am assigning matches to 6 refs.  A couple matches had specific ref requests, and were already assigned, but I passed out the rest of the matches, Bruce Davis got 2, Dan Kreigbaum got the dark and Main Event featuring the Honky Tonk Man, Dave Jarka got two, and Ref Mollon (who I FINALLY got to work a show with) was given two.  Ref Darren only got one, but it was the tag match with WWE Legend Virgil, and I got one, Nick Paradise and Troy Buccannon in a tag team match up against Gorilla Rob and Rex Atkins.  Nick and Troy prevailed in the end.

Next weekend, I am back at OSPW, and then, the last friday of December, I will be in Binghamton for 2CW.  Anyone need a ref????????

Hey all, quick update for now, more details coming soon, but WOW, what a night Saturday in Binghamton.  Last time I was there with 2CW, there was a shower of chairs, and a chant to "kill the Ref".  This time, not a "near" riot, more like a melee, when a chair was thrown by a "fan" from near the front door, aimed at the NWA victors of the main event, hitting Vida, and Brodie and the gang ran out after the coward(s) that instigated it.  I will post more later.....

...because mat burn hurts.  But that's ok, it was something I wanted to do, and it was OK with OSPW Head Ref Bruce Davis.  OSPW had an outdoor show in Downtown Buffalo at the Puerto Rican Festival.  It was warm, especially with the dark mat soaking up the sun, but with the occasional cool breeze coming in off Lake Erie, it was not so bad... til the rain came....
OK-  First off, a bit of advice to guys who watch what goes on in the main feds on TV recently, and think it might be a good idea...  specifically, having an open contract to challenge for any title at any time.  Thanks to the likes of Edge (twice, I believe) and CM going going after the reigning current champ after he has been beaten down, and is not in the right condition to defend himself (oh, include the current N.E.W. "champ" in this scenario, Kriptic, you schmuck) to get the quick win....   Danny Magic tried that after an eight man tag match this past weekend.  I reffed a match where the team of Danny Magic, Rex Atkins, David Evans, and Tony "HEY" Zucco took on TRiP, Brian and Eric Emanon, and Chance Taylor.  It was back and forth, a couple of planches and a suicide dive, every man tried to one up the other by hitting their "finishing move" and all of the pins were broken up, until Rex got a quick roll up on Chance to get the win for his team.  Chance was definitely not 100%, and Danny, who had been avoiding him up to this point, decided today was the day to turn in HIS shot at the NY Title, currently held by Chance.  He jumped into the ring, I made sure this was what he wants, as he only gets the one shot, he said YES, I had the time keeper ring the bell, and before you knew it, it was all over.
Chance Taylor.... is STILL OSPW NY Champion.  Danny too quick action against Chance, but the champ was not as hurt as Danny thought, and QUICKLY turned the tables, and knocked Danny clean out.  It was a good minute and a half, two minutes after the match was over before he finally came around.  I was "this close" to calling for the Doctor.....  Moral of the Story~  just cause they do it on TV, don't mean it can be done in real life.....
In the second half of the show, I had the pleasure of reffing the OSPW Women's Championship match, with the "Anti-Diva" Kaitlin Diemond challenging the currently champ, NYX.  Kaitlin tried hard to get some offense going in the beginning, and she might have been further hampered by the light rain that had been falling for some time, even got NYX off her feet for a moment, but it was ALL NYX.  A quick choke slam that buried Kaitlin into the center of the ring, and it was done.  NYX, still your OSPW Women's champ!
Next week, Ref Ashe and I are off on a triple shot weekend, N.E.W.'s Scars and Stripes in Brighton at the Sports Zone on Friday, 2CW in Binghamton on Saturday (last time I was there, last year, the fans wanted me dead), and on Sunday, we go to Mountain Top, PA, for another try with POW.  New management, new attitude, new beginning, we will see, I personally am VERY optimistic.
The next weekend after that, I have a double shot for SAW on the Saturday, at the Franklin County Fair Days, another outdoor show, it will be a lot of fun!.
If any one wants to contact me for a booking for the 3rd of August, or for any date the next weekend, please contact me at refalscott@juno.com, or click the link above!!!!!

Wow- Lots happened, and I didn't update, sorry folks....  Let's see...  OK.  On my trip to Vermont at the first of the month, I got caught up with allergies, and ended up sick.  Even missed a day of regular work after a trip to the Dr.  So when the N.E.W. show rolled around, I was still really sick.  Since Ref Ashe had the foresight to procure a lot of refs, I had no problem passing on some spots.  I booked myself in just two matches, giving Ashe the one he wanted, Ref Bruce got a couple (and the Main), and then the new guys, Dan, Darren, and DJ, all got a couple.  I was on a corner for the Battle Royal, and I got to ref the Street Fight between Billy Foxx and SuperBeast.  My second Street Fight with Beast in a week.  Right before the match, Foxx was told if he didn't get the win in this match, he would never get a shot at Kriptic for the title, so Foxx pulled out the win somehow.  It was a fun night, got to meet Marc, Ferrari, and Buddy (as seen below), missed seeing the kiss of the night (some say kiss of the year), and worked in front of my largest crowd to date (500+).  Hopefully, we can get back to that venue again, looks like the one scheduled for 7-25 there has been put on hold...
I had to work my regular job on the 21st, but went with a small group to see the P6W on the 22nd.  It was cool to see some old friends, and made some new ones there.  It was fun to see the show taped for TV like that.  Ring was a little smaller than I am used to seeing.
We took a road trip to SAW in Vermont on the 28th.  Beast, Swift, Paradise and I took the 7 hour each way drive.  I got to work 4 matches, making my total worked for the first 6 months of this year 75.  I got the opening match, Northern Stud v Maxx Burton, with Stud pulling out the win.  That Lindsay Lynn is always trying my patience, I might add.  She definitely is NOT like her sister Georgia, sometimes I wish she was....  I got the match right before intermission, Johnny Swift v Nick Paradise, Swift capitalized on a missed flying headbutt, got vertical, and got the pin.  After intermission, Timmy Aiight v Franz Roddy, who was in a really fowl mood after being introduced by the fill in announcer as being from Australia instead of Austria.  Oh, he was LIVID.  Yes, the normal announcer was missed!  Franz got the win over Timmy.  then, in the main event, before Dick Wagner announced the wrestlers, he announced "the ref for the main event, from Rochester NY...."  looked at me with a weird smile...  RUH ROH, this isn't going to be good.... "refalscott.com..."  I stepped over to him to see what the card said, and yes, it was written, in a different hand writing, he said it was Lindsay's sister Georgia from Tennessee that did it, and I looked over to see her laughing and smiling.....  GAR!  He then announced Bull v SuperBeast in the Main Event.  It was pretty one sided for most of the match, Beast had his way with Bull for most of the match, and then Tim St Pierre tried to get involved, so I had to get him off the apron, when he finally got down, I heard a crash, and turned to see Bull on the mat holding his head, and Beast with a chair standing over him, so I did what I had to do, as it was obvious Beast used the chair on Bull, and DQ'd Beast.
I am not currently booked for this weekend coming up, as I never heard back from the one fed in PA, and the others that were going there have not been contacted back either.  SO, if there are any feds in need of a REF, contact me.  Also, the next weekend, the 12th, I am available then, so get in touch with me.  After that is the OSPW show at the Puerto Rican festival in Buffalo, then on the 25th is the next N.E.W. show, the 26th is 2CW in Binghamton (they wanted to see me dead last time I was there), and then on the 27th, I was asked back to POW in PA.

Hello all!  Greetings from my humble abode.  I am relaxing, and recouping, from a great weekend in Vermont, working In Your Face Wrestling's Coronation Weekend.  I had a few hilites, news about future shows, title changes, and titles won.  I was given the honor of reffing the match to determine the Vermont Women's Champtionship on Friday, between Lexie Fyfe and Lindsay Lynn.  You may remember Lexie as "Hillary" on the Raw the night before the PA Primaries.  She pinned Lindsay to become the first every Vermont Women's Champ.  I also reffed the "Spirit of Scotland" James Wallace, with Drake Evans, going up against the team of Franz Roddy and Al Jihad.  To cap off the night, a Battle Royal, where the remaining 2 at the end face off on Saturday for the IYFW World Title.  It ended up being JP Black and Franz Roddy.  When Beast got eliminated, he tweaked his knee rather oddly, and was quite gimpy, even a tad whiney I might say.  That night, we had Beast and Al Jihad in a room with Ref Adam, Ashe, and myself.  That was quite the interesting evening.  But for Beast, it was fortunate, as Jihad did have some medical schooling from his home country, and was able to assist in the healing.  On Saturday, I had the honor of reffing the Women's rematch, a submission match, with Lindsay this time coming out on top of Lexie to gain the Title belt.  I also got to ref the Marble City Street Fight between Superbeast and Big Vigo.  Definitely the toughest, hardest hitting match I reffed to date.  Vigo pinned Beast's carcass in the middle of the ring for the win, but from the way they fought back into the locker room, I dare say this is not over by a long shot.  I also reffed James again, this time against Maxx Burton.  Maxx pulled out the win in the end.  Also, mark your calendars for 8-23-08, the next IYFW action in Rutland Vermont.
This Saturday, N.E.W. has a show in Lockport NY, and this will be a fun night for me.  We could potentially have 6 refs for 10 matches.  That, and I am still not over a sinus infection, so I will be scaling myself back for the night.  It will be a fun night, so if you are in the area, and want to see Jimmy Snuka, and a Battle Royal, come on out!!!
I found out at work today that I have to work on the 21st, but maybe not the 28th, so we will have to see how that goes.  It does not look like I will get to the 75 matches year to date through the first half of the year that I was on pace for, but it is all goodness, that doesn't matter to me that much.  I am at 69, maybe 2 on Saturday, and if I go to SAW at the end of the month, 2 more, so about 73 matches in 24 shows for 6 months.  We'll see.  See y'all on the road!!!

...I owe you all an update, and what a doozie it'll be, when I get to it.... 
I worked in Texas for CCW, ate sushi for the first time, worked SAW in VT last weekend, and became the worlds greatest "creepy old guy" while going on a side trip to Turning Stone, and going home 200.00 in the black, working a triple shot this weekend, and hopefully meeting Jake "the Snake" tomorrow, and working with Al Snow again on Sunday.  Keep tuned, updates soon!!!!!

Since I started working with OSPW last year, I had not missed a single show til this past Saturday, when I was at a Northeast Wrestling show in Thiells, NY.  In my absence, this happened....  take a look.....  and the surprise of it all, is the reaction from the man who STARTED this whole mess....  Say it ain't so, Pappa!!!!

Well, it has been a while since I updated, and a LOT has happened.  So without further adeu, here we go....

3-29-08 was N.E.W.'s InJustice.  I only worked two matches that night, as I was transitioning into a new, additional role with N.E.W.  I am still, and will continue to be, a Ref for N.E.W., but I am also helping out coordinating things on show day.  I reffed Kriptic v Chance Taylor, a good match, Chance got the pinfall after Kriptic decided to confront me about catching him trying to cheat....  I then got the Main Event of the evening, not just a career hilight match, but life hilight as well.  I got to ref Al Snow and Johnny swift against Jerrelle Clark and Jerry F'n Lynn.  At one point in the match, I "inadvertantly" pinned Jerrelle for a 3 count, and then, right after that, "pinned" Jerry Lynn for a 3 as well.  I pinned two former TNA stars in one match!!!!  It was a good, FUN match, until Jerrelle got busted open near the end.  Team Pumpkin Head won the match.

The next day I had to work while a bunch of guys went to the Al Snow Wrestling Seminar at the Den.  I got to hear a lot of fun stories.  That night, Jerry and Al were guests of honor at Rhorbach's WM XXIV PPV party, and I got a chance to speak with each of them about what I can do to be a better ref.  Valuable info, wonderful guys, I hope they come back soon.

Then next week was Ultimate Wrestling's Divine Intervention in Geneva NY.  My good friend Blueue was in the Phantom Battle Royal, and finished 5th.  A GREAT showing compared to his BR debut last October at N.E.W.'s Ascension.  I was supposed to ref Doink the Clown v Terry Kadillak, but Doink and the 300 plus fans in attendance wanted the DHS Athletic Director Ron to ref the match, so I gave him my ref shirt, and sat ringside near Joey "the Bruiser"s desk, where he and Big Jay were doing commentary.  It was a fun match, with Ron pinning Terry for the win.  After that, was Geneva's first ever TLC match, with JK and Dane "the Pain" going against Crazy Chris and Horace White, for the UW Tag Team Title belts, hanging from the ceiling.  It was a brutal affair, and in the end, JK and Dane grabbed the belts to become the Tag Team Champs.  My next match was the gauntlett for the Green Dojo Title, held at the time by, sheesh, Kriptic.  Why do I ref this arrogant piece of crap so often?  Oh, well, he started out to face, in succession, two minutes apart, in elimination format, Johnny Swift, Sunny Moon, Deacon, and Rae Rae.  No one was eliminated until Rae Rae was taken away by SuperBeast, who brought flowers and candy for her, and she never came back, so she was out.  Shortly after that, Sunny pinned Johnny, then Deacon eliminated Sunny, and then Kriptic, after missing several times, finaly pinned Deacon.  So Kriptic was able to retain the Green Dojo Title, and he relished the fact that I (again) had to raise his hand as victor...... 

Earlier in the night, Geneva's own Nick Paradise pinned ECW original HC Loc, to earn an open contract to challenge for any UW title at any UW show, and was at ringside to watch UW World Champ Mat Bomboy defend that title against RYOT.  I got to ref that match, and after a hard fought, back and forth match, Mat pinned RYOT to retain said championship belt, and Nick brought the belt to Mat and applauded his efforts.  He then announced that he wants to challenge Mat for that title, but, at a later time when Mat is fresh and ready to go.  Mat took exception to the thought that either of them were less than ready, and said let's do this now.  Nick accepted.  I checked with Mat to make sure he wanted to do this after his grueling match with RYOT, and he was adamant, he wanted to defend, right then.  So I had the timekeeper ring the bell.  Mat went off on an offensive flurry, and it really looked like Nick was not going to last, but Mat slipped up, and Nick cinched in a submission, and Mat tapped out.  Mat was a complete gentleman, hugging and presenting Nick with the UW belt as the lockerroom came out to celebrate with the wreslters and the crowd.  It was a GREAT evening, and I really look forward to working in Genevea again, hopefully soon.

This past weekend, I worked 2 shows for 2CW, friday night in Watertown, in front of about 500 ravenous fans, and then saturday in front of a Standing Room Only, raucus crowd.  Friday, I had two matches, first up was Loca Vida and JD Love going up against, and beating, NWA's own Hellcat and Pepper Parks.  The second match I worked that night was Gordy and the Wyld Stallyns against Ajax820 and AMiL.  I vaguely remember the first part of the match, as I ended up on the floor ringside about half way through.  But with the outcome, i felt no review was needed.  During the match, AMiL and the Stallyns battled back to the lockerroom, leaving Gordy and Ajax, both the legal men anyway, alone in the ring to fight it out.  During that time, I got caught out of position and got in Gordy's way, he took exception to it, pushed me across the ring, and then threw me through the ropes to the floor below.  That was the vague part, but as I worked back into the ring, AMiL and the Stallyns fought back to the ring, and the Killer Steves were not far behind.  Ajax was pinning Gordy and the Stallyns, and I counted a weary one, two, three for the win going to Ajax820 and AMiL. 

Last night in Syracuse, 3 matches, the first was ZS3 and Isis Ehpex going up against JD Love and the Blue Meanie.  JD and the Meanine were victorious in a great matchup.  Next, was a handicap match, Main Event Jason Axe and Max Bauer against Matt Hyson.  Max and Axe did allow Spike to get a partner, but of THEIR choosing, and with prodding from the crowd's chants, picked J Freddie, the camera guy for 2CW to be Spike's partner.  J Freddie pretty much got his head handed to him in the match, but thanks to his quick thinking, and a miscommunication between Axe and Max, J Freddie rolled up Max, and won his first ever match.  (During that match, after a failed pin attempt by Spike, he was thrown back into me, and I caught something square on the top on my head, and I had to roll out to get my composure.  I saw stars for about 15 seconds, but was aware of the goings on in the ring.  I had a head ache, I am better now, thanks Doc Winestock!)  The third match was the much anticipated (but not by me) Tables rematch, the Killer Steves against AMiL.  Last year, pretty much all the refs got hit, punched, put through a table (sorry Ashe) or somehow involved in a bad, bad way.  So I was officiating with my head on a swivel, watching that I don't become the next casualty.  It was a great match, and fortunately for me, it ended without incident, when both K Pusha and K Murda went through different tables, and I announced the Killer Steves the victors.  Battered, bruised and bloodied, they stumbled into the ring, I raised their hands, and then all heck broke loose.  Dizzie ran in, saying that the contract stated AMiL v Killer Steves, and last time he checked, he was a member of AMiL, and he had not gone through a table.  He proceeded to set up a table, put Cruz on it, I was yelling at him to stop, the match is over, Steves win, Steves win, but he wouldn't hear it.  He took Studly to the top rope, and put both Steves through one table, and announcer bob Foley had no choice but to proclaim AMiL as the winners.  Fuelled by this, AMiL and Dizzie started stomping the Steve McKenzie, while Ashe, Jack Trades, and Dr Winestock were attending to Steve Cruz.  AMiL looked, unsuccessfully for another table, and in the process, my head no longer swiveling, got clocked my K Pusha, and I lay in the coner turnbuckles, out cold.  When I came to, Ashe was there to help me back to the lockerroom, and got the dr for me.  (Thanks Ashe, you rock!!!!)  And to anyone who might be reading this, Steve Cruz is alive, he is OK, and other than a head ache and a sore knee, will probalby be fine.  Oh, and I will be ok, someday.....

Oh, me, where to start..  Well, after the last update might be good.  OK, I eventually got through the work week, and was back off to SAW in Vermont for the weekend.  It was their first show in Alburgh, and the first show of any kind there in many years.  We were all VERY suprised and relieved to see well over 200 boistrous fans there.  I worked two matches, both tag matches.  The first match I worked, the 2nd on the card, I finally got to work with Vince Beach and Reed James, "Those 80's Guys" as they faced off with Black and Blue, "the Bad Guys".  All was going well for me til I was out of position, and ended up taking a double axe handle from Vince off the ropes.  I got knocked loopy a bit, somehow ended up on the floor, looking back into the ring to hear Ref Adam count the three count pinfall FOR "Those 80's Guys".  I lumbered into the ring to make the change to disqualify them for striking the ref.  I know the Ref Adam was just doing what was expected of him by coming out to take over when he thought I was out.  I have done the same here in N.E.W. when my Teacher and Mentor Johnathon Ashe got knocked out a few shows ago.  He's a good ref, in time he will be a really good ref, and asset to any Fed.
I spent the rest of the show resting, took some headache meds, a bag of ice for the head, some MONSTER JAVA Energy Drink, and I was feeling up to going again.  I was given the main event by Ref Adam, and headed on out.  I was a tad concerned, but I have fought through it before.  Concerned, because this was a match for the SAW Tag Team titles, with the Aldens defending against the team of Maxx Burton and Drake Evans.  Unfortunately, Shane was ill, and not cleared to wrestle, so Eric got ian Daniels to take the open spot to defend the titles.  It was a good solid match, nothing splashy or flashy, nothing to get lost in, since I was out earlier in the night.  When it all ended, there was a pin of Ian, and new Tag Team Champions crowned.  I can see the Aldens petitioning the Front Office to get a rematch at the next opportunity, since it was Ian, not eric that got pinned.  We'll have to see how that goes.
I had this weekend off, did some house work, getting ready for my trip to Texas in a week or so, and getting my promo DVDs ready to go.  I have to get a cover finished, and then I can send 2 out.  Who knows, maybe I'll get a booking from them....  we'll see.  Next weekend, I am in OSPW, then off to Houston from the 11th to the 18th.  I have a scheduled day off on the 22nd, then N.E.W. is hosting InJustice III at the main Street Armory on the 29th.  Contact your friendly Ref Al Scott for tickets if you need them!  the next weekend is UW in Geneva, with the return of my warm, close, personal friend, BLUEUE, in his "try out" for UW.  Then, the next weekend is 2 2CW shows, Watertown on the 11th, Syracuse on the 12th, then ADK on the 17th, NorthEast wrestling in Newburgh NY on the 18th, and I am looking for a booking on the 19th and 26th.  Need a ref??

What a beautiful day in the neighborhood.....  How are you??  I'm WONDERFUL!!!  I had a great weekend.  My home fed, Next Era Wrestling, hosted a show at the Armory, Fatal Attraction III.  Earlier in the week, I was told I was scheduled for 3 matches, one of them, the Ladders Match for the Tag Team Titles.  COOL!!!  After all the usual stuff that goes on during the day of the show, I went downstairs and started getting ready.  As I walked by the card that was posted downstairs, I saw that I was set for 4 matches.  I still have the opening match, I still have the Unification match, still part of the crew for the Ladders match, but now, I am listed for the Scotty 2 Hotty match.  There is no opponent listed yet, but WOW.  I get to work with Scotty, another name to add to the resume, but also, this is the first name I will work with that I have seen work live, in the ring, from the Fan's perspective. 

It was in 2001, after some major drama involving my family and I in Cincinnati, and WWE was coming to town to tape SmackDown, so I figured that a night out would help us forget for a moment.  I was fortunate enough to get 4 fifth row floor tickets.  My nephew was there to see Stone Cold, my niece wanted to see her fave, Scotty, I was hoping for Mick to show up, and my sis was just glad to get out of the house.  During the undercard, while they were taping another show, Scotty worked a match, and during the hype up before the match, saw a poster my niece made for him, and pointed right at it and her, and she was in HEAVEN!!!!!!!! 

Last July, he and Brian Christopher (Too Cool) worked a match at N.E.W. and my family came up from Ohio to see them, and my niece got to spend a bit of time with him, and get pictures, and autographs, and spent the whole night in bliss.  Since then, they moved back to Houston, and she was not able to make it back up for this show.

I was wandering around downstairs and I bumped into Scotty and greeted him, and he asked if my family was going to be here this show.....  HUH?  WOW.  "Um, no, they couldn't make it this time.."  "I'm sorry I missed them..."  WOW.

Now, I admit, while I was in the ring in October, waiting for the Sandman to finish his entrance, it was really hard for me to not go into "fan" mode, got to stay professional, and I had the same problem during Scotty's match.  He ended up wrestling Kriptic, and there were a couple spots Scotty incorporated me into that I really had an issue keeping straight faced for.  Before the match, I checked Scotty's boots, wrist tape, etc, then I checked Kriptic.  before I could start the match, Kriptic wanted me to check Scotty again.  I went to check his wrist tape and Scotty raised his left hand into the air.  I reached up to check it and he raised his right hand up, too.  So he is there with both hands in the air, I have both of mine up, and before I knew it, he was holding my wrists, and making me clap my hands for him, and the crowd clapped along with it.

Later in the match, Kriptic was taunting Scotty, and trowing a lot of middle finger gestures at him.  After a couple minutes, Scotty told Kriptic to hold on, rolled out of the ring, and started looking for "something", not sure yet what.  He pulled up the apron skirt on this side of the ring, then over to the other, looking perplexed.  Then he rolled back into the ring, walked over to me, and then put his hand in my pocket, and pulled something out.  He then took a step to Kriptic with his hand balled up, them opened the hand to him to show him THE FINGER!!!!!  The crowd popped, and I was thinking how great it would have been for my family to be here....

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...kicks off this weekend in Rutland, Vermont.  2007 was a banner year, full of firsts for me, and I anticipate 2008 being a bigger, better, stronger, faster year for me.  As you can see from the Calendar on my myspace, I am pretty booked up through the middle of April already, so the "Hard Working Ref" is not just a snappy catch phrase... 
Last year, I didn't have many goals, I knew it would be a long, learning, year.  I had hoped, but not realistically expected to work in Canada someday, but I did that in September.  I did not expect a major "name", but got the Sandman and Spike Dudley.  And I sure as heck was not looking to ref any "current" name talent, wrestlers with contracts working on TV, like Antonio Thomas, Nikki Roxx (Roxxi LaVeaux), and Talia Madison (Velvet Shy), all can be seen on TNA.  My only real goals were to learn as much as I could, RETAIN as much as I could, and try to be a consistant Ref, a respectful worker in the lockerroom, and to network.  There are days when I can't believe I actually do this, and then there are days when I can't believe I actually do this, because it is hard work.  Ref's do work hard, train hard, lots of travel, it can be tiring.  For wrestling, I traveled over 8500 miles last year in my car.  I would guess that I traveled a total of at least 10,000 miles.... 
So, for 2008, the "Hard Working Ref" Tour is just that, I am ready to work, for any INDY feds in Western NY, through out New England, OR ANY WHERE ELSE!  My goals for 2008?  Pretty much the same as they were in 2007, continue to learn, try to retain, maintain the consistancy, and build on the good reputation I have somehow managed to gain.  I also have a lofty goal to strive for, in the vane of the "Hard Working Ref"...  I am going to put together a Promo Package (promo pic(s), Resume, DVD) to send out to promoters to see if I can get 2 bookings, just 2 to start, all on my own, without any assistance from my wonderful friends, who made working last year easy, and a sheer pleasure, even if I was trying hard not to pee myself at 3am laughing at the greatest Story EVER told......  And I am looking to work in a totally different part of the country, like Texas (surprise) or Arizona, just to see if I can, and to network, LEARN, get used to different styles, all to make me a better Ref, for you, the promoters, workers and fans that I do this for, and for me, because it's fun.