Two TV tapings in August.
Another TV taping in September.
Another one yet to come in October…
It’s been a lot of hard work but seeing those first two episodes of the new SPW TV series proved to me that we’re headed a new direction and I like where the direction is taking us. We screened episode 1 and 2 for the entire roster the afternoon of September 18th show giving the crew a glimpse of what we’re trying to accomplish and where things are headed. The reaction was quite positive.
Episodes 3, 4 and 5 are already in production and before long we’ll be making some official announcements regarding where and when you’ll be able to watch the SPW TV series, including its official name! We settled on a name a few weeks ago and have since created a logo to go along with it. I’m looking forward to clicking the send button on the official press release and get this project officially underway.
I found it easy to be tight lipped about the whole thing until the last TV taping. Everything is coming closer to being reality, REAL close. I’m getting anxious to hit the ground running with this thing. Like all things in life we’re already looking at ways to improve what we’re doing from the way things are recorded and edited right down to the final presentation. Nothing we’re done in SPW has happened over night, nor has it been perfect from the start but we know and the fans know, we’re always pushing in that direction.
We build a foundation, a solid base, and then build it up from there. It’s been this way since show #1 and it will probably always be so. I know that the SPW staff all share the same sentiment: we’d rather work at a steady pace, always growing and improving over time, rather than attempt to be perfect right from the start, spend lots of capital to get there and close our doors within weeks of a failed attempt. We’ve seen this scenario play out so many times over the years. There was the early 90’s version of the UWF from Herb Abrahams, the mid-90’s version of the AWF, Ring Warriors, MECW, MLW, XPW, XWF, AWE, WSX and even the beloved ECW and media giant owned WCW…they’ve all come and gone and I’m not even naming them all!
It started with one live event which turned in to 1 DVD release. Before long we had 11 live events under our belt with 11 DVD releases. We created two weekly internet TV shows which ran for more than 90 episodes! One step at a time over the course of the last 29 months and we’ve arrived here. More than 45 DVD release, 55 live events, 6200 hours of video content released and appearances by wrestlers from around the world. Not to shabby.
I remember after our first show naysayers were already calling the death knell saying we’d dry up and close our doors before the summer was out. I can’t predict the future but I can reflect on the past. We proved them wrong then, we still do today and I’ll be damned if we don’t keep doing it moving forward.
This is a great time for Steeltown Pro Wrestling and I’m proud like a father to be leading the charge.
Dale Barnett
SPW President
