Vince Russo's 10 Life Lessons In The Wrestling Business

6. You Don't Know Who Your Real Friends Are

Here€™s a secret---if you€™re in the wrestling business---DON€™T TRUST ANY ONE! One day they're your best friend when you€™re helping them forward their career, next day---BAM---they unfollow you on Twitter€”GO FIGURE!!! Be careful, be very careful, when you swim amongst a sea of piranhas, they€™ll turn on you like Benedict Arnold€™s red-headed step child!!! And, if you€™re not one step ahead---you€™re tomorrow€™s puddin€™ pie---they are that good. In the wrestling business you are lucky---LUCKY---if there is even one person you can trust. Remember the world that they live in is made up of independent contractors---which really isn€™t their fault---so the rules of the game have been long determined---THERE ARE NONE!!! Every man for himself in getting to the top spot€”no morals€”no shame---don€™t fall for it. Look all four ways before crossing€”forward, back, side to side€”nobody is going to have your back---but, you!
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