Whattup Horseyholics. Your certified "Cult" leader has returned with some good news.
The test's have all came back negative and we have resorted to physical therapy to fix my hip and shoulder problems. I am using the same PT that helped get my knee ready, which I must say is feeling awesome, and he has pinpointed the problems and has high hopes that he can fix me.
The shoulder problems stem from my chest muscles being more developed than my neck and shoulder muscles. As a result, my shoulder muscles tire first and my chest muscles pulls everything foreward which forces a muscle in my neck to press down on the nerves running through my shoulder to my neck, causing numbness and some chest discomfort.
The hip problem, which is my main concern and deeply regulates my ability to perform like I know I can, is a result of a bad bump I took during a match. I don't know which bump it was or when it happened but as a result, when I bump on my hip, tailbone, or side my hips swivel in an odd way which causes major muscle spasms and aggrevation. When this happens it feels like my tailbone is stabbing into my hip bone and I can hardly walk or lift my right leg. Most of the time my wife has to act as a leaning post for me so I can walk and literally help me into bed by sliding me over and lifting my legs onto the bed for me. God love her - - there's no one better :-)
After a day or two, the muscles relax from me pissing them off basically and I am back to normal. We are doing some extensive training on the muscles in my shoulder and neck and more importantly every muscle that we know of in my upper and lower ding-a-ling section to hold my hips in place like they are supposed to. Anthony (my PT) is also doing something with putting my hip back in the right place.
He has me lay on my back with my knees in his chest as he sort of leans across me. He has one hand on my knees and one hand under my right ass cheek. He has me push up with my knees on his chest "almost" as hard as I can for 2 or 3 seconds and when I release the pressure he takes the hand on my ass cheek and lifts up and foreward on it very firmly. I think he is forcing my hip to go into the right place or direction or something. I have never asked.
I know it sounds "major" gay. Maybe even pushing the Shank and Dale limits, but I know one thing, when we are done with that exercise my hip feels like a million bucks. So everything is looking very positive but the "REAL" test will come with my next match.
Speaking of rehab and injuries, I want to let you know that another member of The Yard-Bird Posse is going to be experiencing some rehab reeeaaaal sooooon.
Mark Mattis has reported on his web site that he has had a major injury occur during his football training. (Once again Mattis drops the ball)
It seems that he was running a route in a 7 on 7 scrimmage practice and his Ham popped. Long story short, it hurts like hell and when he bends his leg, he gets a big knot in the back of his knee and at the bottom of his leg. Those have gotta be some big knots cause that boy's legs are huge; Built up from years of cheerleading I think...
I know I rib Mark Mattis alot and when I talk about my big nosed webmaster or a big nosed anything, I am referring to Mark.
In wrestling, I think Mattis is a big nosed puss and if we ever meet in the ring again, not only will I chop him until he bleeds if he does not give me 100%. I will slap the figure four on his ass and really work that Ham, just to show him that no matter where he works or who he works for, he will never be as good as me.
In the "Real" world, Mark is a very good friend of mine and I like the guy very much. I think the thing we do best is call each other on the phone and just talk about whatever to see who can get the most shots in. It usually ends up with some good cracks and some good laughs. Mark is a good man and he knows, as I do with him, that if there is anything I could ever do for him, he can call me up and let me know. Unless it's waxing his bikini line or something gay like that. I don't like the guy that much.
Good luck anyway bro, and get that leg fixed. I can hook you up with Anthony if you want, He's the man. But you probably already know that since you both work out at the same gym and you probably have looked down, while in the showers or something.
Anyway, since I have been rehabbing and resting, I have had a lot of time to work on my non-wrestling web site. I am very hyped about this site and I am looking for it to make some serious cash for my family. (With a wife and 4 daughters, I NEED a lot of cash)
It is coming along nicely and in 2 months it has already risen to the top 185,000 web sites in the world on Alexa.com , which is very nice. For those of you who don't know what that means, if your site is listed in the top 100,000 web sites, your web site is in the 1 percentile of the best and most trafficked web sites in the world. That's what I'm going for.
There's still a LONG way to go but it will happen. And when it happens, it's going to happen in a big way. www.cheap-dvds-advisor.com will be a web site to be reckoned with because I refuse to let it be anything less.
I also have a couple of AWESOME wrestling related ideas for web sites that I may start after I get Cheap DVDS Advisor going and generating income, which coincidentally, I will need because the wrestling site ideas I have will pretty much take some cash to do them...
or it, if I make it one big site.
In case your wondering, no I am not a computer geek or a computer genius. I am not even a web marketing guru so to speak. A lot of what I know about web sites, I learned from Mark Mattis.
But the one thing that is making Cheap DVDS Advisor a reality is an awesome web site development program that I stumbled onto and that is Ken Evoy's Site Build IT!! . If you have any interest in developing a web site for wrestling, personal or financial reasons, this is the system to have HANDS DOWN.
Shankdorsey.com is not on this system yet, but it will be, you can bet on that.
OK OK, enough computer talk.
Back to wrestling.
The rumors are flying all over about the Premiere wrestling Coalition , which is who I work for currently, and I have recieved a ton of e-mail asking questions.
All I know at this time is that the PWC has Upgraded from a Sole Proprietership to an LLC (limited liablity corporation), which I think is a smart move if handled correctly, and they are in the process of rebuilding, reorganizing, and looking for "big time" partners, which is the reason for the LLC upgrade.
Only time will tell. That is all I know at this time. Sorry, I don't have anything concrete for you.
One thing I do have for you that IS concrete is that fact that I am getting better everyday and I have some issues to tend to.
Seems like a lot of people have forgotten who Shank Dorsey is. Seems like they forgot the heart, desire, and passion that I posess for this business.
I here and see things ...
I hear the old man jokes, I see the look in the young kid's eyes that look at me in the locker room like I just don't have it anymore. They see my scarred body and my permanent limp. They hear my slight slurs and stutters when I speak and my somewhat noticeable short term memory loss.
Yes, "The Orient Express" Shank Dorsey was, at one time, one of the top 3 wrestlers in Ohio or better and probably even more talented than I gave myself credit for, but time, stupidity, and an unusual tolerance for pain has taken it's toll on Shank's body.
So they think....
Well, They are in for a rude awakening.
You see, Shank is only 30 years old and when he gets his hip and shoulder problems cured, he will be on a mission to prove to himself and everybody else that doubts him that he is as good as he claims to be and that you thought he wasn't. You WILL see the Shank of old.
You seem to forget...
You seem to look past...
But one thing that sticks in the back of your mind's is that "The Orient Express" Shank Dorsey of old can show up at anytime and if he does, there is hell to pay.
Shank Dorsey in a bad mood is hard to handle, but Shank Dorsey Pissed Off and on a mission is simply unstoppable.
So I'm not gonna end this column with the usual "If you ain't Yard-Bird, YOU AIN'T SHIT !!!" slogan, although it is way cool.
I am gonna end this column with a slogan that goes a little something like this...
"Shank Dorsey of old is returning. For those that believe, Your smarter than I thought. For those that doubt me, "KISS MY ASS and challenge me !!!"