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7/4/2011:
This has to be the hardest thing I have had to write in a long time. I regretfully am having to remove myself
from CHIKARA action, only a short time after I petitioned to the Director of Fun to have me added to the
fulltime roster. The whole reason I wanted to be a part of CHIKARA is because it meant I could regularly compete
alongside, and against, the top wrestlers in the world. So I have to ask myself "how can I compete against the best
when I am not even nearly at my best?"
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On April 19th, I was in a car accident that at the time didn't seem so bad. I initially suffered whiplash
and had my whole neck and back seize up with spasms. Only after getting work done on my neck to release it
enough to be able to turn my neck, did my shoulder and arm show signs of a nagging problem. Only after
spending time getting x-rays, MRI's and seeing specialists, did I start getting answers.
A S.L.A.P. tear and two places with Tendonitis that are not healing by themselves. All of which cause great pain in day
to day activities, let alone when it comes to wrestling and weekly training sessions...and, to say the least, health
insurance in the USA is quite different than at home in Australia.
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So if I can't compete at my best, or get the right treatment here, what can I do? I need to take the
high road, unlike every other time I have been injured, and take myself out of active competition.
When I wrestled in the 8-man tag on the 21st of May in Easton (alongside The Colony) I felt completely out of
place. Knowing my restrictions held me back in a big way - and there is no way I can continue competing at such a
high standard while I am so disabled.
I hope you, the fans, can all understand my disappointment. To make it to the big stage, only to be
knocked down again. And rest assured this is not the last of me! I must return to my home country of
Australia. And when I am better, I would love to come back and be a part of what has to be the best company and
group of wrestlers I have ever been a part of. I was welcomed with open arms by all, and I hope with all my
heart that it will happen again when the time is right.
And to finish off, I need to make something very clear. I gave my very valuable vote for
the 12 Large: Summit tournament to Sara Del Rey. Now I know you must be
thinking I'm crazy, since it has been the BDK's Sara and Daizee that gave me the most trouble at CHIKARA.
But despite that, I believe they both deserve so much more then what the BDK have given them. I respect those women.
They are athletes of the highest calibre, and deserve to compete at the highest level - and they shouldn't let anyone
stand in their way. Now Sara, you have the chance to do something for all the top females struggling in a male-dominated
industry. Prove to the world that you are the very best!
7/4/2011:
This has to be the hardest thing I have had to write in a long time. I regretfully am having to remove myself
from CHIKARA action, only a short time after I petitioned to the Director of Fun to have me added to the
fulltime roster. The whole reason I wanted to be a part of CHIKARA is because it meant I could regularly compete
alongside, and against, the top wrestlers in the world. So I have to ask myself "how can I compete against the best
when I am not even nearly at my best?"
