Missy Sampson stops by to ask the question on everyone’s mind these days.

Missy Sampson — The Luscious Lowdown

Why Is Everyone Dropping Like Flies?

       

So as much as I almost don’t feel like writing this, it’s about due, and my sister has been calling me a slacker. I have so much I feel like I have to say, but not the energy to type. I’ll do my best.

 

As far as what I’ve been up to wrestling wise lately, I debuted for WWWC wrestling in Nanticoke, PA. It was a mini reunion of sorts as Din Mak and Mat Bomboy (not Bombay!) were on the show and I hadn’t seen them in forever. I was supposed to be taking on Roxxy Cotton to crown their women’s champion. I was very much looking forward to the match. The show was in an armory, the very same buildings I started out in when I got into wrestling. It had a very nostalgic feel for me, and I decided that I was going to have fun again.

 

The show started with the ring announcer bringing Roxxy out to ask her about her match that night. I listened to her blabber on for a few seconds until I felt compelled to do everyone a favor and go shut her up. When I got into the ring though, I also decided to tell some of the fans what I thought about them. This didn’t garner me much favor with the locals, but I was at least honest. As I got back to Roxxy and started to explain that I thought it was pathetic that she was all they could find for me to beat for their title, out walked a thorn in my side that indy fans refer to as Jana. I’ve wrestled Jana a dozen times and our win loss records are probably even with one another. Jana informed us that she’d spoken to the championship committee and gotten them to agree that maybe they jumped the gun just putting me against Roxxy for the title and not considering her. Therefore, the committee had decided to do a gauntlet style match later that night where I would wrestle Roxxy first, the winner getting a place in the championship match on a future show, and then the loser would have to immediately have to wrestle Jana, with the winner of that match getting the other spot in the championship match. Now I got a little upset that I now had to earn a spot in a match that I already had before Jana opened her big fat mouth. But I was also feeling quite confident. I wrestled Roxxy and of course won. I then pulled up a chair as I watched Jana walk to the ring to wrestle Roxxy for the remaining spot. I was kind of pulling for Jana here. But alas Roxxy beat Jana. The women’s championship match would be me versus Roxxy as originally planned. After the show a bunch of us went to Applebee’s for dinner and caught up.

Other than that, I wrestled on an XFC student show and beat a hairy guy named Joel. The match was tons of fun. Oh, and I was the ring announcer for the last PWU show. Always a good time!

That’s about all wrestling wise. This Friday I’ll be at the WEW PPV taping although I don’t believe I’m wrestling on it. I’ll also be at PWU on Saturday to ring announce again. I’ll also be at WSU on 12/22.

For all of those who have been asking about my parents, thank you for your concern. My dad is home and doing ok, although he’s lost a ton of weight and is on oxygen (when he’s not smoking). We’ve all started to accept that he doesn’t have more than a year, and why harp on him for smoking if it makes him happy. As for my mom, she started experiencing stomach pain and they did a CAT scan. Turns out she has a growth on her pancreas which would possibly be cancer. She has to see a surgeon next week and have surgery the week between Christmas and New Years. Needless to say life’s been hectic for me. Thank you to my friends who have been checking in on me and making me keep my head up when most times all I’d really like to do is climb into bed, throw the comforter of my head and wait until life gets better.

Now for the issue of this column. I’m losing members of my family left and right. Not my biological family but my wrestling family.

 

First Steve Corino announces earlier this year that he’s retiring from wrestling. That came as a slight shock to me as I knew it was something Steve had been contemplating for a while. But it still shook up my system.

 

Then a month ago, CW Anderson announced he was done. No final tour, just done.

 

Then about 2 weeks ago Luna Vachon announced she was retiring.

 

And then this past week my little sister Alicia announced she was also done.

 

So not only is my normal life being blown all around, but now my wrestling life is as well. Well that’s kind of selfish to say. I know why all 4 of those people are done wrestling. They’re all very good reasons. I will just miss the hell out of them.

To Steve: Thanks for always being you. For including me in so much when you didn’t have to, and it benefited you in no way to do so. Thanks for sticking up for me when you didn’t have to and when again it didn’t benefit you at all.

To CW: I haven’t seen you much since World-1 stopped running in PA but I still always held out hope you’d get booked somewhere up here again so we could hang out. Thank you for always making me smile. For always talking to me like an equal. For trusting me to ask my advice on things that had nothing to do with me. For having faith in me. You and I will remain friends long after all of this.

To Luna: Thank you for taking my back! For being so open and for the kind words you said about me in the locker room at the last WSU show we were both on. It meant the world to me. You are a true legend in the ring and as a person.

To Alicia: I’m going to keep this short and sweet because I could type a book on all the things I could say to you. You’re my little sister. I will have your back as you’ve had mine until the day I die. We will remain family forever. I am so very proud of you for making the choices you’ve made recently. I know leaving wrestling wasn’t easy for you. I love you girlie!

Ok well now I’m depressed so I’m off to sleep. Shout outs to Tracy, Dawn and Rose. I will check in with you all soon!

– Missy

P.S. Thanks to Ben for my birthday present!

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