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I’d had no idea how I was part of something “infamous” until I consulted Wikipedia for information on a pro wrestler named Jamin Olivencia for a piece I was writing for my online news website, AugustaFreePress.com.

There is so much happening behind the curtain that the average fan has no idea is going on. This is the heart of ‘The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever.’

Marvin Ward and I have continued our on-again, off-again schedule of work, putting on three shows in 2013 – one a total bomb in Lexington, Va., with a business partner who promised the world in terms of upfront money and media push, and offered nothing in the way of either; the second, a sellout crowd of more than 1,900 for a house show featuring Kevin Nash, Mick Foley and The Rock ‘n Roll Express; and then a fan meet and greet with Shawn Michaels.

One other role that I got to play day of the show had me on the air as a backstage interviewer. In the planning, it seemed like a no big deal kind of thing. We had also written Marvin into the show, first as a competitor, and then when he pulled out of getting into the ring on the show, as an ally of Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page aligned against The Rock ‘n Roll Express in the main event.

Six years later, I’m still trying to unsort everything that happened sort of minute by minute, with so much that was going on. I don’t remember keeping up with my phone much, for example, but it does strike me that at some point during the day word got back to us that we had a leak backstage.

Before I tell you that story, I’ve got a few other stories to tell you, because as with everything else that involves the wrestling business, the backstory is much more interesting than what you end up seeing in the ring.

We had already laid out a plan for where we’d wanted things to go from where we were. We’d shoot some videos with a back-and-forth between Marvin and Ricky, then end with the insertion of Nash into the feud.