Smark No More

Wrestling fan, Brian Reese (most folks know him as Spiderman or BSpidey) has taken a leap to a place where not many fans can follow. He has gone from ordinary fan, to super fan to "Smark" (which means savvy or "smart to the workings of the business) and now, finally, after having paid a lot of dues around our Gulf Coast area, General Manager to XIW, a promotion in Southeastern Mississippi.

In truth, Brian has traveled some distance in his life. His blog profile states that he is a 36 year old wrestling fan & kidney & pancreas transplant survivor." That's enough right there to slow a man down, but not Brian. He is among other things:

Ring announcer for Culture Shock Wrestling in Mossy Head,FL.

Ring announcer for Xtreme Inpact Wrestling in Pascagoula,MS, as well as that promotion's newly appointed General Manager.

Brian has acted as a ring announcer for several if not many other promotions including Ultimate Wrestling in Pensacola, NHW in Florala and Dirty Southy Pro Wrestling out of Brewton, Alabama. Folks who travel to see shows bump into Brian everywhere.

Brian is also a gifted photographer as well and is an advocate for our own Gulf Coast Divas, as they compete in national competition for recognition. His photos of wrestlers and wrestling have been filched by many a picture grabber myself included, often, shamelessly, :) to be mashed into composites and reproduced with credit.

Brian's presence in wrestling has enriched other wrestling fans. He has many friends and few enemies. His contribution to Gulf Coast Wrestling is irrefutable. With that in mind, I think it is time to remove the word "smark" as a word describing Brian and replace it with the words wrestling professional.

As a professional, Brian's ring announcing, photography, descriptive writing, chronicleing events in a style and with an eye for detail makes me envious a little. His tireless advocacy for promotions in our area make him very valuable, a fact that many promotions quietly recognize.

I hope that good health follows our newest wrestling professional everywhere he goes. He won't be wrestling, that's a whole 'nother thing. But he will be making shows better with his talents and skills, hopefully for many, many years to come.