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SHAKA

I only smile in the ring when my opponent suffers

About Me

Selectively enigmatic, Modern Primitive and iconoclast, I have been challenging the perception of wrestler and fan alike since 1998, and I don't plan on slowing down anytime. I have a sense of humor, but chances are you won't see much of it here on Myspace, but you will see a link to my webpage shaka.8k.com. Anything else on me can probably be found on Pro Wrestling Digest courtesy of my alter-ego, Redd, who basically rants about what I do for fun since all my talking is done in the ring. Meanwhile, you can keep track of me as I spread through the wrestling independent scene like a virus...My shot at Global Conquest in 06 FWF Hallowe'en Bonefire
How evil are you?
Morpheus
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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Black Dragon. You have the spirit of a Black
Dragon. You like to be active, but you often
feel empty and alone. But you take those and
turn them into hate and aggression. Sometimes
you have a temper problem. You often are
social, but hide behind it. You are a whole
different person behind it, but let no one get
close enough to find that person, however you
despise being told what to do, you like to
always be free to do what you wish though.
What Dragon Spirit Resides in You?
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You are a phoenix. You're quiet, and you don't
really like to have attention drawn to
yourself. You hate it when everyone's staring
at you. You get nervous in most crowds,
except with your friends. You're smarter than
people make you out to be, and you're very
creative.
What Mythical Creature Are You?
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone's path to be crossed will be met when it's time to meet them.

Music:

KMFDM, Rammstein, :Wumpscut:, VNV Nation, Sepultura, Apoptygma Berzerk, Juno Reactor, Front Line Assembly, PIG, Pigface, Leather Strip, Gravity Kills, Meat Beat Manifesto and if you haven't figured it out yet - MAINSTREAM IS NOT AN OPTION HERE.

Movies:

Nearly anything directed by George Lucas, Akira Kurosawa, Mel Brooks, Takashi Miike or David Lynch. That's in no particular order. Bullet ballets, Yakuza theatre, Yuen Wo Ping choregraphed flicks (he didn't just stop at Jet Li or the Matrix) I can go on, but I'll be damned if I wrack my brains for a crapload of titles...

Books:

the DISINFORMATION series, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy (even if it is 5 books), the Dirk Gently series, Pure Dynamite, Chokehold, Listen Up, You Pencil-necked Geeks, Fast Food Nation, the Short Timers, Platoon, Cabal and Clive Barker's Books of Blood series, Erik van Lustbader's Ninja Series, Confucius Lives Next Door, Coercion - Why We Listen to What "They" Say, The Autobiography of Malcom X, A Separate Reality, Tad Williams' Dragonbone Chair and Otherland series, Your Blues Ain't Like Mine, The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell, Iron John and a crapload of other titles I can't think of right now (like the ones here weren't enough)

Heroes:

Robert Anton Wilson, Richard Metzger, Genesis P-Orridge, Sascha Konietzko and Chuck Palahniuk can all take turns fucking your head up, and that's just for starters...

My Blog

The Other Side of the Ropes - "To Ohz and Back. That’s Not a Typo...

And for something completely different; here's a slight glimpse of what it's like to be an Indie worker traveling abroad, and as an example I'll use my most recent trip to Germany. Hang on... About 3...
Posted by SHAKA on Sat, 24 May 2008 11:05:00 PST

The Other Side of the Ropes - Don’t Call It a Comeback...

After roughly 3 and a half months of procrastination, hesitation, disgust and right frustration, I've finally decided to get my head out my tuchus and write. I sat here night after night pondering on...
Posted by SHAKA on Sat, 17 May 2008 11:24:00 PST

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROPES - "The Unrestrained Use of Excessive Force..."

This story begins in Philly in late 2000. The Indy scene was starting to wind down despite being congested with workers who were hungry for work but had very little option of doing so at the time. O...
Posted by SHAKA on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:43:00 PST

The Other Side of the Ropes - Another rant? Keep thinking that...

" Reality is what you can get away with" - Robert Anton Wilson       I know I said I'd wait until next month to write my next piece, but I'm prone to believe that if I put off anoth...
Posted by SHAKA on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:03:00 PST

The Other Side of the Ropes - New Year, Same Song?

"The revolution will not be televised..." Gil Scott Heron"The revolution will be synthesized..." Sascha KonietzkoHappy 2008 and welcome to the year's very first edition of The Other Side of the Ropes....
Posted by SHAKA on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:39:00 PST

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROPES - Another Year, 3 Times a Charm...

"Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." - Bryon Gysin     Whoever thought this year would fly as fast as this one has? Whoever ever thought this column would last 3 years? That's rig...
Posted by SHAKA on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:02:00 PST

The Other Side of the Ropes - "When keeping it real goes wrong, Pt III"

  "Work or shoot, it's still competition." - Bill Watts   This is a special installment  for TOSOTR. Not because it's part three of a series but because where I'm doing it from; my tag...
Posted by SHAKA on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:32:00 PST

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROPES - When keeping it real goes wrong, Pt II

Before I get started on the second part of this installment, I want to thank some of you who checked out the write-up and gave your input, and a good point was brought up by one of my ring brot...
Posted by SHAKA on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:54:00 PST

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROPES - When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong...

  "We need a revolution to Rip the System..." - KMFDM     Well, I 'm back. Figure it would be a month before I wrote another piece, especially since I did a double-header last time; ...
Posted by SHAKA on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:37:00 PST

The Othr Side of the Ropes - The Rant With No Name, Pt II

"Black Man White Man Rip the System!!!" - KMFDM   I'm just pulling new precedents out the wazoo, it seems; not only could I not come up with a title for the last write-up for TOSOTR, but I'm writ...
Posted by SHAKA on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:52:00 PST