I really hate writing about myself, but I guess I've gotta put how I got started with all this:
Being bored! That is what started me doing websites. Getting my first computer in 2001 and getting bored of the internet - back then there was no YouTube, Facebook etc. You can only look at WWE.com for so long.
2002/2003 - Jeff Hardy was my favorite wrestler at that time, and he started getting into the darker part of his character, his face paint/arm paint etc which as a goth back then was awesome. I was really into Jeff and he had no official website so I thought I would make one. I had 100's of photo's, spend hours editing videos to upload them - you think YouTube is slow, you should go back to '03.
Being bored! That is what started me doing websites. Getting my first computer in 2001 and getting bored of the internet - back then there was no YouTube, Facebook etc. You can only look at WWE.com for so long.
2002/2003 - Jeff Hardy was my favorite wrestler at that time, and he started getting into the darker part of his character, his face paint/arm paint etc which as a goth back then was awesome. I was really into Jeff and he had no official website so I thought I would make one. I had 100's of photo's, spend hours editing videos to upload them - you think YouTube is slow, you should go back to '03.
I wish Google's Geocities was still around as I have no files from that but as a 15 year old I worked so hard on it, it was a shame I couldn't keep it. Soon into 2003 I lost my internet and my computer. I could never be bothered at school, even in IT lesson. Everything I do either websites, video/picture editing has been self taught.
Fast Forward - 2009
Through my then Girlfriend, now Wife I was able to have a computer and as I did with Jeff, I really started getting a big fan of a wrestler and decided to make a website for him.
That wrestler... Jack Evans.
I worked my ass off getting title histories, photos, old school footage. I spent 150 big ones on ROH DVD's just for Jack Evans matches. I couldn't believe the shit that he did. The only problem was that Jack was and still is in AAA in Mexico.So I could never keep it updated because I couldn't get good enough news on him. Me and Jack talked a few times to make it his official website, but it never came through.
With spending all that money on ROH DVD's for Jack, I kept buying the new ROH DVD's and liked Chris Hero. I saw that Chris had a website. But Chris's site was never updated. So I put it to Chris that, with all the effort I was putting into my fansite for Jack, imagine how much I could do with a wrestler who I could talk to and get news and results from, and it went from there.
Chris got called up to FCW/NXT and my services wasn't needed anymore, but I hope Chris does well, he has become a true friend, not just as a wrestler - but as a personal friend.
My favorite wrestler in ROH was 100% Kevin Steen. I had gotten into ROH full time at Final Battle 2009, when Kevin turned on El Generico and was loving the feud with Generico early 2010.
So I asked Kevin about a website and we went from there. Through SteenWrestling.com - KillSteenKill.com and now KevinSteenWrestles.com we are still working together.
It went from there, I began working with Johnny Gargano, Ricochet. Then to Adam Cole and Greg Excellent, continuing to Player Uno, El Generico, Maven Bentley and Tim Donst!
I got to meet a few of the wrestlers in person last year, Adam Cole, Greg Excellent & DJ Hyde and got to talk to some more people who I will be working with.
So keep an eye out, got a load of stuff coming up in 2014/2015.
Dan Mitchell has been doing Web Design for 11 years. He lives in Lincolnshire, England and is married with two Children.
Fast Forward - 2009
Through my then Girlfriend, now Wife I was able to have a computer and as I did with Jeff, I really started getting a big fan of a wrestler and decided to make a website for him.
That wrestler... Jack Evans.
I worked my ass off getting title histories, photos, old school footage. I spent 150 big ones on ROH DVD's just for Jack Evans matches. I couldn't believe the shit that he did. The only problem was that Jack was and still is in AAA in Mexico.So I could never keep it updated because I couldn't get good enough news on him. Me and Jack talked a few times to make it his official website, but it never came through.
With spending all that money on ROH DVD's for Jack, I kept buying the new ROH DVD's and liked Chris Hero. I saw that Chris had a website. But Chris's site was never updated. So I put it to Chris that, with all the effort I was putting into my fansite for Jack, imagine how much I could do with a wrestler who I could talk to and get news and results from, and it went from there.
Chris got called up to FCW/NXT and my services wasn't needed anymore, but I hope Chris does well, he has become a true friend, not just as a wrestler - but as a personal friend.
My favorite wrestler in ROH was 100% Kevin Steen. I had gotten into ROH full time at Final Battle 2009, when Kevin turned on El Generico and was loving the feud with Generico early 2010.
So I asked Kevin about a website and we went from there. Through SteenWrestling.com - KillSteenKill.com and now KevinSteenWrestles.com we are still working together.
It went from there, I began working with Johnny Gargano, Ricochet. Then to Adam Cole and Greg Excellent, continuing to Player Uno, El Generico, Maven Bentley and Tim Donst!
I got to meet a few of the wrestlers in person last year, Adam Cole, Greg Excellent & DJ Hyde and got to talk to some more people who I will be working with.
So keep an eye out, got a load of stuff coming up in 2014/2015.
Dan Mitchell has been doing Web Design for 11 years. He lives in Lincolnshire, England and is married with two Children.
