Alex Hammerstone Calls Out Toxic Fans Who Demean Wrestlers’ Accomplishments

Alex Hammerstone has been part of the business for several years and he’s proud of all of his accomplishments. However, he’s never afraid of calling out people who insult wrestlers in general and now he has called out those exact people.

Hammerstone took to Twitter and uploaded a video, where he talked about how no matter what you accomplish in professional wrestling, there will always be fans trying to downplay it and make you feel small or insignificant.

Hammerstone pointed out that if you’ve wrestled for companies like TNA, NXT, MLW, NWA, AAA, CMLL, Rev Pro, NOAH, or any similar promotion, you’re already in the top 1% of wrestlers. That’s because there are thousands of wrestlers in just one state who are clawing for those chances and would do anything to get them.

“No matter what you do in professional wrestling, there’s always going to be fans trying to minimize it and make you feel small about it and insignificant. And it’s like — just realize, like if you’ve wrestled for TNA or NXT or MLW or N.W.A or AAA or CMLL or, you know, Rev Pro or NOAH or any of these companies, if you’ve even wrestled there, you are probably in the top 1% of wrestlers. Because there are a thousand wrestlers in my state who are scratching and clawing and would kill for one of those opportunities.”

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The MLW star said that until someone main events WrestleMania, people will keep acting like what they’re doing doesn’t matter and even if they do reach that stage, someone will still say the match sucked.

Hammerstone stated that most people who dream of becoming a pro wrestler never even try. A big chunk of those who do try end up quitting before they get anywhere. And most who actually start wrestling never make it out of their hometown scene.

“You know, it’s like until you main event WrestleMania, people are going to talk s*** and act like what you’re doing doesn’t matter. And even if you do main event WrestleMania, someone’s going to say your match sucked anyways.

And the thing is, most people who want to be a professional wrestler never even try. And then the large percentage of people who do try quit before they do it. The large percentage of people who actually do start doing it never make it out of their hometown.”

That’s why Hammerstone encouraged wrestlers not to let some random person online diminish their accomplishments. If you’re working out of state, getting into bigger promotions, or even appearing on TV, whether you’re in a dark match getting squashed in two minutes or not, you’re still part of that top 1%.

Hammerstone says that doesn’t mean you should stop pushing for more, but it does mean you shouldn’t let someone on Twitter, sitting in their mom’s basement with Cheeto dust on their fingers, make you feel like what you’re doing doesn’t matter.

“So don’t let some jerk off on the Internet diminish you next time you accomplish something cool. Because like I said, if you’re making it out of state, if you’re making it to some of these bigger promotions, if you wrestle on TV — even if you’re in a f****** dark match and got beat in two minutes — you’re still in the top 1%.

I’m not saying that’s where you should be satisfied, but it’s like, no matter what I do, no matter how happy I am and how proud I am of an achievement, you scroll into Twitter and someone’s like, ‘Oh wow, you’re wrestling there. How embarrassing,’ as they type it with their f****** Cheeto dust on their fingers from their mom’s basement. So — food for thought.”

Hammerstone’s message is a strong reminder that wrestling at any big level is a huge deal, and real fans should be happy about it. We’ll have to wait and see if anyone disagrees with him or starts giving him a hard time for it, since the current toxic culture online won’t be ending anytime soon.

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