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Help Fund ''The School of Hard Knocks'' Documentary

Posted By: Dustin Frisch on May 09, 2017

Help Fund ''The School of Hard Knocks'' Documentary

A man by the name of Augie Max Vargas (IMDB profile is here) is looking for some backers for his documentary about The School of Hard Knocks, and Empire Wrestling Federation. It is on Indiegogo, and it's seeking 50k in funding to be a success. 

Below is the information on the project, and also it's creator:

In 1998, Jesse Hernandez and Bill Anderson, the owners of the Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF) and their training center The School of Hard Knocks let me produce my first show with them. 17 years later, after producing for The Oscars, Grammys, Disney and UFC I want to go back to where it all started to tell the story of this legendary school, its highly successful alumni and the controversy that tore them all apart.
About the man behind the project:

Hello, my name is Augie Max Vargas.  I’ve worked in the entertainment industry for the last 17 years of my life.  I’ve had the honor of producing events for The Oscars, The Grammys, UFC, PlayStation, YouTube and I even earned my first Emmy nomination this year for the The Disney Park’sMagical Christmas Celebration special.  I've been very fortunate and had a great career so far!

But before all the glitz and glamour the first television show I ever produced was for a small independent Professional Wrestling company based out of San Bernardino, California known as the Empire Wrestling Federation and their training school The School of Hard Knocks.  As a long time Professional Wrestling fan I had attended a few EWF shows and then took a few of their training classes.  After realizing I might not be cut out to be a Pro Wrestler I decided I could help them another way and asked to produce some of their shows.

Maybe you may even know some folks who were in this at one point in their career.

The Empire Wrestling Federation and the School of Hard Knocks have been around for 21 years now and trained a dozen or so very recognizable faces in the Professional Wrestling industry including WWE's Rico, Melina, Kharma and TJ Perkins.  Legendary Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling's mainstay Rocky Romero had his first match in an EWF ring.  El Rey Network's Lucha Underground stars Joey Ryan and Cortez (Ricky Reyes) as well as LU's referee's Marty Elias and Rick Knox.  

Respected workers like Ring of Honor Champion Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, "Cheerleader" Melissa and Candice LaRae have spent extended periods training at the School and wrestling on EWF shows.  And for over 20 years it has stayed afloat due in part to the hard work of promoter and trainer Mr. Jesse Hernandez.

Below is the video on the Indiegogo page

And if you want, here is it's embed


Tags: #empire wrestling federation #indiegogo

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