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

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.