Paid Members DJ Kris Posted January 11, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Here's what confuses me. Best I can work out this was a scam to get money out of people for a non-existant show. Ok, so he advertises it, sell tickets in advance, bingo, made a few quid. But why book the wrestlers? Was he gonna charge them to appear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members unfitfinlay Posted January 11, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 You aren't missing much. It looks like an efed's site, really, and if the Internet is going to be a major source of advertising this show then they really should've have invested in a Professional Web Designer. It makes them look amateur.Oy you, that is totally unfair ... not to APW but to people out there who have designed some rather nice looking e-fed sites (which yours truly has done!) Oh, I wasn't meaning to slag off eFeds, I just meant that their site doesn't look like the website of a real life promotion who are actually trying to make money. If I hadn't read the story on here about them, I genuinely would've thought the were just an efed.I know some eFed sites are great looking, but that's because the people who run them obviously have some experience in web design, I'd find it hard to believe anybody's ever paid a Professional to do it though, which is what APW obviously should've done.Perhaps I should've said "It looks like a bad eFed site"? There's no Charles Buchan?Jesus, how can you not even pull the most basic wrestling scam properly?Yes, it's fine to false-advertise wrestlers, lie about the arena, sell tickets for a show that isn't happening, sell sponsorship, make up posters to your forum, send out press releases in a different name from your own, pose as a journalist to cover your own story, and so on - that's all part of the scam.BUT THE MONEY MARK HAS TO BE REAL.I'm guessing "Charles Buchan" might've just been a way to convince wrestlers that Sprules actually had money and wasn't relying on the gate to pay them this time? Or perhaps just someone to blame for it all falling through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTyler Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 BUT THE MONEY MARK HAS TO BE REAL. Extremly good point.Someone delicatly asked me if there was something mentally wrong with Kriss. Well, he said "Seriously like... this Sprules guy... he's a mongoloid, right?", but I knew what he meant......while there is a possibility that he does suffer from mental illness, he could just be so desperate to become all these things (wrestler, writer, filmaker, drag queen, spy etc etc) that he's tangle himself in a colelction of lies.Here we've seen him claim to be an established wrestler wanted in the US and Japan, he's claimed elsewhere to have promoted and worked in the US, on the Lost forums he spoke of being involved in film making working with stars such as Judi Dench. I don't know who he's trying to convince, us (as he only seems to lie around people who he thinks will be drawn into his reality) or himself... but every time he gets caught out he avoids the subject and runs away which suggests he does know what he's doing, but can't seem to find the will to stop.I really don't know why he pulled off this stunt, I mean... it obviously wasn't for the money as there wasn't any money involved, Maybe he was trying to get a card together and force the Skydome into it? I really have no idea. But this blatant bullshit needs to be stamped out, and although some may see it as malicious (or should I say Melicious?) - I'm glad this was shat over before it went too far.I feel sorry for his family if he is really dillusional. A lot of people have stated how bad his actions are for British wrestling, but he has a kid (or two?) to consider and I hope, again if there are some head issues, he gets himself sorted for their sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted January 11, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Going off of that link and the MartinQBlank posts from last night, I'm leaning more towards the schizophrenic theory than the usual "Sprules is an idiot" stuff. Nobody lies like this - probably believing it all themselves - without being pretty unbalanced in the first place, and all this is APW stuff is just weird. It reads more like someone who's mentally ill than just a clueless wannabe promoter.I agree there Draz. He has some serious personality issues that he needs to address very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 11, 2007 Moderators Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) There's no Charles Buchan?Jesus, how can you not even pull the most basic wrestling scam properly?Yes, it's fine to false-advertise wrestlers, lie about the arena, sell tickets for a show that isn't happening, sell sponsorship, make up posters to your forum, send out press releases in a different name from your own, pose as a journalist to cover your own story, and so on - that's all part of the scam.BUT THE MONEY MARK HAS TO BE REAL.:laugh:On a serious tip though, your man is clearly slightly insane, and a compulsive liar with some yearning to be respected and recognized by the peopel that ridicule him most.In short, this is all rather unfortunately starting to become less funny and more tragic. Gutted.edit: I see that in the short time I turned back to my work (read; bluetoothing a song to my boss for her ringtone) I was beaten to the punch with the same sentiment. Edited January 11, 2007 by Who has called me Hage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_uk_fan Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 It may just be that. A yearning to be respected and recognised by the wrestling world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylesclash05 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Am I right in thinking he's liable for all kinds of shit with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gallybagger Posted January 11, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name_here Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Am I right in thinking he's liable for all kinds of shit with this? It certainly sounds that way. This dude is seriously fucked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningHammer Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm not sure whether Sprules should be sued or sectioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hitman Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I didn't think this show would happen, but after being too far away from the supershows for the past year (since Uproar) because they were all in Doncaster I was hoping that this would miraculously happen. But no, because Kriss Sprules is a fucking cunt and all the stuff you guys were saying about him is absolutely spot on, and I was naieve to think there was a possibility of this show happening.Fuck you Kriss Sprules and I hope the police find you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poopants the Scrunge Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I didn't think this show would happen, but after being too far away from the supershows for the past year (since Uproar) because they were all in Doncaster I was hoping that this would miraculously happen. But no, because Kriss Sprules is a fucking cunt and all the stuff you guys were saying about him is absolutely spot on, and I was naieve to think there was a possibility of this show happening.Fuck you Kriss Sprules and I hope the police find you Or it could be a massive well thought out plan to Troll the Interwub wrestling boards, and show he is in fact cleverer than us?For all the F's and C's directed at him, he must be fwapping his way to heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dangerous Dave Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Everyone seems rather hot under the collar, we really could do with a responce from Sprules himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 The phrase pathological liar springs to mind Cherry, xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightmare Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I dont know the guy so i am not judging him but surely if all that is said is true on here, then surely a thread of this length is only helping his self importance. just give the thread a blank and it will all be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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