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I hadn’t used my other screen name in months.
My mom got her own AOL account, so I hadn’t used my name on my dad’s
in a while. One day I decided to
check my mail, to get rid of all the junk that was sure to be piled up.
Among the junk that had accumulated was an e-mail from Cfisher709.
It was an invitation to the ACWF.
I hadn’t e-wrestled before. I
actually thought up the concept of fantasy wrestling long before I knew it
existed, but when I began searching for such a thing, I found out just how
common it was. In fact, I sent in
an app to a little fed at one point, and became one of those dreaded guys who
applies then never shows.
This time I was determined to pull it off.
I filled out the application, and sent it out.
I was accepted quickly, and eagerly sat down to churn out my first promo
as Steven Caldera.
First, the origin of the name Caldera.
I had created myself on N64, naturally, but the name ‘Ben’ just
wasn’t intimidating enough. I was
looking for a name, but not having much success.
Then, as I was flipping through an astronomy magazine, I saw it. An article subtitled ‘Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcanically
active moon with lava pools and calderas.’
That was it. Caldera.
A pool of molten lava. THAT
is intimidating. Throw on Steven,
and I had a name.
Now, in the ACWF, I was using it. My first promo ever was. . . well, bad. In fact, it sucked. I was repetitive, it had no format, just fifteen lines of what could only be described as crap. I sent it out (it was an e-mail fed) and waited for a response. Nobody took it seriously. The owner, Mr. Danger, had a few guys he’s known for a while with him. The big star was named Dero. After I read one of his promos, I quickly realized that something needed to change. My second promo was a huge step for me. I had a format, with and interviewer and a setting and better trash-talking. I was headed in the right direction.