CHAPTER 43
To: Steve Garcia
From:
[email protected] Steve,
Congratulations on your new job. What am I talking about? Come on. Those of us who know wrestling know that this whole Joey-Mayhem-shootfight-statement thing is a work. How much is Revolution paying you?
The Wrestle Slut
This was the most popular thread. Steve had more than a hundred emails so far that accused him of being part of an elaborate hoax. Of course, Revolution’s on-air reading of Joey’s statement did cloud the matter. Steve had to admire Max’s hutzpah. In reading Joey’s statement live on the air, just minutes after Steve had posted it, Max had defused the situation as well as he could. Why in the world would Revolution point people directly to the web site if Joey’s post were legitimate? Shrewd wrestling fans, used to being played, immediately suspected that the whole thing was fishy.
But there was another group, a smaller group, that was more (or perhaps less) cynical. These people believed it was all for real. It would take time, perhaps months, before the entire wrestling community knew the real truth, Max would make sure of that. But for now, Steve would have to find comfort in emails from those people who were willing to believe that some things in wrestling aren’t scripted.