Mike Quackenbush Responds To Dawn Marie Open Letter

As noted earlier, former WWE and ECW superstar Dawn Marie wrote an open letter regarding the situation of Joey Styles. Marie took shots at Mike Quackenbush in the letter and Quackenbush has come out with a response.

Below is what Quackenbush wrote on the Chikara website:

Got a letter that was kinda angry, but also, kinda true.

It’s true that when I was first breaking on the East Coast independent scene I was different, and by wrestling standards of the day, small. I was 19 years old, dumb, gawky and immature; I liked weird wrestling styles and did overly-complicated moves and showed up in my pathetic homemade gear. People rolled their eyes, and I was often the punchline of jokes. In the locker room, it was always made clear I did not belong. I was made to know it backstage, and sometimes, made to feel it in the ring.

Back then, I was starting as a freelance writer for the wrestling magazines of the day. Insider newsletters were growing in popularity to keep pace with the Monday Night Wars, and the internet was expanding exponentially. I had connections in all those realms, and it’s true that I manufactured my notoriety. I manipulated every aspect of the media that was available to me for maximum exposure and coverage. I did it shamelessly. There’s no denying the truth of that.

It’s true that I was never one of the boys. The generation of …

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