Various News: WWE ID Talents Train At Ace Steel’s School, Jeanne Basone Memoir, GoFundMe For Referee Ryan Rice

– A couple of WWE ID talents trained at Ace Steel’s school this week, according to a new report. PWInsider reports that Ice Williams and Jordan Oasis were both training at Steel’s Foundation of Wrestling Academy in Orlando on Monday.

– The site also reports that Jeanne Basone’s memoir Hooray for Hollywood!: The True Story of the Original GLOW Girl will release on Amazon once the final edits are finished.

– ECW and ROH HC Loc has launched a GoFundMe for Ryan Rice, a referee from the New York area who is dealing with financial issues due to his being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. You can check out and contribute to the campaign here, which notes that Rice has been denied coverage by his health insurance company.

The campaign’s description reads:

“Ref Ryan needs our help! Over the last several years many of you in and around pro wrestling have had the absolute PLEASURE of meeting and working with Ryan Rice. In many ways Ryan is the best among us. He’s one of the very best Referees on the independent wrestling circuit. He has a tremendous mind for the business. Since the moment he first stepped in to a ring to train with me, he’s done everything right. He knows how to act, how to work hard and he knows how to treat people. He’s a guy EVERYONE wants in the car, in the locker room and , most definitely, in their match. More importantly than any of those things, though, Ref Ryan is the kind of friend everyone should be lucky enough to have. If you need help Ryan will be there. So we need to be there for him!

After 3 bouts of pneumonia, several trips to the ER and, seemingly, always getting sick, he finally has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. The good news is, it’s manageable. The bad news is the treatment will involve, among other things, several blood transfusions. The unimaginable, even worse news is, his insurance has denied covering the treatments and it will cost $10,000 a month! To make matters worse, because Ryan can risk getting sick he hasn’t been able to work and his wife has had to miss work to care for him. These are the times when people are supposed to take care of each other. Please give all you can!”

As of this writing, the campaign has raised $2,420 of its $10,000 goal. On behalf of 411, our best wishes to Rice.