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Sometimes I wonder if I’ve outgrown all this wrestling stuff.
That’s kind of how I felt last night watching Wrestlemania XXIX. I spent all week blogging about my excitement for the event. I ordered a hundred chicken wings and invited all my friends to the house. I drank unhealthy amounts of Cheerwine out of the giant Hulk Hogan mug I found at a flea market a few months ago.
All the elements were there for an epic night. Then the show started. Continue reading
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Today we’re talking Macho Madness: That confidence, strength and intensity personified best by the one and only Randy “Macho Man” Savage.
May you tackle all of today’s challenges with Macho Madness. May you turn your life around 180 degrees. May you go left when the world tells you to go right.
You are more than a conqueror, and no matter what life brings you can trust “the beat goes on”.
Happy Friday. (And no more questions!)
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This is the tale of a wrestling school dropout.
Before my alter ego Ice D ever defended his championship, I flunked out of wrestling school.
A few years back I stepped into a professional wrestling ring with two of my best friends in the outskirts of Harlem, GA. We grew up watching spandex-clad athletes assault each other every Monday night for years. One day we heard of a local wrestling group offering tryouts. We decided to join them.
We had our ring names picked out – a faction known as The UnXpected. Our T-shirts would bear our catchphrase: “Respect The UnXpected.” The merchandising dollars would be rolling in.
We dreamt of winning world championships and entering the Hall of Fame.
We never made it out of training. Continue reading
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4,040 days – the length of time Bruno Sammartino held the WWE (then WWWF) Championship in the 60s and 70s.
20 years – the length of time the WWE Hall Of Fame has existed and ignored Bruno Sammartino’s unmatched accomplishments.
At this year’s WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony, one of the great injustices of professional wrestling will finally be righted. After over two decades of feuding and refusing to appear, “The Living Legend” Bruno Sammartino will take his rightful spot in the WWE Hall Of Fame.
This is a momentous occasion for wrestling history. Sammartino has been at odds with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon since the 80s over the way McMahon commercialized and sexed up the wrestling industry. But the WWE’s new PG attitude seems to have bridged the gap between the two sides.
WWE is finally recognizing Sammartino’s incredible contributions to sports entertainment. A new generation of fans who never heard of his legend will get to see Sammartino’s accomplishments on TV, DVDs, and the internet.
To many pundits Bruno’s career, and his legend, will not be set in stone until he is granted his gold ring. This despite the fact that people like Koko B. Ware are already enshrined. (Also, so is Drew Carey. What?)
Does Bruno Sammartino need the Hall Of Fame? Would his legend die out without it? Continue reading
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What if Hulk Hogan never fought Andre The Giant?
What if instead The Hulkster was just handed a championship?
What if instead of bodyslamming the behemoth, Hulk Hogan just traveled the world talking about what a great athlete he was?
If Hulk Hogan was just a great speaker and never engaged in any battles, he would not have been my hero growing up.
Unlike so many people in the real world (and so many of today’s WWE stars), Hulk Hogan didn’t just talk about being the best wrestler in the world. He went into battle every night in arenas across the country to back up the words he said.
Hulk Hogan faced down conflict when it came after him – even in the form of a giant. Continue reading
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What is the ultimate accomplishment in sports?
It’s not championships. It’s not the Hall of Fame.
It’s being undefeated.
Undefeated means perfection. Zero losses. Zero hits. Flawless victory. All As and no absences. Five stars.
Look what’s swept the sports nation recently. Not March Madness – the Miami Heat’s undefeated streak.
The Heat’s 27 straight win streak captivated the nation because we seek perfection. When we witness it, we are often in awe.
In the wrestling world, the word undefeated is synonymous with one man – The Undertaker. Continue reading
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