Meta
November 18, 2008
While I do not want to start a feud on the Kyle Libra Blog Network™, but a post caught my eye entitled “GA-llery X (Pro Wrestling Bad Asses)” and I couldn’t but to find some fundamental flaws within the post. Now I’m not saying that everything was wrong with the post, because I do agree with some of the items on this list.
But now, I’d Like to pick apart the post, item by item to show where they didn’t give some people their do, and others are just over hyped. I will be starting from the bottom up with “Not Even Close”
Not Even Close
“The Narcisist” Lex Luger: Not A Bad-Ass: This professional wrestler who came out to the ring with women holding mirrors so he could look at himself, can ironically no longer look himself in the mirror since he could partially be to blame for the death of Miss Elizabeth.
“The Bad Guy” Razor Ramon: Bad-Ass: Really? Razor Ramon doesn’t make the “bad ass” list? This man is responsible for the Ladder Match (and given none of the credit). Wrestlemania X is considered one of the greatest Wrestlemania’s ever solely on the ladder match alone. What others also don’t remember is that he ended up winning this match. Also 1/3 of the starting NWO. Lately he has been a mess who’s become an alcoholic, but for some reason, the pros outweigh the cons on this list.
The Rock: Not A Bad-Ass: As a “Prospect Blue Chipper” (Jim Ross) the fans chanted Die, Rocky, Die. Was partially responsible for the remembrance of the “Nation of Domination” (but not the start of it), Then broke away as The Rock. Had achieved Bad-Ass status until the night of the 2008 Hall of Fame, where he used the platform that was to honor former great wrestlers and “Bad-Asses” as his own 5 minute stand up routine and praise for himself, earning him Not A Bad-Ass status.
The British Bulldog: Bad-Ass: The British Bulldog was in one of the greatest matches in the history of professional wrestling. 1992. Wembley Stadium. Bret Hart. This match was given the last match of the night so that it wouldn’t have “Wrestlemania 3 Syndrome” (Mid-Card match of Savage v Steamboat stealing the show over Main Event Match of Hogan v Andre). This man could also make a power slam look like it was somewhat painful. Total Bad-Ass and it’s a shame that he’s not around anymore.
Yokozuna: Not A Bad-Ass: Beat Bret Hart at Wrestlemania IX but couldn’t beat Hulk Hogan? Automatic Not A Bad-Ass (Hogan’s Non Bad-Assery will be discussed in Part III)
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper: BAD-ASS: The fact that Piper is not at the top of the Bad-Ass list is appalling. Piper is responsible for so many important items of professional wrestling. While “The Fabulous Freebirds” are responsible for entrance music, before them Piper would have a bagpipe group lead him to the ring. ”Pipers Pit” was the first ever wrestler hosted talk show. With no Pipers Pit, Piper would never hit Snuka in the head with a coconut, Michaels would never have kicked Marty Janetty through the Barber-Shop window. Piper used a fire extinguisher in the face of Robert Downey. Also, without Piper, you would never have the South Park episode Cripple Fight. At the top of this page is one of his most famous quotes. Piper is a pioneer of professional wrestling which makes him one of the ultimate Bad-Asses.
Mr. Perfect: Bad-Ass: While Mr. Perfect had a short memorable stints in both WWE and WCW, he was one of the greatest wrestlers to never be able to properly showcase his talent. The Perfect-Plex was one of the first finishers that I remember thinking “That would be almost impossible to kick out of… It’s… Perfect” Who could forget the vignettes he had with people like Wade Boggs where he through touchdown passes to himself. Even when he wasn’t wrestling, he was a complete Bad-Ass as the backup man to Ric Flair (my father). One time I attempted to do his “spit out my gum, and smack it with my hand” in which the gum went immediately into the hair of a girl 20 feet away from me. Mr. Perfect would have been proud.
John Cena : Not A Bad-Ass: I whole-heartedly agree on this one, and I believe it deserves no explanation.
What do all of the Bad-Asses in part one of the list have in common: All Intercontinental Champions. Something that used to be important, but has gone to the wayside at this point in wrestling history.
Part-II Coming Soon
Oh, I don’t mean the whole episode, just the 2:00 minute episode that JT did during Weekend Update. Those two minutes were 10x better than any other episode so far this season, (100x better than the Michael Phelps episode)
November 14, 2008
Tear down the cockpit door, Hulk Hogan…
Load The Spaceship with the Rocket Fuel…
HUH?
“How must i prepare you must ask yourself:
“Should I jump of the tallest building?” (Yes… Please…!)
“Should I lay on the lawn and let ‘em run over me with lawn mowers?” (I don’t think a coke filled muscle body would be good for fertilization, but what the hell, why not?)
“Should I go Africa and let them trample me with RAGING ELEPHANTS” (I mean jumping off the building would have worked, but I mean whatever, as long as you’re gone… that’s fine with me)
I’ll be spending my friday watching Wrestlemania 6 just to watch how completely messed up the warrior is… also to watch Robert Goulet sing the Canadian National Anthem…
For a good interview watch Eddie Kingston in my “why I still watch wrestling post” below
November 3, 2008
I figured that I would post this before Libra did. Here is my one and only political post ever…
(the 2:19 mark is for ‘Gate)
October 30, 2008
So, all the time I time I have to defend why I still watch professional wrestling. As all of my peers stopped watching wrestling at the time the NWO had added their 100th member, I still watched. So I figured as a larger post, I would post a series of videos of why i still watch professional wrestling.
1) Storylines Aren’t Played, Yet
2) Comedy Matches
3. Great Promos
4. These Guys Give The Fans What They Want
5)Because The Wrestling Is Good
Note That I NEVER mentioned about my nostalgia from when I was little, because nothing will ever compare to that, but this is pretty damn close for me.
For anyone who wants to, there is a wrestling show in Dayton, OH on Friday November 21, 2008 that a few of us are going to, there are still plenty of tickets available. I always like to offer it up to people that just want a good time. You can get 3rd rows for $25 and general admission seating for $10. If you wanna go let me know, and get your tickets at www.rohwrestling.com
Just thought I’d throw that out there.
October 22, 2008
So, to battle the time at a less than exciting job of answering phones at AAA, Hamby and I have entered into a competition of guessing the car color of the caller on the line. It sounds boring but it passes the time and that’s what matters.
Rules:
1) If their car color is already on the screen, your chance to guess has been voided
2) You must hear the Year, Make and Model of the car before you can guess.
3) If at any point they say the color before you guess, your chance to guess has been voided.
(Those are all the rules currently in place)
So results for today:
Right - Wrong - Hit %
Hamby 2 9 22.22%
Richmond 3 13 23.07%
The Results will be posted weekly to prove that Hamby is my bitch. Also, downloadable Excel files will be available at the end of the week for in depth analysis for our game.
October 7, 2008
So I apologize for not updating very much,, but i’m currently working on a couple of different Items, such as;
- The 07-08 Intramural Season Recalculated (or “how i’m pretty sure the sigs won”)
- What if these other Transy students got jobs at AAA.
- Why my Pro Wrestling career would not turn out the way I would want (parts 1-?)
A very intriguing day of matchups in the world of College Football. It’s doubtful any game will match the upset of The Southern California Trojans at the hands of the Oregan St. Beavers (or Oregan St. Bears as ChaCha told me); there are some matchups worth watching though.
At noon, ESPN is showing a phenominal runner Javon Ringer who is first in the NCAA in Scoring and second in Rushing, against a mediocre defense in Indiana.
ESPN 2 is showing the 2 programs that will be at the top of the ACC as North Carolina visits Miami. It will be interesting as Butch Davis coaches (now for UNC) against his former team. Also, keep your eye on UNC all-purpose athlete Brandon Tate.
Tonight do not miss The Battle in Athens, as the Crimson Tide visit the Bulldogs. Georgia back Knowshawn Moreno is unreal, but the Tide have a massive D-Line including 6-5 380lb Terrence Cody!
Also don’t overlook Texas Christian who could give Oklahoma a run for their money tonight. It might give us a shot at deciding if Sam Bradford truly is a Heisman caliber QB.
If you care at all abou the Big Ten (I’m sorry) you can’t miss Penn St. facing Illinois. The Nitney Lions really could be the Class of the Conference, and this game will give us all an opportunity to see what’s
September 20, 2008
So I haven’t really showed my dedication to college football, but starting today I’d like to show my notes of interest from saturday’s action.
1. Troy had the ball down by 4 in the 4th quarter against Ohio St., and while the Buckeyes ended up winning 28-10, they have looked very poor for 3 weeks in a row. Tyrelle Pryor is the man though.
2. The bottom of the SEC is terrible. Mississippi St. is being crushed 38-7 by Georgia Tech. GT is a good team, but is just trying to transition to Paul Johnson’s Triple Option offense. This also makes you wonder how bad Auburn’s offense (which scored all of 3 points in a 3-2 victory over Miss St. last week) really is.
The only problem is Mississippi St isn’t even the worst team in the SEC West. Arkansas has needed Last minute Touchdown drives to get victories over I-AA Western Illinois, and over Sun Belt Louisianna Monroe. This week Arkansas is getting Thrashed 49-14 by Alabama.
3. East Carolina is not as good as everyone thinks. They beat a Va. Tech team that isn’t that good, and a West Virginia team that got beat by a very young Colorado team. They were taken to the wire by Tulane, and lost in OT to an average (at best) NC St. team.
4. Dan LeFevour is the best player in America that no one has heard of. Last year he had numbers just as good as Tim Tebow, and led his team to a conference championship last year. Today he had 290 yards passing and 2 TD’s as well as 113 yards rushing with another TD. He led the team down to a touchdown and 2 point conversion to take a 1 point lead at Purdue with just over a minute left. His team couldn’t hold the lead, but don’t forget the name Dan LeFevour.
More later.
