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Saturday, December 31, 2011

I hate to make resolutions, but "Main Event of the Dead" has to be completed this year. Of course I need some help, and unfortunately, I cannot count on anyone to deliver except me. Aside from my family, I can only think of three people that have gone to the bat for me. One of them is dead, one got me arrested over a coke head, and the other is a wrestling promoter.

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Stacia Hardin Memorial

There has yet to be a more caring person to cross my path, and I do not mind if I ever meet that person because I had the chance to know her.There has yet to be a more caring person to cross my path, and I do not mind if I ever meet that person because I had the chance to know her.

No matter what personal demons she struggled with, she always put her friends ahead on herself. When I had a broken wrist, she would call me every night to make sure I was doing well, and to encourage me not to do so much stupid stuff that could result in broken bones.

No matter what personal demons she struggled with, she always put her friends ahead on herself. When I had a broken wrist, she would call me every night to make sure I was doing well, and to encourage me not to do so much stupid stuff that could result in broken bones.

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WWE Is For Bodybuilders and Monsters - 22 Champs Didn't Have to Get Over

#22 Alberto Del Rio - He towers overs the other performers on Raw, and if given enough time, he will be as marketable as Mysterio or Guerrero.
Rey Mysterio Jr. - He sells a lot of toys, but he was nothing more than a transitional champion.
CM Punk - He only got over, when the promotion decided to let him go over. All the monsters are on the other brand, so WWE didn't have a choice.
#21 The Miz - Not a bodybuilder, but a well known reality TV figure. He cannot out wrestle John Morrison, but he got the push. Not a bodybuilder, but he became a champ the same way Hogan first did.
#20 Sheamus - If he didn't have the physique, he couldn't have been a champ in his first year or a British/Irish movie career.
#19 Batista - A failed bodybuilder who could only wrestle like a bodybuilder. Cena at least evolved if the IWC wants to acknowledge it or not.
Jeff Hardy - How he ever got over with the fans is beyond me, but that is why he became a champion. I guess the fat emo girls thought Shawn Michaels was too old.
#18 Randy Orton - If he had Cowboy Bob Orton Jr's physique, he would never have been champion. Not until his first WWE title reign could he perform like a champion (5 years into his WWE career).
#17 Rob Van Dam - His physical appearance and ability to out perform anyone made his title run inevitable.
#16 Edge - A little bit on the slimside, but his guest role in "Highlander: Endgame" indicates he had the look. Also, the Lita issue also made him someone that everyone would hate, thus the ultimate antagonist for any baby champion.
#15 John Cena - As CM Punk said, he was a failed bodybuilder who took up wrestling.
Eddie Guerrero - Great technician who had finally got a gimmick that made him marketable. Yet, if he wasn't a great comeback story, would Vince Jr. put the belt on him?
#14 Brock Lesnar - A bodybuilder who could wrestle. The only one who could beat him cleanly was Kurt Angle, his prototype.
Chris Jericho - Over with the crowd for having the mic skills that Michaels and Hart did not have. If Triple H wasn't using Flair's gimmick, Y2J could have been the greatest champion.
#13 Kurt Angle - The gold medal made him believable, but if he wasn't a cut heavyweight wrestler, he would just be Hart or Michaels. A title holder by default.
#12 Big Show - His size autimatically made him a believable champion. A champion only bodybuilders can beat (Angel, Triple H).
#11 Vince McMahon - Just look at the physique he debuted with. To get his gimmick over, he had to look the part.
#10 Triple H - He desperately tries to be on the cover of bodybuilding magazines. Sad, because he has a mind for wrestling. Not the business, wrestling. Still, Paul Lesveque could not have been champion, but the gassed HHH could.
Mankind - Designed as a monster, but was so beloved, he got over as a go to transitional champion. Only as a transitional champ.
#9 The Rock - He looked like a mid 80's action star. Like a Stallone or a Schwarzenegger. Like a bodybuilder.
#8 Kane - Only a monster can stop something like Hulkamania (Andre, Warrior, Undertaker, Yokozuna).
Steve Austin - The first guy since Savage who was there because he was over. Larger than Savage, but not Hogan.
#7 Sid - A monster who was originally designed to be the evil Hogan.
#6 Shawn Michaels - He wasn't a bodybuilder, but he had a marketable look and was the core of the Kliq. He maybe the best athlete of all champions, but if he didn't have the influence, his reigns would not have happened.
#5 Diesel - Another monster with the promo ability Undertaker lacked. Perfect foil for the other monsters.
#4 Yokozuna - A monster that only a bodybuilder should beat. Too bad Lex Luger did'n work out.
Bret Hart - He first became the champion after the WBF failed and the steroid scandals left the promotion without Warrior or Davey Boy Smith. If he held the belt, it was because there we no monsters or bodybuilders. Logic dictates the best wrestler should be champion.
Ric Flair - The greatest champion of all time, and that is why WWE put the belt on him. The drama being trying to stop him from getting the title back. Perfect antagonist for Sid Justice or Ultimate Warrior. If only it worked out.
#3 Undertaker - Monster heel, the closest thing to Andre the Giant. Not a bodybuilder, but you believe he can make anyone "Rest In Peace."
Sgt. Slaughter - Another marketable heel, but just another transition for Hogan.
#2 Ultimate Warrior - The only other bodybuilder babyface who was bread to be Hogan's replacement. If only it worked out.
Randy Savage - The only other larger than life babyface, so it only made sense he picked up Hogan's lost belts. Plus, heels couldn't have long title runs unless they were Ric Flair.
Andre the Giant - The biggest draw prior to Hogan. The only thing larger than Hulkamania was nothing more than a transitional champion.
#1 Hulk Hogan - Not a bodybuilder in the definition sense, but after overshadowning Sly Stallone in "Rocky III," and being a wrestler instead of an actor made him the biggest name in the business.
The Iron Sheik - Another legit bad ass and a marketable heel who could have held the title until Vince Jr found his bodybuilder.
Bob Backlund - Vince Sr's wrestling champion. Vince Jr couldn't stand that. Later, nothing more than a transitional champion.

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Saturday, December 31, 2011

We gotta get "Main Event of the Dead" rolling. Need some sense that my efforts can be rewarded.