Ever since i heard the news, i haven't had the urge to watch wrestling at all. None, until i finally forced myself to watch Eddie vs. Super Crazy from RoH: The Era of Honor Begins. While the match wasn't all that great (***, IMO), it's good to know that all i have to do is pop in that show or a myriad of other shows/DVDs anytime i want to see him again.

I think it's safe to say that i've had enough time to fully digest this whole tragedy. Eddie Guerrero was one of my top 5 favorite wrestlers in the WWE today, as well as one of my top 10 favorites of all time. For the past few days, i've been a walking talking vacuum. I've barely talked to any of my friends. I've barely talked to anyone, period. The fact that a Pro-Wrestler/TV Character has made that much of an impression in my life is a true testament to his talent.

I'll admit, Eddie didn't really catch my attention up until 2000 when he jumped over to the E, mostly because i followed the E product more after 1996, believe it or not. When he debuted the whole Latino Heat gimmick, he immediately connected with me. The music was great, the angle with Chyna was great, his promos and catch phrases were great. I became the "Eddie Guerrero" of my little geeky group of wrestling buddies back then, as i'd constantly say "Ese", "Mamacita", "You want some Latino Heat?", and recite the theme song. My top 5 favorite Eddie matches would have to be Eddie vs. Mysterio - WCW HH 97, Eddie vs. Chris Benoit - Vengeance 03, Eddie vs. Dean Malenko - ECW 1995, Eddie vs. Edge - Smackdown, Fall 2002, and Eddie vs. Kurt Angle - WM XX.

I will definitely be picking up the new Eddie tribute shirt. Not only because all proceeds are going to the Guerrero family, but the fact that it's just a great shirt!

In closing, i was really moved by the RAW tribute. Fortunately, i got all my crying out the night before. However, i was extremely depressed throughout the entire show. I'm still slightly depressed as i type this. The tribute was so well done. It exceeded all my expectations, tenfold. Benoit, Batista, Chavo, and Mysterio breaking down like that was intense, to say the least. I could mention how momentarily annoyed i was by the fact that HHH and Stephanie talked after Benoit, etc., but the positives clearly outweighed that little negative. I still haven't come to grips with the fact that he's gone. However, i had an epiphany the other day - Eddie might be gone, but he didn't go with any regrets, whatsoever. It's not like we can really say "He could've been one of the all time greats, he had everything going for him", etc. The fact is, Eddie DID live up to his potential. He lived up to everything and then some. I mean, look at Jake Roberts or Barry Windham.... need i say more? The man, IMO, is a pioneer of pro-wrestling in that his story will no doubt inspire many future stars within the business to overcome their personal demons and live up to their potential.

Goodbye, Eddie. I will miss you quite alot. On this earth, you inspired me greatly. Your death has only inspired me more, onehundredfold. It's a shame that i'll never see your Frog splash again. It's a shame that i'll never see the Los Guerreros reunion i was waiting for. It's a shame that a second run with the World title didn't materialize in time. It's a shame that i'll never see your antics on television ever again. You've left quite a vacuum, Eddie. Not just on the Smackdown roster, but in all of our collective hearts. In closing, all i have to say is thank you for helping me get through my Freshman year of college last year. In your last years, you displayed a fortitude that eludes many people throughout their entire life. Had i not been privy to your struggle with vices and success in overcoming them, i might not be where i am today. Thank you for entertaining me and being a performer that truly gave pro-wrestling a better name.

I'm sure you've reunited with the Love Machine and your father by now. I'd imagine you're putting on classics with the likes of Kerry Von Erich and Owen Hart as we speak. In fact, i'd say the first card you wrestled on in heaven looked something like this:

Bruiser Brody vs. Andre The Giant.

Buddy Rogers vs. Lou Thesz.

Gory Guerrero, Eddie Guerrero, and Art Barr vs. Fritz, Kerry, and David Von Erich.

Jumbo Tsuruta and Giant Baba vs. Owent Hart and Davey Boy Smith.

Terry Gordy vs. Ray Stevens.

Adrian Adonis and Rick Rude vs. Curt Henning and Eddie Gilbert.

:)

RIP.

Well, i've made over $600 chauffeuring this summer, and i think it's about time i reap the fruits of my labor. Thanks to the $10 sale over at ROHwrestling.com, i was able to buy 11 great shows for the price of $140!.... Okay, so maybe that's not the best deal in the whole wide world, but i'm still happy the order didn't break the $200. Tell me what you think. Were these shows worth the price of admission?

2002

Unscripted

Glory By Honor

All Star Extravaganza

Scramble Madness

2003

Main Event Spectacles

2004

Reborn Stage Two

Generation Next

World Title Classic

Reborn Completion (i've heard it's kind of weak match wise, but very important storyline wise)

2005

Manhattan Mayhem

Death Before Dishonor III

All soon to be a part of this collection:

2002

The Era of Honor Begins

Round Robin Challenge

Night of Appreciation

Road to the Title

Night of the Butcher

Final Battle 2002

2003

One Year Anniversary Show

The Epic Encounter

Retribution: Round Robin Challenge II

Death Before Dishonor

Glory by Honor II

Final Battle 2003

2004

Midnight Express Reunion

Weekend Of Thunder Nights 1 & 2

Final Battle 2004

"In the calm words of J.R. at the Montreal screwjob: "What happened?" Last night's episode of RAW shouldn't have gone the way it did. It should've been a turning point for the company. I don't think we'll see a boom again for quite some time, but stars like Cena, Batista, Randy Orton, Shelton Benjamin, can garner in some great business. I haven't been this infuriated with an episode of RAW since the summer of 2004 when bad booking decisions were so common that they were practically glorified by whomever it was that greenlighted them. Half of the show felt like a run of the mill episode of Heat or Experience. I don't watch RAW to see a ridiculous amount of clips from Wrestlemania. I watch for the actual sports entertainment.

HHH had no business opening up the show with his little, guttural, patented-concession speech. I agree 100% with Guttman, this should've been the time for the new champ to share his thoughts and try to connect with the fans. I think everyone can agree that now that Batista is the champ, he needs far more exposure and focus than what he was given last night (and better material to work with on the mic, for the love of virgin mary).

If last night's RAW served as any indication, Big Dave's reign is heading straight down the same toilet as Benoit's. I was happy that they at least had the mindfulness to book his first title defense on the main event. However, to have him totally obliterate Orton cleanly, and in turn flush a possible money match down the toilet, was the worst decision of the night. In fact, THAT should be our main event at Backlash. Hunter and Batista have shown that they have a good chemistry across the board, but i'm tired of that feud. We all got our payoff, so why not wait until Summerslam when we'll be just as excited as we were to see it at WM21? What the hell are they thinking over at Titan towers? "Yeah, the cowboy's son didn't get over as a face, so let's take this commodity we've been emphatically promoting to the world as our biggest prospect for the past 2 years, and kill him. The fans won't notice.... they're too dumb and nerdy.... or something." Hopefully, this was just an off night. If not, it's going to be a long, hard 3rd and 4th quarters.

Alex of Purchase, New York"

1. Rikishi sings about his ass.

2. Randy Savage expresses his utmost contempt for the Hulkster, via rap.

3. Chyna makes an ass of herself.

4. This one's for you, Veggie. The beginning and the end of the 'Master.

5. Booker gets caught up in the moment.

So we were talking about the adverse effects fast food can have on one's health today in class, and it made me think of a joke Chris Rock told at the Oscars a few weeks ago: "Michael Moore now is wishing he did Super Size me. Not only did it get nominated, but he would've had all the research done long before he even started filming." Yeah, it didn't go exactly like that, but if you can comprehend what's written in those Bernstein Bears books, i'm sure you'll get the gist.

So of course, that got me thinking of Michael Moore, everyone's favorite lard-ass, political propandist, opportunistic demagogue. That man is one of the saddest human beings on the face of the earth at this moment. Sure, he gets the money. Sure, he gets the chicks through copious amounts of that same money, but he'll never have one thing many of us CAN have - a true feeling of accomplishment. People like Michael Moore can NEVER be fulfilled where they need it. Like many others, when the camera is finally off of him (which would seem damn near impossible, since you need 10 cameras as it is to film a program where the fat f**ck makes an appearance, just so you could see the other people involved in the TV program.), the lights have been shut off, and the mics have been unplugged..... there sits Michael atop of all his dirty capital.... whistling in the dark, making the kind of face someone would make when they're pushing out a really bad case of the runs.

However, being the good sammaritan that i am, i can't help but feel somewhat sorry for Mr. Moore. Here's a guy that was an icon. Not just in the political world, but in american pop culture. It seemed as if he was destined to be etched in the annals of American history, since it appeared that many were buying into what he was feeding them, and that he would be the first "pundit"/activist to have an unprecedented and profound amount of influence on the constituency, not seen before. After 2 successful box office hits, he was the talk of the town. Then, something happened. Something that even i myself to this day 4 months later can't believe i witnessed - George W. Bush, the impetus of Mr. Moore's moneymaking scheme and livelihood was re-elected! Worse yet, he not only won the most electoral votes, but the popular vote as well! (though both by a slim margin.) Now, with no idea what to do, and no one to tell him what to do.... Michael Moore had dug himself into a quagmire. His arch-rival, and man that he had been calling an idiot for the past two years, George W. Bush, had outdone him. Michael Moore would then do what some would naturally do in this embarassing situation - run away and hide. Yep.

To me, Michael Moore is no different than some 2-bit pimp on the street. One way or the other, both a pimp and Michael Moore's job can be summed up as exploitation for financial gain. So keep whistling Michael and soak up what you have left, which is VERY little, to say the least. You're dematerializing quicker than you think.

Note: Let me add that i do think the films, Faranheit 9/11 and Bowling for coumbine, do present valid points to some degree, despite the man who made them. And just for the record, if i had to label myself politically, i'd say that i'm a moderate-leftist.

Professor's can be such dickheads. There's no lighter or more eloquent way to put it. Some of them are downright sadistic bastards. One, in particular, is my Preceptorial professor. Think of the class as a philosophy/fine literature course. The class is a lecture/discussion hybrid, so every class i'm forced to sit through and be innundated with garbled up nonsense from a bunch of snivveling pinkos and other radical ideologues. It's far more nerve racking than it may sound. Damn pinkos and liberal ideologues. You tossers are the reason why moderates like myself get our asses kicked by the righties every election, when we're out of Clinton's and Kennedy's.

This one girl (who looks sexy as hell when she wears her glasses) works my last nerve every class. I barely ever say a word during that class, but each and every time she opens her mouth and spews out her half baked garbage makes me want to stand up and mock execute her, right then and there, though a Moe Green special right through the glasses would be just as swell. So, anyway, the workload is even worse. Even worse than the workload, my professor seems to favor all the aforementioned students. Most of the professors i've come across rub me as ideologues, so i guess you wouldn't even have to put 2 and 2 together for that one.

The guy seems to have a real hard on for me. Now, i'm no Edgar Allen Poe, but he has terribly underrated the papers i've handed in since day one. I literally drop my blood, sweat, and tears into these papers, and for each one, he's given me a B-. Not a C. Not a D. Just a B-. Like i said before, i'm not exactly writing War and Peace here, but it's far more than he gives it credit for. I spent at least 5 - 6 hours per paper in the beginning. Then, for a little experiment, i upped the ante and moved it up to 12 hours. Everything i write is based on solid facts. Still, no change. There's no doubt in my mind that he gives me B-'s because they wouldn't evoke suspicion, unlike D's and C's. Pretty smart.

I've adhered to every single one of Mr. 3 phd's little, clever, sarcastic comments he writes throughout the paper, and still no change. Hell, i even went up to him a few times, and told him that he misinterpreted what i was saying. Probably wasn't the best idea in retorspect. In addition to that, i was looking around at some of the other papers, and most of the kids that got A's were the kids who talk alot, and kiss his ass during after class. I've never been a kiss-ass kind of guy. Never have, never will. Damn this glass ceiling.

[/whiny Edge-esque rant]

Ahhh...... i needed that. :)

http://www.newgrounds.com/video/losthope.html

Do yourself a major service, and watch this.

I just purchased these fine items off of ebay for a whopping total of $18 altogether:

WCW Hogwild 1996:

The cover art might not make alot of sense, but the card sure does:

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Ultimo Dragon.

Chris Benoit vs. Dean Malenko.

Ric Flair (who i forgot had been relegated to the mid card around that time.) vs. Eddie Guerrero.

The Steiner Brothers vs. Harlem Heat.

And a double main event, both of which are pretty decent, from what i've heard:

"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant.

The Outsiders vs. Sting & Luger.

The best of Ricky Steamboat in Japan:

Forgot the actual list of matches, but i remember matches with Jumbo Tsuruta, Flair, Kensuke Sasaki, Misawa as Tiger mask II, and a series with the Superfly catching my eye.

Your thoughts?