This month most people will be rejoicing at the fact that the entertainment industry is going through a great high with the likes of neo baby boomer's old school action heroes Transformers the movie 2007; the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix movie as well as the last book of Harry Potter series Deathly Hollows and the announcement of the New Seven Wonders of the World and some others.
But it's kind of sad because other than these generally more popular titles there are still the unsung heroes in my youth that should be worth mentioning. WWF.
No not the World Wildlife Fund.
World Wrestling Federation.
Me? Watch wrestling? Oh my?
But yes. I watched wrestling when I was in secondary school about going to college. I used to watch WWF at 11.oopm at night during the weekdays on the then MegaTV and even on TV3. Without fail my brother and I would watch the stories and the "silly" fighting and running around the ring with chairs and even ladders. Such fashionably acted violence eh?
Years after that I didn't watch anymore due to exams and assignments and soon forgotten. Until recently.
The news of death of one of the characters I used to watch died in what was believe to be a murder-suicide. Chris Benoit aka Canadian Crippler.
When I first heard of this news I felt a tinge of sadness and even regret. Sad because I grew up watching wrestling just as I grew up watching Transformers and Ninja Turtles. I grew up watching Chris Benoit, Goldberg, The Rock, Bam Bam Bigelow, Rey Mysterio and Rey Mysterio Junior, Ric Flair, Sting, Booker-T, Jericho, Goldust, Sid Vicious, Billy the Kid, The Undertaker, not to mention the wrestler who never seems to retire Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Lex Luger, even women like Asia and Chyna and Holly Molly and etc. And then even later came that Stone Cold Steve Austin guy. Remember the guy whom kids went about with that T-Shirt Austin 3:16?
I felt regret because here I am feeling all happy about the other movies and events that are happening this year I realised there are other things that have cheered me up or have contributed to my entertainment experiences, that I had somewhat forgotten about. Made me realise that there are other things that are worth appreciating in life other than the over commercialised stuff.
Without further hesitation I checked the net on the continuation on the Chris Benoit case and found to my surprise even other wrestlers whom I watched have also died BEFORE this case!
Bam Bam Bigelow, Yokozuno, Owen Hart to name a few. Geez.
I used to watch these guys "beat the crap" out of each other to win their coveted Gold Belts and what not. And I actually enjoyed watching them sneakily take the metal chair from under the ring and "whack" the other wrestlers silly!
Boy those were the days. I miss them now. My brother and I would cheer and talk about it the next day all excited and we each have our favourites. We both LOVED Goldberg. He doesn't talk much but he is so cool and so was Sting and The Rock. They were more my brother's favourites. I preferred Goldberg and actually Chris Benoit. Because he was the nicest!
We both disliked Ric Flair the MOST! LOL! I mean look at him below!
Yeah. And there was one time when both Goldberg and Sting did a tag team - phwoar!! My brother and I we doing the whoop because it was one of those historic wrestling TV episodes where audience can get both of their favourite "good guys" at once! Major cool!
Sigh...
So that's why I was feeling sad. It gave me a pinch in the cheek as within all these joy and revelry in celebration of my yester years there was also grieve.So rest in peace Chris Benoit and family. Even though you are gone I do have a glimmer of hope that you found salvation and have been redeemed during your dying moments. Hope there is a wrestling ring in heaven.
I'm sure no matter what you did and how you did it, there are other fans like me out there hoping you will live on in the wrestling world, remembered and honoured! I will.
*SALUTE!*
READY..! TO RUMBLEEEEE.....!!!!
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