Well, I guess I should start off with Jeff Hardy. It is a sad story but one that we should move past. There comes a time when a person has to be left on his own to sink or swim. I believe that Jeff Hardy is in denial and there is little someone can do about that. I was one of the guys that thought that Jeff should be given the world title. All thoughts of giving Hardy the belt need to be forgotten. In reality he really doesn’t need to be considered a part of the WWE family any longer unless he goes to rehab first.
In the wrestling world nothing surprises me anymore. The money being thrown around at some people. It is rare when you find someone like John Cena, who I am not a fan of as a wrestler per say. I can say that he conducts himself like a winner, a champion and a great representative of the company. Why can’t all the wrestlers be like that? Why do they waste golden opportunities and destroy their lives and hurt the people around them? It will take better minds than mine to understand it all. It’s disgusting to even write this article but it didn’t seem to make sense to me to ignore it.
ESPN Classic has started showing old AWA tapes. I believe that the ones currently running are from nineteen eighty six. I had my first TV tapings at The Showboat Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I have a couple of people to thank for that. One of them is Sensational Sherri Martel the other is the legendary Ray “The Crippler” Stevens. I got a chance to work with Tommy “Wildfire” Rich and Kevin Kelly along with Sherri Martel. It was a fairly risqué angle that involved arm wrestling. As the brawl broke out they ripped Sherri’s clothes off. I remember thinking it was a big deal at the time. I had another angle involving Larry Zbyszko and Nick Bockwinkel along with Heavyweight Boxing contender Scott LeDoux. It was a big deal for me at the time to be involved in all of that. Here it is over twenty years later and I am in reruns. Who would have ever guessed it?
The Countdown to Wrestlemania has long started for wrestling fans it should feel like the Super Bowl. It feels more like the Pro Bowl from where I am sitting.
Vince McMahon has been given a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. If it had happened a few months ago the event would have been handled by Johnny Grant who presided over these events for many years. He has passed on in the last few months. It is a new era of stars on the Walk of Fame. I guess I am really surprised that Vince is included with Hollywood Legends but I also know they don’t give out those stars by pulling someone’s name out of a hat. So congratulations Vince for getting a star. I spend a lot of time in LA so sooner or later I will get a chance to walk on you. I might as well take the only chance that I may ever get to do it.
The picture for this article is of Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat she is Liana Catoggio the girlfriend of "Carolina’s Own" David Isley of NWA fame and (Thunderfoot#1-IWA and WrestleReunion version). They regularly get together with the Blood family for dinner or a night out on the town. David and I have both known Rick for many many years. Before he got in the business David worked for Rick at his Steamboats Mid Atlantic Gym. I thought it would be fitting at Wrestlemania to have one of the guys who participated in one of Wrestlemania's greatest matches be a part of the article. He currently works behind the scenes for WWE as a Producer.
This has been a piece of my mind
