"I seriously don't understand why you bother watching that, babe, it's so stupid""You've never given it a chance. Here, sit down with me and watch this episode of Raw, just try it""......... Those twin girls really can't act""Well....... No, not really""Is that Jerry Springer?""I swear to God, it's normally better than this!" Chris Rock once had a routine about the differences between modern rap and classic rap, with the line being "I love rap music, but it's HARD to defend this s**t!". Apply that philosophy to wrestling, and there has never been a truer word spoken. Many of us have tried to convince our friends, colleagues or partners to get into wrestling, to try and share our passion with them. We extol the virtues of Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker, The Rock's promos, the skill of CM Punk or Dolph Ziggler. And then something cheesy or stupid happens to totally embarrass us. Just for fun, lets list some of the more embarrassing moments of being a wrestling fan... The Spirit Squad Hornswoggle being Vince McMahon's illegitimate son Hornswoggle in general The tag team of Chuck and Billy The Katie Vick storyline The Judy-Bagwell-On-A-Pole match The Boogeyman Petey Williams suffers from diarrhea during an X Division match The Fingerpoke Of Doom Donald Trump shaving Vince McMahon's head bald Ultimate Warrior being under Papa Shango's voodoo curse Going on about these or any other ridiculous occasions is one of the most annoying things a person could say to a wrestling fan, if only because they're right. We love wrestling, but damn, it is HARD to defend this s**t.
Stephen Maher has been a rock star, a bouncer, a banker and a busker on various streets in various countries. He's hung out with Robert Plant, he was at Nelson Mandela's birthday and he's swapped stories with prostitutes and crack addicts. He once performed at a Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras by accident. These days, he passes the time by writing about music, wrestling, games and other forms of nerdery. And he rarely drinks the blood of the innocent.
