Perhaps the loudest "TNA" chant in WWE history happened during a match between "Rosie O'Donnell" and "Donald Trump" on Raw. In real life, Rosie and Donald were having a bit of a spat. Rosie called The Donald out for not firing the winner of the Miss USA contest over drug abuse. This eventually crossed over into wrestling, because Vince McMahon has some clear mental issues. To settle things between the two, Vince booked them in a match on Raw. As soon as it was announced, you knew it was going to be unprecedented levels of awfulness. Throughout the night, a bad Rosie impersonator, and indie wrestler Ace Steel in a bad wig got ready for their showdown. And oh God was it bad. You would think a joke match would last one, maybe two minutes tops. Not this one. This match went seven long, agonizing minutes of pushing and slapping at each other for only Vince's amusement. What seemed to tickle him the most is the fact that Rosie is overweight. Among the barbs shot at Rosie's way was that she possessed "Lesbianic fury" and was described as a "double chinned Diva." Even good ol' JR couldn't help but join in on the fun as he noted that "It looks like Rosie has bulked up for this contest!" "I'm gonna take everything you have and buy me a large pizza" fake Rosie told fake Donald. Yep, somebody got paid good money to write that. Basically, WWE's message to anyone Rosie O'Donnell's size or bigger is that you're a horrible person who deserves to be mocked relentlessly. It's no wonder that far more men than women watch wrestling. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5tcer_donald-trump-vs-rosie-o-donnell_sport Most amazing of all is that despite this segment bombing, Vince tried the same thing again a few years later with "Barack Obama" vs. "Hilary Clinton."
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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