The term bastard refers to someone who was born to parents who arent married. Its an offensive term, and rarely used these days. So it was surprising that WWE decided to name a leprechaun character Little Bastard upon his debut in the company. Now known as Hornswoggle, Little Bastard used to wreak havoc on Finlays opponents. He lived under the ring, and couldnt speak a word of Englishor any other language. Basically, it was beyond terrible in every conceivable way. It was one of those gimmicks that made you question why you watch wrestling. Mr. Bastard was used for comedy segments that werent in the least funny, but happened anyway. He was eventually revealed to be the son of Vince McMahon in the years biggest letdown. Then he wasnt, and we found out he was Finlays son. Did Finlay have a wife when Hornswoggle was conceived? I dont know, and thats not really anyone's business, but still referring to him as a Little Bastard just seems cruel no matter what. Couldnt Finlay have just given him a new name? That just seems rude to name your own son Little Bastard.
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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