I cant say that Im really offended that Lana and Rusev are fighting for Russia. Its just that it bores me. The evil Russian in wrestling is played out, as is the concept of an evil foreigner who hates America. Cesaro just did that gimmick a couple years ago, and it didnt work out so well for him. The second thing that annoys me is the geography of the situation. Rusev is billed from Bulgaria, where he was actually born. Lana is also billed from Bulgaria, when shes actually from Florida. Fair enough, I can overlook that. But I cant overlook the fact that Bulgaria and Russia arent even close! There's a solid 1,000 kilometers apart from each other. Youd have to go through Romania, Moldova and the Ukraine just to get there. So instead of Rusev fighting for Putin, shouldnt he be fighting for Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev?
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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