Thinking about Chris Benoit, I thought about great wrestling. On June 25th 2007 one of the greatest wrestlers of all time tragically died. I remember watching Chris Benoit when he came to WCW in 1994. At the time I was still into the big name wrestlers like Hogan, Savage and Flair. As I kept tuning into Nitro every week Benoit consistently had great matches. It made me appreciate other guys more like Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, and Chris Jericho.
When Chris Benoit joined the Horsemen in 1995, I knew he was something special. If you’re in company with Ric Flair and Arn Anderson you have done something right. Benoit was just as good as any of the original horsemen. I will never forget the battles he with William Regal, Fit Finlay, and Booker T. Chris and Booker had the greatest Best of 7 series that any sport has ever seen. They took it to each other 7 matches in a row. Another great moment is when Chris won the WCW Tag titles with Dean Malenko. They made a great tag team. WCW was only the beginning for Chris.
In 2000, Chris jumped to WWE, with Eddie, Dean, and Perry Saturn. Chris made an impact right away taking on Triple H his first night on TV. He then won the Intercontental title at Wrestlemania 2000 against Jericho and Angle. My favorite three memories of Chris Benoit are when he and Jericho won the tag titles in Calgary against Austin and Triple H, and then they competed in a 4 team TLC match 3 days later. My second favorite moment is when he faced Kurt Angle in 2003 at the Royal Rumble in one of the greatest matches ever. My third favorite memory is when he won the World title in 2004 at Wrestlemania 20. I remember my friend Noah Lott telling me that it was well deserved. I’ll always remember the sight of Chris and Eddie in the ring together at the end of Wrestlemania 20
Chris Benoit will always be remembered as a wrestler who brought intensity, passion and great wrestling everytime he went out to the ring. He also in my opinion set the standard for WCW/WWE United States title. He held that title with pride and dignity and made it credible title. Chris you will be remembered forever. Long live the rapid wolverine and the Canadian crippler. We miss you Chris.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Friday, June 1, 2007
Detroit Sports, POG Double Impact, and more
Well not much of anything has changed in 3 weeks but Detroit seems to be falling on their butts. Tigers aren't doing so hot and neither are the Pistons. What is up with that crap? The Tigers need to trade somebody and the Pistons just need to be more aggressive. I mean I know the Lions are bad but there is no reason why the Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons shouldn't be winning championships. I am pissed off and frustrated with the Tigers right now. They need pitching!!!! Good grief
Last Sunday I went to my first Indy wrestling show in about a year. It was POG's Double Impact. It was a good show. I enjoyed seeing the Old Timer Jeff King, Josh Abercrombie, Steve Amani and of course my good friend Noah Lott. I bought the POG Unrated DVD for one reason and that is because of the NO D'Q match between Noah Lott and $Dollar$ match. Brutal is the word. The great thing is, is that feud isn't quite over yet. Next Sunday I am going back down to Coldwater for POG Faded Glory 2, their 3rd year anniversary show. For more info go to http://www.the-beast.com/pogindex.shtml It's going to be a great show. I hope people in the area go and see this show because POG definitely has it going for them.
Well Kobe Bryant is creating more drama then what were use to. He first says he wants to be traded then doesn't. Make up you fricken mind and make it up quick. Also I am so sick of hearing Lebron being compared to Michael Jordan. Theres only one MJ and no one can replace, certainly not Queen James the crybaby and the most overrated player in the game.
Well too bad the Duke Lacrosse team didn't get their dream ending to their season. What a great comeback. It sucks that mindless and stupid people have to take advantage of peoples fame and fortune. It's ridiculous. Hopefully people will learn from this.
Well thats all from me now. Have a good weekend. Hopefully by the next time I update the Pistons will be in the Finals and the Tigers will be winning again. Peace and God Bless
Last Sunday I went to my first Indy wrestling show in about a year. It was POG's Double Impact. It was a good show. I enjoyed seeing the Old Timer Jeff King, Josh Abercrombie, Steve Amani and of course my good friend Noah Lott. I bought the POG Unrated DVD for one reason and that is because of the NO D'Q match between Noah Lott and $Dollar$ match. Brutal is the word. The great thing is, is that feud isn't quite over yet. Next Sunday I am going back down to Coldwater for POG Faded Glory 2, their 3rd year anniversary show. For more info go to http://www.the-beast.com/pogindex.shtml It's going to be a great show. I hope people in the area go and see this show because POG definitely has it going for them.
Well Kobe Bryant is creating more drama then what were use to. He first says he wants to be traded then doesn't. Make up you fricken mind and make it up quick. Also I am so sick of hearing Lebron being compared to Michael Jordan. Theres only one MJ and no one can replace, certainly not Queen James the crybaby and the most overrated player in the game.
Well too bad the Duke Lacrosse team didn't get their dream ending to their season. What a great comeback. It sucks that mindless and stupid people have to take advantage of peoples fame and fortune. It's ridiculous. Hopefully people will learn from this.
Well thats all from me now. Have a good weekend. Hopefully by the next time I update the Pistons will be in the Finals and the Tigers will be winning again. Peace and God Bless
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