I don't normally pimp the work of other bloggers but since he's put in a kind word about the Hangar before, I figure it can't hurt to send a little love back.
On the day of Wrestlemania 25, Puck Daddy's Greg Wyshynski uncovered this gem, the debut of every hockey fan's favorite wrestler: The Goon.
The crazy thing about this is that The Goon wasn't the worst gimmick that Vince McMahon ever thought of, not even top 5 (I'd say that list would be Mantaur, Duke "The Dumpster" Drose, The Red Rooster, Skinner and The Berzerker.)
Needless to say, The Goon's introductory clip gets funnier everytime you see it. How can you not crack up at Vince's over-the-top faux indignation at The Goon's hockey playing: "OH COME ON, THAT'S HIGH-STICKING!!!"
If that weren't enough, there was The Goon's entrance music, wrestling boots (which looked like hockey skates) and habit of dropping his stick and gloves before his match. I certainly prefer that over The Berzerker's "HUSS! HUSS! HUSS!" gimmick.
Alas, The Goon didn't catch on and quickly landed in jobber territory, even getting the honor of being pinned by The Undertaker in roughly 3 seconds.
Of course, no part of The Goon's career ever topped McMahon himself and his all-time unintentional comedy classic song "Stand Back."
Let's face it, you can never go wrong with Vince McMahon singing & gyrating around like he's got fire ants in his shorts, Hulk Hogan pretending to play bass and the trio of "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake on horns.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Non-Sporting Links
Ok, one more batch of linkage and then I will close tonight's flurry of posts with something original. Really, I promise. Here now are some non-sporting links for those who don't give a crap about sports.
"You seem like shporting fellows, ja?"
- R.I.P. Natasha Richardson. My only question is, this week we've had Ron Silver pass on and now Richardson. Who's next, because celebrity deaths always come in threes. Probably the most star-studded threesome (that didn't die in the same event) was actually 10 years ago this month when Stanley Kubrick, Joe DiMaggio and Dusty Springfield all died in the same week.
- George Bush is writing a book about his decisions. It should be called "If Elected, Don't Do This."
- And we wonder why kids are so fucked up these days.
- Duke Foster is writing a Wrestlemania retrospective for the Icon. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Just as long as there is mention of Roddy Piper spraying the late Morton Downey Jr. with a fire extinguisher at Wrestlemania V I'm cool.
- Got $32 million dollars? Then you too can buy your own English village.
- Drunken riots in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day. In other news, the sky is blue, roses are red and women have secrets.
"You seem like shporting fellows, ja?"
- R.I.P. Natasha Richardson. My only question is, this week we've had Ron Silver pass on and now Richardson. Who's next, because celebrity deaths always come in threes. Probably the most star-studded threesome (that didn't die in the same event) was actually 10 years ago this month when Stanley Kubrick, Joe DiMaggio and Dusty Springfield all died in the same week.
- George Bush is writing a book about his decisions. It should be called "If Elected, Don't Do This."
- And we wonder why kids are so fucked up these days.
- Duke Foster is writing a Wrestlemania retrospective for the Icon. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Just as long as there is mention of Roddy Piper spraying the late Morton Downey Jr. with a fire extinguisher at Wrestlemania V I'm cool.
- Got $32 million dollars? Then you too can buy your own English village.
- Drunken riots in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day. In other news, the sky is blue, roses are red and women have secrets.
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