Scott's Blog of Doom

Hey Scott,

Got a new review up over on my site that looks at the new Airheads - Batman: The Brave and the Bold taffy.  In it, I look at the six superhero-inspired flavors, recreate Green Arrow for the new millennium, and Big Van Vader even makes an appearance!

Check it out:

http://www.reviewtheworld.com/content/oct09/batmanhead.html

 

Wait, I don’t get the Brave & the Bold up here that I know of, so I’m puzzled – what’s up with the Golden Age Green Arrow and the Jamie Reyes version of Blue Beetle being in the same time? 

Otherwise, a fine review.

Hi Scott,
I don't want to re-start the old debate about Montreal, but recent events at Breaking Point and rumours of a Bret Hart return got me thinking. Should anyone who criticises Bret for not following the "time honored tradition" also criticise Ric Flair for taking the NWA title to the WWF in 1991? Unless I'm mistaken, Flair seems to get a free pass for this and I'm not sure why. Taking your company's world title to a rival organisation seems like a pretty big insult to everyone he worked with. I know the circumstances were very different and Flair was owed his $25,000 deposit, but he could have held onto the belt without putting it on WWF TV.

 

Well, here’s the thing:  Vince McMahon is full of shit.  There are no “time honored traditions” in wrestling because it’s a business founded by con men who will say whatever they need to (like “time honored tradition” or “wellness policy”) to put asses in the seats.  Flair was hardly the first person to screw over a promoter and of course he was far from the last, and there’s just as many cases of guys leaving with their heads high as there are of guys doing the job on the way out.  Even at the time (1997, I’m talking) people saw right through Vince’s speech and realized that it was just him spinning the situation to not make himself look paranoid, but over time it’s somehow morphed into an honest plea from a great lover of wrestling tradition.  Shit happens, I guess. 

Either way, I side fully with the wrestlers in both cases.  If Jim Herd was too stupid to get the belt off Flair before screwing him over, then it’s own fault. 

Normally we're mourning the deaths of wrestlers and personalities who died too soon, but Lou Albano was the case of a man who helped bring wrestling into the mainstream eye, retired at the right time and enjoyed many years taking on causes and continuing to spread the good spirit of the business. He always just seemed like a decent, funny guy.

Here's a clip of Lou in his more dastardly days and if you search YouTube, you can find Snuka's revenge match in which Lou does a 6-alarm blade job.

BTW I'm sorry I haven't been around recently. I just had to deal with some family-related things and some personal issues. I'll be back soon, maybe after this next PPV. I haven't really watched any wrestling or much of anything. I hope you are all doing well and I miss you guys!