Yes, I admit it: I’m a Jerichoholic. The only reason why I’ve gone back to watching WWE. Well, that and this, from the Miami Herald:
World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon and 19 superstars and Divas just returned from bringing holiday cheer to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq on its fifth Tribute to the Troops tour.
Hosted by Armed Forces Entertainment, the tour, Dec. 4-8, marked the fifth holiday Tribute to the Troops event WWE has produced since 2003. The tour and live event will be chronicled in a two-hour holiday special — WWE Tribute to the Troops — at 9 p.m. EST/PST Monday, Dec. 24 on the USA Network.
The WWE Tribute to the Troops tour marks the largest celebrity production to visit troops in Iraq, with WWE superstars visiting 20 bases throughout the country in three days.
BL (John “Bradshaw” Layfield, for you FOX News buffs) passing out t-shirts
— While in Iraq for the Tribute to the Troops taping, several WWE superstars found themselves in grave danger. A helicopter carrying Dean Malenko, Mickie James, Carlito, Chris Jericho, JBL, and Ron Simmons was damaged while landing, stranding the superstars for five hours in a war zone in Tarmiyah, Iraq. They were in the middle of fires, smoke bombs, dead animals, and razor wire everywhere while hanging out with soldiers in an unsecure location. – Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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A former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (graduating in the top 97% of his class), where he also competed rings for the UCLA mens gymnastics team. The events of 9/11 woke him from his political slumber and malaise. Currently a personal trainer and gymnastics coach.
The wordsmith has never been to Nantucket.
Merry Christmas, and God Bless, one and all.
All due respect, Curt. I am a Jerichoholic too. However, there were many others reasons to love WWE. I liked The Rock, and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. They were they greatest of all time. I also enjoyed the Redneck Stonecold Steve Austin. Lets not forget the Cerebral Assassin Triple H.
Anyway, It really is great that these wrestlers are doing this. I never saw a troops tribute by WWE although I know they do it every year. Thanks WWE, for being great troop supporters.
I wish my friend Collin would meet these wrestlers and that they would tell them why they do this every year so that way he would realize that he’s wrong. He seems to think the reason why WWE does this is because their Net Income is down and that they are only going to Iraq to get some of the money from Oil Revenues. So that way they won’t go out of business.
I don’t buy it though. I think WWE really is showing care for our troops. Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Oh, sorry Wordsmith. I called you Curt by mistake.
No harm done. I was actually waiting for Curt to reply back to you, admitting to you that he is a closet Hulkamaniac.
Jericho is my favorite. Someone I felt who should have been pushed much better in 2000 and 2001. If he had been used properly, they could have had another Rock or Austin 3:16 on their hands. I really think he’s that charismatic, and good at communicating with the audience.
Triple H should always be kept as a heel. He’s far better as the badguy with the sledgehammer.
Hope you caught the show. It was actually pretty enjoyable, given that it’s not your normal WWE program, pushing storylines along. But more about thanking the troops, and celebrating their commitment and service and sacrifice.
I agree, wholeheartedly.
Unfortunately I’ve never gotten into the WWF or WWE or any of the wrestling programs. I’ve been told its good entertainment but I just couldn’t get into it. But I love the work they are doing to support the troops.
I think it might be an “acquired taste”, and accepting it on its own merits. It’s just an athletic soap opera. Some of the stuff they do is pretty amazing.
Here’s an example of why Y2J and the Rock are so entertaining. Not their best work and juvenile, yes; but in the context of the storylines and matches they build upon, it can be quite entertaining.
Kurt Angle, an Olympic gold medalist, around 2000-2003 was also quite entertaining, both with his athleticism and with his persona/character.
I love chris he is sooo hot and hes such a good wrestler but i like when hes a good guy but i do have to amit that they did do a great storyline a few years ago when he teamed up with the big show when they made him go heel.