Uncle Coaster

Bucket List Type Items: My second live event was at the Scranton Catholic Youth Center in 1982 when I was 9 years old. I got to tap Andre The Giant on the arm. He was truly larger than life and I feel it's something I can tell younger people about today and not sound like Grandpa Jones telling falsehoods about things being bigger or better back in my day.

So should there only be good guys? Are we upset at the Young Bucks for mistreating their elder before his retirement match or does this only apply to certain social issues. Where do you draw the line?

If that’s his real name.

I’ve been happily surprised to hear a few things I didn’t know or remember in this Vince series on BTB, but oof it is a bit of a chore to get through these. I don’t find any of these guys nearly as funny as they find themselves.

Your significant other.

I have been discussing Jay Briscoe in my Sunday School class the last two weeks. I’m going to show Mark’s eulogy to the high school aged students this week. It is beautiful and there is a lot that we can discuss from it.

I lurk here and want to say that @twiztor has echoed my thoughts exactly. I’ve wanted to post something similar but couldn’t find the words. Well said and Happy November everyone.

I’m glad you started it’s own topic. I have been enjoying the write ups so far and look forward to following along from here.

Apathy and selfishness. As long as I don’t take part directly in the immoral behavior or I feel that my funds directly contribute to that behavior I am not about to give up something I enjoy just because parts of the chain that make up the product do things I find awful. Life is too short and that’s how I choose to navigate it.

Having both Brock and Ronda winning their respective Rumbles this year is it for me. I was their live. I had a great seat. The people sitting around me were awesome. I still couldn’t help but be massively disappointed at the end. Why bother watching weekly when two unannounced part-timers (at least at the time) win the big ones? I still haven’t been able to enjoy the WWE as much since.

I also had a letter published in The Wrestler. Called Hulk Hogan a baby for saying that Tunney’s decision to not give him a rematch against The Warrior was “Gaga”. I probably referenced Bob Backlund, too.

How about Tito Santana being billed from Tocula Mexico, which is actually a mistaken pronunciation/spelling of Toluca that stuck? Are there any other similar stories?

I always knew it would be something ultra serious to get me to emerge from my lurking.

I attended Royal Rumble in person with a seat along the ramp. I was able to get a quick handshake with Shane as he was walking toward the back after his Rumble appearance. I can confirm the man was sweating like nobody should sweat.

I don’t post here often but when I heard the news I wanted to post about all of the emotions I was feeling but just couldn’t find the words. You all did it so wonderfully for me. The only thing I know to add is one thought that kept popping into my mind all day. As a kid in the mid eighties I knew Bobby Eaton was a great worker before I knew what a “great worker” was.