A former Hillsborough County Commissioner spent Father’s Day in jail after authorities say he punched his two sons.
Sheriff’s officials say 52-year-old Brian Blair was charged with two felony counts of child abuse Sunday after an altercation at his family’s Tampa home.
The arrest report shows that Blair pushed his 17-year-old son in the chest during an altercation. The teen tried to walk away, but authorities say Blair grabbed him and punched him in the face with a closed fist and left a red mark and swelling.
Deputies say Blair let go of his older son and grabbed his younger son by the throat. The report shows that he punched the younger teen that left a bump on his head
And what exactly is the significance of this story? It’s B. Brian Blair of the Killer Bees! Oh yes it is. Way to go buddy.
Jesse Ventura has done it all. If you look at this guy’s resume it’s pretty impressive. The man began his quest to greatness in the mid 70’s while being a Navy SEAL. When that “challenge” ended he decided to take on wrestling as a hobby. Some hobby. The dude became a legend in the WWF and a hell of an announcer too.
Then he had his classic moments on film including roles in Predator and Running Man. After that? Eh, just a little stint as a Governor. Now? Now the guy is just plain being himself and is as entertaining as ever.
However, nothing was more entertaining than his days in pro wrestling.
I really wish that Nacho Libre had never come out. Because in all honesty, the Mexican Wrestler is a fantastic subject of study. A small excerpt showed me this:
In 1942, lucha libre would be forever changed when a silver-masked wrestler, known simply as El Santo (The Saint), first stepped into the ring. He made his debut in Mexico City by winning an 8-man battle royal. The public became enamored by the mystique and secrecy of Santo’s personality and he quickly became the most popular luchador in Mexico.
Basically since 1942 we’ve seen a rise in masks and insanity in the Mexican wrestling genre. We’ve also seen an increase in men being out of shape and dressing as overweight women as part of their regimen.
These guys are nuts and way more entertaining than our WWE guys.
Fast forward about half way and you’ll start to see the insanity that is this clip. There’s just no way you can’t look at this thing from pedophile’s point of view. Just listen to HOW the Warrior talks. It’s quite disturbing.
And good God the Brother love show? Talk about an abomination of the World Wrestling Federation. I mean nothing tops Piper’s Pit but still. This is just sad.
“Do a little hand stand for the Ultimate Warrior. Ohhhh yeahhhhh.”
Well, I brought you the debut of The Ultimate Warrior a couple of weeks ago. Little did I know that this guy was in another Pro Wrestling franchise prior to the WWF.
In fact he was in two. This clip is from Texas based World Class Championship Wrestling. In this circuit he wrestled for 50 bucks a night and got the name “Dingo Warrior” after another wrestler remarked he looked like a warrior (and probably a moron too).
I had no idea this guy’s real last name was Hellwig. You learn something new everyday.
As most of us older than 10 years old know, pro wrestling is more about entertainment than it is about sport. Don’t get me wrong, the guys that perform on a night in and night out basis are tremendous atheletes. They do things in the wring that not even professional atheletes do. However, let’s face the facts here. It’s more entertaining and showmanship than anything else.
And what better a way to entertain the crowd than bring in props? And sometimes those props can be either living things or inanimate objects that take on lives of their own.
Here are the most memorable mascots of professional wrestling
With all due respect to the African American community, Koko B Ware has got to be one of the most ridiculous characters in entertainment history. Personally I think he was one step away from being one of those minstrels.
You can’t deny that this dude was pure energy though. The arm flapping and the parrot were incredible. And when you get down to it, this dude was damned strong. He was the true inventor of the brain buster.
By the way, could Iron Mike Sharp scream any more?
