King Kamala

My elementary school never had spelling bees. The first spelling bee I remember participating in was in 7th grade. My elementary school didn't have much of anything really being a part of a completely broke school system. Once you hit 4th grade, you could do outdoor track, basketball, and if you weren't inclined towards the athletics, you could join the school chorus. We did have an invitation only drama club for one year. I managed to snag an invite to be a part of "Songs Throughout The Ages" (an original musical made up of random, popular songs throughout the ages) but since I frequently skipped rehearsal, I only ended up in two numbers. The first number was the showstealing "disco" number where me and two other actors cut up a rug to "Disco Inferno". The other number was the finale, which everybody appeared in, where we all sang "We Are The World". Even as a third grader, I could tell that finale was terrible.

I'll never forget the day in 5th grade where I saw my first pair of female breasts in person. Unfortunately, it was the incredibly butch, incredibly pudgy, class tomboy. One day she was wrestling with a boy at recess and somehow her shirt came off and she wasn't wearing a bra underneath. Needless to say, those who witnessed it were simultaneously amused and horrified.

I was the class troublemaker in 4th grade and the first half of 5th grade until an actual troublemaker showed up. This was mostly due to my tendancy to start rumors and throw stuff. The highlight of my brief reign as a troublemaker was my feud with the school art teacher. I can't remember how or why exactly it started but I know it peaked when I started a popular playground rumor that he was cheating on his wife (This was during the period where I was watching a lot of Maury and Jerry Springer). I also liked to do funny faces and to The Alex Wright dance into his class window while I had recess and he was teaching another class. Oh and he was obsessed with building this giant dollhouse so needless to say I messed with that. The feuded ended when he took a sabbatical for several months in the second half of 5th grade. I took pride in driving him away for years but typing this I just feel like kind of a jerk. I can't even remember why I started giving him hell in the first place.

How is that unique? They did the same thing last week!

No, three hours were always kind of a drag but especially in the last six months or so of them. The first hour was almost always entirely WCW Saturday Night quality matches and other various filler.

EFA oh and FOR YEARS NOW...

Speaking of food vendors, I was watching a month old episode of Bizarre Foods on my DVR and as a result, I know want to visit The Minnesota State Fair. They had something like 75 different foods on a stick there!

Alright- this isn't thee WWE Folder but majormayhem1 and Damien are speculating on whether there are two Ultimate Warriors in the Independent/Japanese wrestling folder and that's worthy of inclusion in this thread. This Damien fella is an amalgamation of every guy I've stood next to in line while waiting for tickets for a WWE show to go on sale. And I probably have unknowingly stood next to majormayhem1 while waiting for WWE tickets to go on sale!

Or we're over the age of eight. I think you mac and cheese haters have just had Kraft or Stouffer's stuff. There's nothing on this list in the same realm as good homemade mac and cheese. Nothing. It's just pasta with melted cheese. It's heavy and gooey and not particularly interesting. You're romanticizing what isn't a quality side dish so much as a meal of last resort. At least corn on the cob is a great summer cookout food. Macaroni and cheese is either what your parents give you to fill you up because you still have indiscriminatory taste buds, or what you eat when you're poor. I mean, I love beef jerky, but deep down, I know it sucks. This is tantamount to saying that white bread is better than focaccia because we haven't had the really good white bread. I love you Czech but you're way wroung. Good mac and cheese, with sharp cheddar, some bread crumbs is the perfect comfort food. I'm going to stop because I'm realizing this argument is so subjective and we aren't come to any sort of compromise. And I have had some really good white bread. Not better than Focaccia though.

How much do you think his personal problems have affected his career? A ton. His career as a full-time wrestler was essentially done at the age of 40. If not for them, he would have had a ton more success. Instead, he stands alongside Marty Jannetty as the poster boys of how to completely fuck up a potentially huge wrestling career. He had a good career but he could have had a great one if not for his demons. Do you think Hall was ever main event material? As a heel during the first part of his first WWF run, yes and he sort of was for a brief period. IMO, Razor Ramon was way way better as a heel than a babyface. It's easy to forget now with Scarface posters on every hip hop superstar's living room walls and everybody overquoting in but in '92, that movie was semi-obscure (Allegedly Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson hadn't even seen it- thinking that Hall was some kind of genius) so a Tony Montana knockoff character was as cutting edge you could get for a character based off a ten year old movie. Hall's droll delivery on the mic worked as a heel but didn't quite work as well as a face. I always thought he was the New Generation Equivalent of Jake Roberts as a face, the guy who the top heels would knock off right before facing the #1 babyface. In WCW, the roster was so deep and Hall's problems were so plentiful that he don't think he really had a shot at being more than being an upper mid-card guy, who occassionally gets a main event. What effect has his membership in The Kliq had on his career and his legacy? Not much really. If anything, it sort of hurt it. Ramon was always kind of in the shadow of Michaels and Diesel during their heyday (last part of '95, first part of '96). Hall seemed more genial than his Kliq mates so he always seemed kind of happy to play second fiddle to those guys and he continued to play second fiddle in WCW (with the exception of the beginning of the nWo) What were some of Hall's best matches? Well there's the obvious ones (Ladder matches, matches with Diesel) but I'm surprised that his matches with Bret in '93 haven't gotten more than a passing mention. I know Bret could carry a broomstick to a *** match by that point but Hall did his fair share of work. Honestly, I can't remember many good matches in WCW but the ladder match with Goldberg at Souled Out '99 was kind of fun and I vaguely recall some decent matches with Ric Flair in '97ish. Some of the most memorable angles he was involved in? Again outside of the obvious ones (nWo, 123 Kid, Fake IC belt), I really enjoyed the little angle leading up to his match with Bret Hart at Royal Rumble '93 where he knocked the shit out of Owen Hart on Mania. What was his better run; in WCW with the nWo or in WWF as Razor Ramon? WCW by a hair, if only for him being the one to kick of the nWo. WWF was a lot better wrestling-wise though. Providing that he's sober, do you think Hall could still serve a purpose for WWE or TNA, be it in a wrestling or non-wrestling capacity? Sure, if he could stay sober whilst staying in the wrestler, he might serve a purpose as a backstage guy or a part-time wrestler. But as Dana Carvey portraying George H.W. Bush would say "Not gonna happen". I agree with HTQ, for Hall's own good, he should probably call it a career. Do you think Hall has had a lasting impact on the business? Like I said earlier, Hall is a fine example to young, aspiring wrestlers of how to completely fuck up a wrestling career. In-ring wise, I think his legacy lives on with this guy (Seriously watch that first Razor vignette I posted. Razor even spits an apple in someone's face. Hall should sue!)

Or we're over the age of eight. I think you mac and cheese haters have just had Kraft or Stouffer's stuff. There's nothing on this list in the same realm as good homemade mac and cheese. Nothing.

The Equals- "Baby Come Back"

Bolton ROCKS OUT (and is that Dan Aykroyd at the beginning?)

I'll agree with that sentiment but Nelson isn't metal. Hell, Nelson isn't even hard rock. Nelson is about a half step above soft rock for fuck's sake! You can't much less metal than Nelson. Michael Bolton is more metal than those two!

KOAB, did you see Maven's stint on The Surreal Life? If so, what are you thoughts. He's easily the most obscure "celebrity" I've seen one of those "celebrity" based VH1 reality shows.

I don't think I could ever really say who the greatest one hit wonder of all time is but there's no doubt in my mind that the greatest two hit wonder of all-time is Cameo.

Clearly all of that medical marijuana is having an effect on KOAB. A thread about Maven!?

Looks more like Donal Logue of Grounded For Life semi-fame to me.

About half of the time I have Mac and Cheese, it's as a main dish or as some kind of co-main dish. Maybe it's just me but I have a feeling there are some people who will back me up on this.

What are your thoughts on working for the short lived WWA and wrestling your then-wife Luna Vachon? What are your thoughts on Vince Russo?

Mac and Cheese (My pick at this point for winner though I'm still not sure whether it qualifies as a side dish) Garlic Bread (I like cheddar biscuits but they're one of those foods that's almost better in moderation. I could eat Garlic Bread for weeks without getting sick of it) French Fries (Closest battle of this round. I went with fries cause they're a senimental favorite) Couscous (White rice is just too bland for me to give it another vote)

Robert Palmer- "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley"

Since Dandy can't clear his own name, I'll stand up for my boy and say that he didn't technically break character since it was I who posted the roundtable.

As of this moment, in no particular order Roxy Music- "If There Is Something" Wings- "Let Me Roll It" Bob Dylan- "Isis" John Lennon- "Oh Yoko" The Clash- "Train in Vain" Bruce Springsteen- "Racing in The Street" The Zombies- "I Love You" Darondo- "Didn't I" David Bowie- "Word on a Wing" The Rolling Stones- "She Was Hot" Again, a weird list. Who else has a post Tattoo You Rolling Stones song on their list, huh?

We could have a drinking game where we'd take a shot every time he said "HOOOOOOO!" or "Tough guy!" Actually, didn't he do commentary for WWF in the early 90s? Maybe I'm just confusing him with Jim Neidhart or I'm just thinking of him being one of the panelists during the later years of PTW but I swore he did commentary for one of the syndicated shows for like a minute and a half. You can't do much worse than Admale though and Duggan isn't doing anything...