Random Ass Wrestler #14

Its always fun to go back and reminisce about really random WCW wrestlers. Here's another guy you forgot ever existed:

Its Lash LeRoux! Come on, you don't know this guy? Well basically he was a Cajun wrestler in the cruiserweight division from 1999 to when WCW folded in 2001. After that he made one appearance on TNA's first ever show, and then disappeared from wrestling. He is now a minister/cartoonist. Seriously.

Other notable things about LeRoux was that he had sideburns in the shape of the letter 'L', so his sideburns reminded us of his initials. Also, he was a member of the legendary stable Misfits In Action, in which he was briefly renamed "Corporal Cajun". Also part of this group were Chavo Guerrero as "Lieutenant Loco", The Wall as "Sgt A-Wall", and Hugh Morrus (aka Bill DeMott, one of the trainers on the Tough Enough show) as "General Hugh G. Rection". That's the name they gave him. WCW was shit in 2000.

Alfie Boe: The singer we trust

I saw an advert on TV today for a guy called Alfie Boe, who appears to be the latest person to basically just do a covers album but in a slightly operatic fashion, which will inevitably sell millions of copies as it is an ideal Xmas gift for middle aged women. If that seems like a sweeping generalisation, that's because it is.

Anyway, while the voiceover man was giving it the usual guff about how good Mr Boe is, he said the following line: "The voice you love, the singer you trust". What? The singer I trust? I, like I imagine a shitload of other people in this country, have never met the man, and thus don't know him on the level where we can trust him. Also, trust him with what? Financial advice? Our deepest secrets? Our lives? I've seen a lot of adverts for a lot of middle of the road singers who seem to primarily do covers of songs anyone over 40 already owns, but I've never been informed of my trust in them before. This "trust" I have in Alfie was previously unbeknownst to me, but apparently we all share in it. So the next time you want to tell someone a big secret, or are seeking confidential advice about anything whatsoever, or if you are in a situation where your life is in danger and you need protecting in some way, go and find Alfie Boe.

Because in Alfie Boe we trust. Apparently.

Random Ass Wrestler #13

Who could it be this week? It could be Who!

Yes, this actually happened. A wrestler called "Who". My guess is the sole purpose of this was so that the commentators could recycle ancient Abbott & Costello routines during his matches -

"Who is in the ring?"
"Yes, Who is in the ring!"
"Who?"
"Yes, Who!"

etc, etc. Otherwise this was fucking dumb and didn't last very long. If you couldn't tell from the picture, Who was actually Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, a Canadian wrestler renowned for having a long goatee and being insane, having to tuck said goatee into a crappy yellow mask.

Who cared? Nobody. Not even Who cared. Also, I can neither confirm nor deny that Horton ever heard him, nor that he came to dinner, nor that he knew too much, nor that he could be king, nor that he's that girl Eve sang about that time. Christ, even I think these are terrible jokes.

King Haiku #3

I haven't done one of these for ages. Here's one about current Chelsea and almost Tottenham midfielder Willian.

He of the large hair
Is he shit or is he good?
Its so hard to tell

Random Ass Wrestler #12

Okay, so I had a busy few days and didn't review as many crappy horror movies as I would have liked, but I think just because Halloween is over doesn't mean I can't carry on skewering these bad films, so I promise a few more are on the way soon. I also once again crashed out last night without doing one of these, so here's a special case - a random wrestler that portrayed a few different gimmicks during his career.

Here is a recent picture of the legend that is Barry Darsow.

If you don't recognise the name or the face, here are a few of the characters he played between the early 80s - late 90s.

Krusher Kruschev, an evil Russian:

In the WWF, he was first known as Smash, one half of the legendary tag team Demolition:

After they split, he went on to become The Repo Man, a bad guy who stole things ranging from cars to hats:

Then he left WWF to join WCW. His first gimmick there was as Blacktop Bully, who as far as I could tell was an angry truck driver:

He was fired from WCW for a while, after he bladed (caused himself to bleed) which went against the WCW policy at the time. He did this during a King of the Road match, in which he had a fight against Dustin Rhodes, better known as Goldust, on the back of a moving flatbed truck. It was one of the worst matches ever. Then he was rehired not too long after, and adopted the gimmick of "Mr Hole In One" - a golf enthusiast:

What a mixed bag there. I think he still occasionally wrestles as Demolition Smash, his most popular and enduring gimmick, despite being about 60 years old now. Personally I had a soft spot for the Repo Man, just  because it was so fucking ridiculous, but Darsow made his antics entertaining all the same.