WM25, Red Sox '09

Just wanted to shoot a quick blog around before i watch my first Red Sox game of 2009, as the Beantown Badboys ( christ, am I channeling Shawn here or what? lol) face reigning AL Champions & perrenial rivals Tampa Bay 'no Devil" Rays.

Some of you may scoff at the notion that these two teams are "rivals" since TB has had exactly one winning season in their existance- but you would be wrong! These two teams have a history dating back to the late 1990s, which has involved beanings, thrown bats, and bench clearing brawls. Things ALWAYS have potential to get interesting when these teams do battle.

Wrestlemania 25 is now in the books, and, despite some snafus in its build up (which I would have gladly shared with all of you) the former fed delivered the goods in the ring for the most part, particularly with the Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker bout, which, and I do not use this term loosely, was a epic. If you get the opportunity, and you are a fan of wrestling in its finest storytelling form, this match is a must see.

Afew days ago, I was thinking about wrestlers whom I considered master "good guys" or "babyfaces", and i realized that, since he is more current, I overlooked Shawn Michaels in that upper echelon. Reviewing his entire body of work would take days, but i would say he ranks up there with Ricky Steamboat in this regard.

Speaking of Steamboat, he wrestled his first bout in 15 years at Wrestlemania, and drew tremendous respect from the live audience with his somewhat amazing performance, many of whom most certainly never got the opportunity to watch him in his prime. I legitimately think Ricky could, if used properly, could get another full time run- he looked that good.

Another guy who sometimes doesnt get his due as a superb talent is the Taker himself- its easy to overlook him as a talent due to his character, but as the expression goes "it takes to tango" and his match with Michaels was another testament to his working skills- truly an elite talent.

Taker also has a well earned rep in the WWE locker rooms as one of its true leaders- a friend of mine, whom works on the same crew as the Dead Man, swears by his leadership and teaching skills, which is somewhat unique amongst the top level guys, due to their "fear" of being replaced in the main money matches. Cudos to all three of these men for their brillant performances on the biggest stage in our business.

To close, I would like to thank those of you whom have complimented my writings previously, and would like to remind all of you that you CANNOT offend me with Cash.

Thank you and good night!