ASC Pt. III

So I just came back from the WWE show and it was easily the best show I've been to in a very long time (including concerts and theatre). It was just a really magical night... for those not in the know, Trish Stratus (my fellow York colleauge) is retiring and won the Women's Championship tonight. Yea, I know, wrestling is a fix, but it really was emotional. It's moments like that that make me remember why I love wrestling so much. It wasn't about silly storylines or violence or anything like that... it's about pride and doing good work. This is probably the one and only time I've seen someone in the wrestling business go out on top and it's really nice to see it happen to an awesome hometown girl.

It's so odd to think that she won't be on TV tomorrow night. I've been watching for her like... I don't know, maybe 6 or so years. More actually because of "Off The Record" and that really sexy "The Docks" ad she did all those years ago. Yea, it's nice to go out on top and an honest legend in your own time, but it just feels kind of all of a sudden and it didn't really sink in until the match ended. You know, I've been to 4 wrestling shows, and 3 of those 4 times I got close to the verge tears. There was tonight with Trish's match, Orton winning his first title, and the Rock Vs Hogan at wrestlemania X8.

I'm kind of incoherent at this point. I don't know if I'm making much sense. I just wanna say it was great. I love seeing someone's entire career from beginning to end. She started a really hot manager and then a really hot in ring performer and then a really hot and funny character in and outside of the ring. I don't know if any other woman has ever really made as much of an impact on the sport as she has. Like Sable was just pure eye candy (and if you ask me, was not even that hot in the first place. Sunny was eye candy with a lot of charisma, but not nowhere near as physical as Trish was/is. The Fabulous Moolah and Sherri Martel were great wrestlers, but didn't have enough people to work with and not enough spotlight to make their careers shine as brightly as needed. She was just the right person at the right time with the right amount of talent and the exceeding amount of passion to make it work.

I'm gonna miss seeing Trish Stratus on TV every monday... But thank you for all the memories and I'm sure we'll see you again, if not around town then at The Hall of Fame one day...

Thanks.