My "shocker" post from the other day got me a little nostalgic for the pro wrestling we used to watch when we were kids.  We never saw any of the "real" matches that were on pay-per-view.  Mostly because we just got off the boat and were too busto.  But it was still a lot of fun watching the "promo" matches as a little kid.  My bother and I each had a twin bed that happened to be placed right next to each other...  so it was kind of like a square.  Hmm... a square elevated platform that you can jump on...  Hmm... what are some impressionable young latchkey kids going to do on such a platform...  Anyway, we had tons of fun "wrestling".  Maybe not too fun for my sister, who was like 4 years younger, and who really couldn't defend herself.  Now who can we try out Bob Backlund's chicken wing on???...

THE FIVE GREATEST PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS OF MY GENERATION:

5. Jimmy "SuperFly" Snuka
I had never seen anyone jump in the air like that.  I'm shocked that my siblings never had to go to the hospital considering how many times we landed on each other.  I was always much bigger, so no worries on my end.  Kind of sad in his later years when he started developing that gut, but you know what?  I should be the last person on earth to start hating on someone because of their gut.  In tribute, if I ever start multi-accounting, I'm going to sign up as "SuperFly."  Altho now that I think about it, those animal skin tights are a little ghey.   Maybe not.

4. Ultimate Warrior
He was a little after my time, but I remember thinking he had the coolest face paint ever.  I vaguely remember he had some cool entrance music too.  And he LOOKED like a pro wrestler...  not like Andre the Giant, Sergeant Slughter or any of the other lame Ps.O.S. that were too lazy to work out. Again, I guess I shouldn't be hating on anyone for being flabby.  But in my defense, if my appearance was job-related, I would be shredded right now.  Umm... yeah...

3. Iron Sheik
What a brilliant stroke of marketing.  I think this was after the whole Iranian hostage situation.  Obviously not politically correct, but the dude was awesome how he would start anti-American slurs during his rants.  Really made you want to hate him.  And I loved that Camel Clutch.

2. Road Warriors (aka Legion of Doom)

I can't remember what the smaller wrestling network's name was that the Road Warriors were signed to, but I liked these guys the best (even more than Ric Flair, who I always thought was kind of ghey).  They were the best tag-team EVER.  Such an awesome image - with the face paint, the shoulder pads, and I think that was the first time I ever heard IronMan.  Doesn't get any better than a little Sabbath to fire up a crowd.

1. Hulk Hogan
There's a reason why he's probably the most well-known wrestler of my generation.  I guess nowadays, the nod will go to the Rock, but towards the tail end of my pro-wresting viewing, he was the hands-down best.  No one could give a "I'm going to rip your face off" pitch like Hulk Hogan.  And that ripping the shirt off, like the Incredible Hulk was sheer genius.  Hulkamania's runnin' wild!

G seems to like wrestling, so I'm actually looking forward to reliving my childhood with him.  And from what little I saw, Ric Flair came back to pro wrestling, and so did Hulk Hogan.  The Rock is also back, so I can see what he's about.  I wonder if I still remember how to do that chicken wing...  Hmm...  Where's G???