So my wife is on a roller derby team (HOT!) and while sitting at one of her practices it came up that I am a pro wrestler as she was wearing an old school wrestling shirt, after a mindless conversation to deduce that OSW is actually Pro wrestling and not an “underground fight organization” (what ever the fuck that is) one of the conversationalists referred to what I do as fake…

…who opened the pandoras box? oooooh, that guy…

…I walked away.

Really, I did. No shit, it’s hard to believe isn’t it? Many people have anger problems, it’s the new epidemic, I have APE-SHIT-CRAZY-ASS problems. Any one that knows me knows what the business means to me, the injuries that I’ve suffered and what the business has done for me…other than the fighters liscense in my wallet, I figured that, at least in this case, cooler heads will prevail. And here is an Itemized list as to why I walk away…

1. I was at a roller derby practice as a spectator, in support of my wife, who is super hot (and comes to all the wrestling shows to support me). When I leave practice, I go home (with her) I go to bed (with her) and I wake up (next to her). Some know-it-all D-bag isn’t going to ruin that with some half formed knowledge on something that he obviously knows little about.

2. two words: inline skates. Hey i hear they still allow those on the X games, not sure though. I’ll have to ask Danger he’s the only i know that still watches them (no offense Danger, I don’t even have cable.) you’re the king of cool.

3. I don’t know much about Kangaroos, I’ve see pictures, read about them in schools, but I’ve never seen one up close and i’ll probably never get to disect one (and I’m ok with that)…so they must be fake…i mean seriously, An animal with a pocket, what the fuck, its not like its gonna lose its wallet.

The last thing I’m gonna do is get heated with someone over their opinion, Because lord knows its not logic your working with. I’m am not actually writing this to the guy that made the comment, but to everyone that has made the comment…if you have, count yourself on a long list of-fats sacks of stupid. This has been something that I’ve needed to get off my chest for a while, so while I use the guy at derby practice as the example, It’s more of an expression. I as well as many others have been and/or are injured entertaining people as a forum for them to escape their day to day woes, and let the world (or at least the hardin senior center) know what they think of their least/most favorite wrestlers. We don’t do it for money. If anyone thinks its a slight on shoot wrestling, or MMA, or grappling, or anything else I request that you go to an indie show, realize that it’s very different, AND STILL VERY PHYSICAL! And if you refuse to do that because you feel it might be an insult to your intelligence or might knock you down in social standing, then get in the ring. I’ve met plenty of promoters, trainers and wrestlers that have been open to letting outsiders into training sessions, for a day. Call it a learning experiance…then call your chiropractor ya puss!

—-Kareem Abdul Chops