There are a lot of things. A lot of things, A LOT of things, that bother me about this election. I could easily post blog after blog about my feelings on a great number of issues. I'll spare you though. I'll refrain from sharing my thoughts and feelings on all of those other topics, but I can't this one.

The topic I'm going to address in this blog, I cannot be quiet about it. I feel too strongly about it. Too passionate.

I hate being controlled by fear. I hate fear manipulating, controlling and owning its environment. I hate how weak and pathetic hope was in this election. I became utterly disgusted with the Republican party 10 years ago and while I'm not as disgusted with the Democratic party, I became pretty disgusted with them over the past two years. Avarice is God in a war for power wrapped up in disingenuous insincerity and lies.

I know people who voted for Trump and I know people who voted for Hillary. I know a lot more people who voted AGAINST Hillary or AGAINST Trump.

I watched friends and family who were passionate about Gary Johnson, had signs in their yards for Gary Johnson, posted meme after meme on their facebook/twitter in support of Gary Johnson, who would have loved Gary Johnson over Trump....Vote for Donald Trump because they feared a Hillary Clinton presidency that much.

I watched friends and family who were passionate about Jill Stein, had signs in their yards for Jill Stein, posted meme after meme on their facebook/twitter in support of Jill Stein, who would have loved Jill Stein over Hillary.....Vote for Hillary Clinton because they feared a Donald Trump presidency that much.

And I hate that.

I HATE IT.

It has turned me off from politics so much that I am done. I've been an avid follower, I've studied politics since I was old enough to vote. Even a little before then. I care about people. I care about issues. I care about liberty. I care about rights. I care about equality. I have not become apathetic to these issues.  However, I cannot waste precious time or energy if efforts are as much moot from the very beginning as they are they are in the finish. If the Miss America judges have already decided weeks in advance who will get the crown, and who will be the queen, then I see no point in the speech, the make up or even walking out their in the first place.

Only one thing is going to make me care about the 2020 election or any election after that.

Can a third party member, some one that may be sincere and genuine, or at least different from the manure we call Republicans and Democrats actually stand a chance?

Gary Johnson - Jill Stein - Why didn't they this time?

Fear? Without a doubt yes. I'd say that makes up 80% of it or more.

Apathy? This most certainly has a lot to do with it. Republicans would find that they have a lot in common with Johnson and other Libertarians. Yet, they have been voting Republican for years and they know where Republican candidates stand on the issues. It doesn't require any research or studying. Getting to know Johnson would take work and they're too lazy to do that.

Democrats would find that they have a lot in common with Stein and other Green Party members. Yet, they have been voting Democrat for years and they know where Democratic candidates stand on the issues. It doesn't require any research or studying. Getting to know Stein would take work and they're too lazy to do that.

Yet can fear and doubt solely take the blame for why a Johnson or Stein presidency stood no chance?

What do Republicans stand to lose by voting for Johnson? (Libertarian)

What do Democrats stand to lose by voting for Stein?  (Green Party)

Now I'm not saying that I cannot find fault in Libertarians. I do not view them as perfect or impeccable. I don't agree with where they stand on the retirement age, corporations, or their strong belief in the privatization of schools.

HOWEVER....

In many ways Libertarians are everything I like about conservatives and they are minus a lot of what I hate about conservatives.  Like conservatives they have similar ideas on balancing the budget, opening up the market, and staying out of your wallet and your bank account as much as possible. They believe in a person's right to own and bear arms and that healthcare is better controlled if not in the hands of the federal government. Their ideas on national security, more similar to conservative than they are to liberal.

So that's why a conservative might vote Libertarian.

And here's why they wouldn't...

Libertarians believe strongly in personal liberty. They do not favor Christianity over any other religions. To them a Muslim man who abides by the laws of the country and contributes, is as every bit as good as a Christian man who does the same. They believe in equality, rights and liberty for homosexuals. Gay marriage and gay adoption would remain and remain protected under a Libertarian administration. They oppose the death penalty and they think the war on drugs and the fact that marijuana is illegal to be even more asinine and ridiculous than many liberals do. While they oppose the government providing money for abortions, they do support a woman's right to choose.

So is it plausible to see conservatives become more and more libertarian as the years go by? The issue of abortion I think will be the biggest obstacle. However, young conservatives aren't nearly as staunch about religion as are the older ones. Younger conservatives resemble the paragraph I wrote earlier on comparisons to libertarians. They care about those issues and they aren't all hung up on being anti-anyone who isn't Christian, anti-homosexuals or the "let's demonize marijuana" band wagon.

So I'm not holding my breath, but I think that there may be hope.


As for the Green Party, I think it will take more education and exposure for Democrats step off the Donkey and into the grass.

Why would a Democrat vote Green Party?

Because the similarities are pretty big. They believe in a woman's right to choose an abortion. They're against the abuses distributed by Wall Street, Wal-Mart and other multi-billion dollar organizations. They oppose the power of the 1%. They are anti death penalty and they oppose the war on drugs. They believe strongly in education and the fight against poverty. They are friends of the LGBT community. They oppose NAFTA. They want to strengthen social security.

Why a Democrat would not vote Green Party?

They are not as strict on their gun control policies as Democrats. They opposed Obamacare and are proponents of single payer healthcare. And most of all, the Democratic party as much as they try and fool you into believing otherwise, loves money and power every bit as much as the Republicans do. And they'll do their best to convince you that Green Party ideas are Utopian, unrealistic and that there is no way a Green Party member could ever win.

So is their hope? Again not holding my breath but I think the possibility remains. It would require letting go of the security blanket that fear provides and taking a risk. It would require getting out of the comfort zone of what you already know, and having to go out and study and discover uncharted lands and unfamiliar territory.

Most likely in 2020, Libertarians, Green Party Members and other third party candidates will stand no more of a chance in the presidential election than they did last night.  However, as disengaged as I am at the moment, I can't help but be optimistic to at least hope.

Hoping for hope.

Now that's a slogan.

My Favorite ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK EPISODES

Growing up, one of my favorite television shows was ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? A Canadian  anthology series about a group of friends known as "The Midnight Society" who would meet up every Saturday night to tell scary stories to each other. Each episode was a half hour long, depicting a protagonist or set of protagonists against an antagonist(s), with the antagonist being some sort of monster, alien, ghost, or demon. Some of the episodes were pure horror, as others deemed more suspense and mystery. Some even tackled inner battles on a more psychological level. Nevertheless, for what it was, a horror show geared towards pre-teens, teens and young adults, it produced a lot of quality television with well written scripts, decent to phenomenal acting, good directing and musical scores that enhanced each episode's mood and atmosphere.

Were there some turds among the episodes? Absolutely there were. "The Tale of the Hatching", "The Tale of Old Man Cocoran", "The Tale of the Crimson Clown" and "The Tale of the Sourcer's Apprentice" in particularly stick out in my mind as some of the weaker episodes. To be fair, I should also admit that while many episodes had a strong exposition and rising action, the climax could sometimes disappoint and some of the resolutions were absolutely ridiculous.

Year's later, as a wanna be professional story teller, I have to cringe whenever I think of an episode that ends with the antagonist yelling, "Don't touch that!"  As those who have been held prisoner for 100's of years by an evil presence are suddenly set free by doing the simplest task that any two year old could complete.

So yes, I am well aware that not every episode of ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK gets a 5/5 star rating.  BUT, there are some episodes among the original series that ran from 1992-1996 that both as a huge fan of horror, a huge fan of anthology series and as a wanna be writer I absolutely cherish.

Before I begin my top 10 listing, let me say that it was hard to leave some off the list. Therefore I have to include those that made honorable mention.

HONORABLE MENTION

"The Tale of the Dangerous Soup" - Guest appearance by SCREAM's Nev Campbell and the part with the Uncle coming back still gives me the willies!

"The Tale of The Final Wish" - Sorta corny all these years later, but fun concept and who doesn't love Bobcat Goldthwait? Well, other than the late Sam Kinison.

"The Tale of the Lonely Ghost" - Sticks out in my mind because my sister let me stay up with her friends and watch it with them. Look this episode up and tell me that the little girl isn't as every bit creepy as Samara from THE RING.

"The Tale of the Quicksilver" - This was a rather dark episode and I used to carry a piece of silver in my pocket in case a damn demon came out of my wall one night.

"The Tale of the Prom Queen" - Have to admit this episode has 1,000 plot holes, and the ending is extremely lazy and convenient (which is what keeps it off the top 10 list) but the characters were fun and well developed. I sort of loathe the internet at times for making the microfiche outdated.


NOW FOR MY TOP 10!!!

10: The Tale of the Pinball Wizard

On a personal note I enjoy horror films that have a touch of action to them. This episode about a young man that gets caught up in a never ending pinball game was as fast paced, exciting and energetic as it was scary. The ending of being trapped in the game for all eternity was quite frightening as well.

9. The Tale of the Super Specs 

So yes, this was a blatant rip off of John Carpenter's THEY LIVE, but in my opinion it was way freakier! My good friend Jason Janes is not the only person to tell me that this episode legit makes them uncomfortable. The idea that there could be an alien species out to eliminate us is quite unnerving. And Richard Dumont as Sardo was always fun!

8. The Tale of the Doll Maker

Dolls and doll houses have always frightened me. So this episode about a doll house that lures people and slowly turns them into dolls is quite creepy. Where exactly the door in the attic leads to once the doll house is burnt is something I've been questioning for years.

7. The Tale of the Dark Music

An online poll rated this episode to be the most popular among fans. It is certainly one of my favorites and without question the darkest episode of the series. Although it is off screen, a character is actually killed, which was very rare for the show to do. I'm sure I'm not the only one who imagines what it would be like to have a demon (or whatever it was) living in my basement that would give me anything I wanted as long as I fed it. "Hey Paul Ryan, what are you doing tonight? I'd like to show you my basement."

6. The Tale of The Dead Man's Float 

If I had to pick the scariest episode of ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK, it would be this episode. A vengeful and vindictive spirit drowning kids in a pool is something that freaks me out as much as a 31 one year old as it did when I was 10. It also stars Kaj-Erik Erikson from THE COMMISH. Lastly I'll say I appreciated how the main characters got together in the end. The first time I ever scored with a pretty girl, I actually thought about this episode.

5. The Tale of the Vacant Lot 

In a way this episode is a great metaphor for being weary of con artists and clever schemes that seem to good to be true. It also stars Jean Marie Barnwell who to this day I consider to be the most gorgeous Hollywood actress along with Moira Kelly.

4. The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle 

Structure wise, this may be the best episode that ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK PRODUCED. It sets a tone and attitude that delivers with the excellence of execution. Even though I've seen the episode numerous times, and I know that Ricky is a good, friendly, helpful spirit, a chill of terror still runs down my spine when I see a picture of him. Twist are overdone to death, and most of the time they fail. This one may be simple, but it is quite effective. Thinking that Ricky is out for revenge because Mike failed to save him, to suddenly realize that Ricky is actually back to help Mike because he feels he owes it to him since Mike tried to save him, is quite clever.

3. The Tale of the Long Ago Locket 

I love stories of friendship and comradery. Especially when they're wrapped up in a historical fiction story full of drama, suspense and action. Starring BOY MEETS WORLD's Will Friedle (in what I consider to be his greatest role) this episode is one I never grow tired of.

2. The Tale of Jake and The Leprechaun 

Ironically enough, this is one of the least favorite episodes among fans in the internet poll taken a few years back. Others didn't seem to like it, but it is my second favorite of all the episodes. And yes, if you are wondering, I have seen every episode. I've seen every episode at least twice. Some only twice, and some ten or more times. I enjoy this episode, because I value friendship and helping people. If a Banshee were trying to harm me, I'd like to think that a Leprechaun exist somewhere that would help me. I'd like to think that I was someone's Leprechaun that would help them. To me this episode is fun and exhilarating. I am glued to the seat every time I watch it.

1. The Tale of the Dream Girl

To give you an idea of how inspirational this episode is, M Night Shyamalan said it was the inspiration for THE SIXTH SENSE. This episode has it all. A flawless script, excellent directing, musical score and the lighting in particularly sticks out. The performance of Fab Filippo should have won him an award. He was beyond fantastic.


There are mine. What are your's?

Hillary and Trump (A Parody of I'll Be There For You By The Rembrandts)

NOTE - This is to the melody of I'll Be There for You by The Rembrandts

(H) - Means Hillary's part that she would sing

(T) - Means Trump's part that he would sing

(B) - Means both are singing at the same time.

THE HILLARY AND TRUMP SONG

(B) Who would have thought that the United States would ever turn out this way?
(T) You're a dope!
(H) You're a joke!
(B) It's scary to hear the things we say!
(B) Let's make ourselves very clear!
(H) Don't Vote Stein!
(T) Don't Vote Johnson!
(B) Vote for Me out of fear!!

CHORUS
(B) This is what we're going to do
(T) I'm for the rich. Not the poor
(B) This is what we're going to do
(H) I'm even nuttier than Al Gore
(B) This is what we're going to do
(B) We will screw you

(H) I am a smooth talker. I know how to race bait.
(T) And I dislike everyone. I'm so full of hate!
(B) We will say what we need to appease
(T) You're such a fake
(H) and you're such a sleaze

CHORUS

(H) You know people don't know the real me
(T) And I am so, so, so, so, so, so greedy
(B) It seems only God would know, would anyone would like me
(B) I'm the one you're better off with
(B) We both know that's a huge myth
(T) You had Bernie!
(H) You had Rand Paul!
(B) It's pretty sad that the best your party has to offer is you!!!

CHORUS

The Top 10 Tag Teams to Never Hold the Tag Team Championship (In WWE or WCW)

Professional wrestling, much like its originator amateur wrestling, although vastly different in a numerous amount of ways, is still treated for the most part as a individual endeavor. That's why in many respects it is much easier to come up with a list of the greatest wrestlers to never hold a Heavyweight title, or other prestigious championship belt (such as the Intercontinental or U.S. Championship) than it is to think of the best teams in professional wrestling that never held the coveted tag team titles.

It's also safe to say that whether it was during the Golden era of the 60's and 70's, the booming era of the 80's and early 90's or the attitude era of the late 1990's that the big time wrestling promotions were much more generous with their tag team titles than they were with their other belts. If you go back through the history of professional wrestling, you can easily think of wrestler who never held the World's title or the belt just below it, but if that wrestler were also a tag team wrestler then he most likely held gold at some point in his career.  Examples of such, would be Gorilla Monsoon, Mr. Fuji, Ted Dibiase (his North American Championship is known by me, but let's face it. It is not officially recognized) Earthquake,and many others.

Truth of the matter is, Tag Teams have a better history of being appreciated and rewarded credential wise than individual wrestlers. When you think of the greatest tag teams of all time, many did indeed have a reign with the World's Tag Team titles. Most had more than one. Demolition, The Legion of Doom/Road Warriors, The Hart Foundation, The New Age Outlaws, Edge and Christian, Harlem Heat, The Steiners and so many more of the great tag teams we fondly remember, held gold around their waist. The Tag Teams simply don't have the sheer numbers of Jake Roberts's, Junk Yard Dog's, and Tatanka's (the best to never hold a title) that the individual ranks do.

With that said though, there are still some phenomenal tag teams throughout the history of professional wrestling that were never awarded the tag team championship.

Here are the top 10....

10. Philip LaFon and Doug Furnas

Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon also known as the Can-Am Express, were an extremely well known and popular tag team in Japan. During their time in All Japan Pro Wrestling, the two held tag team championships  on seven occasions. They also held the ECW tag team title on one occasion as well. Unfortunately for the two, their success in Japan did not translate well when they came to the WWE in the mid 1990's. Although hopes were high for Furnas and LaFon, their reign was lackluster and short. There are two reasons for this. First and foremost, Japanese professional wrestling audiences are much different than American professional wrestling audiences. Japanese fans are fascinated by technique, suave maneuvers and in the ring wrestling. If you don't have much of a personality or any charisma, that's ok, as long as you can put it together in the ring. American audiences want flair, they want the theatrics, they want someone who can put a microphone in their hand and lure them into the arena with their words. Furnas and LaFon weren't mic guys and they weren't characters. They were simply two guys, who were although jacked and in great shape, pretty much everyday average fellas.  Secondly, "Too much too soon." Furnas and LaFon were immediately shoved into the spotlight as a top tag team before WWE audiences had a chance to get to know and absorb them. They were also turned heel way too soon as well. It'd be nice to think that if they had stuck around a while longer they would have eventually caught on, but it's more honest to say that they probably wouldn't have. They just weren't what the American audience wanted. Thankfully, their talents were well recognized and appreciated in Japan.

9. The Orient Express 

It begs the question. When the Orient Express is mentioned, are we talking Pat Tanaka and Akio Sato or Pat Tanaka and Kato? Nothing against Sato, as he was a fine wrestler in his own right, but in terms of chemistry and skill in combination with Pat Tanaka, hands down Kato was better. Many laugh when thinking of the Kato version of the Orient Express with a masked Paul Diamond, to hide the fact that he was Croatian and not Japanese, but the two were a genuinely good tag team. Also known as Badd Company throughout their years of teaming together, the two were able to capture the American Wrestling Association tag team titles shortly before the company went out of business. Unfortunately they never had the same success in the WWE.

The Orient Express had two things going against them. In comparison to the other tag teams at the time, they were small. Tanaka was one of  the shortest wrestlers on the roster. Although years later, WWE would have a place for the 5'6 Rey Mysterio Jr's and the 5'8 Eddie Guerrero's, at the time the 5'10 Tanaka looked up at everyone else. With the huge well over six foot tall and in the 275 to well over 300 lbs a piece wrestlers that made up the other tag teams, there was no way Vince McMahon was putting the titles on the much smaller Orient Express. It also doesn't help that the tag team was Asian, during a time when with exception to The Great Muta, the only place it was well popular to push an Asian was in Japan.

8. The Killer Bees 

Talented both in and out of the ring, popular among the fans and fitting the criteria of an mid/late 80's tag team, it is surprising that the Killer Bees never had a tag team title reign during their three year stint in the WWE. The most logical explanation as to why, is that the WWE was abundant with tag teams at the time. There were so many good tag teams, that it was inevitable that at least a few of them would go without ever holding the gold. It just so happens, that the Killer Bees were one of them.

7. The Twin Towers 

Putting a grumpy and abusive law enforcement officer and a white man forced into a gimmick where he had to play a white man who wanted to be black, seemed like an odd combination. And it was. The thinking behind the tag team was most likely that the WWE needed a big, scary tag team at the time and both being heels and extremely large men, The Big Bossman and Akeem were thrown together. It would have made sense to have had the Twin Towers defeat the Demolition for the WWE tag team titles and to have had Demolition eventually win them back in a feud. However, it never happened. Bossman turned face a short time later, had a few short but memorable matches with Akeem, and that was the end of it.

6. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers 

Popular and well received as both faces and heels, the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers are one of the best tag teams to never win the WWE tag team titles. Now many fans will point out that they did indeed win the WWE tag team titles from the Hart Foundation in 1987, but the decision was later reversed and their title reign is not recognized in any official record books. Therefore, they remain on the list as one of the best to never hold the belts. Much like the Killer Bees, this was due in part to their being so many remarkable tag teams in the WWE at the time. It is also a fact that Raymond Rougeau retired relatively early into his career and the tag team abruptly ended prematurely. Had they been around for a while later, it is most likely that they would have captured the tag team titles at least on one occasion.

5. The Faces of Fear 

The Faces of Fear are the most unique tag team on this list of Top 10 Tag Teams to Never Hold the Tag Team Championship, because their placement on the list is more of a reflection of their career in WCW than it is their career in the WWE. Although they did team together in the WWE, it was more of a thrown together makeshift occurrence, than it was a well established tag team. It was WCW who took the idea and made it into something memorable. As well as Meng/Haku and The Barbarian worked together, they are about the only tag team in the 10 years of WCW from 1991-2001, that had a fair amount of success who never held the WCW tag team titles. WCW was a minefield of mistakes and missed opportunities during the time the Faces of Fear were around and not putting the belts on them was one of the many errors made during this time.

4. The Powers of Pain 

Huge, massive, extremely muscular, good in the ring and they had the devious Mr. Fuji as a manager. The Powers of Pain had anything and everything that a late 1980's WWE tag team would want or need. Two problems though. They looked and acted too much like the popular Road Warriors and it seems that although people could handle a world with both Pepsi and Coca Cola being sold in the same cooler, they couldn't handle a world where professional wrestling had two large, face painted tag teams with similar gimmicks. Throw in that the WWE already had Demolition, the Powers of Pain, although unique in their own right, were never going to be seen as anything more than rip-off's. It's a shame too, because the Warlord and The Barbarian worked rather well together and neither seemed to have the same charm as individuals that they did as a tag team. It's unfortunate for the Barbarian as he was twice in a tag team that should have held gold, but never did.

3. Power and Glory 

The WWE did a lot of things right over the years. Take one look at all of the success they have had in well over 50 years of entertaining us and it'd be easy to come up with 100's of times that the WWE saw and capitalized on an opportunity. With that said, among all the many successes and triumphs, that the WWE has had, they have made their fair share of mistakes and failures. One of these failures was not utilizing the talents, skills and popularity of the heel tag team, Power and Glory. Hercules raw power and no nonsense demeanor complimented the arrogant and narcissistic Paul Roma to a T. The two were a perfect match for one another and could easily be the hated opposition to any fan favorite tag team whether it be the Hart Foundation, The Rockers or the Legion of Doom. Had the WWE pushed the tag team and given them a much deserved tag team title reign, perhaps both Roma and Hercules would have stayed in the WWE a lot longer.

2. The Bushwackers 

Kids, adults, grandparents, even the girlfriends who were dragged to the wrestling matches by their diehard fan boyfriends loved the Bushwackers. They are one of the most popular and beloved tag teams to ever be in professional wrestling and it is inexcusable that in a 8 year span with the WWE, that they never held the WWE tag team championship. Yes they were a comedy tag team, used primarily for comic relief, but they should have held the tag titles on at least one occasion. Matter of fact, if their were a record for the tag team that had the most non-title match victories over tag team champions, the answer would have to be the Bushwackers. Luke and Butch for example had televised non-title match victories over the Body Donnas. Perhaps the Bushwackers, who were also known as The Sheepherders, were not the type to have a long, illustrious affair with the tag team championship, but they still deserved at least one title reign, even if it had been a short one.

1. The Rockers 

If you ask any hardcore professional wrestling fan or historian to name the top ten or even the top five tag teams of all time, nearly every one of them will include The Rockers somewhere on the list. Without a doubt, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, are the most popular tag team in the history of the WWE to never hold the tag team titles. Arguably, next to the Legion of Doom and Demolition, they are the most popular tag team of all time. Why they were never given a reign as champions is due to many factors, some legitimate and understandable and some not. Again, they were small during a time when the WWE was full of giants. Even though they operated in a believable way, conducting double team maneuvers like double dropkicks, and double side kicks to hut their opponents, WWE believed that no one would buy the small Rockers beating teams like The Twin Towers, The Legion of Doom or the Natural Disasters.

Yet, the WWE couldn't ignore the Rockers immense popularity either and they gave in, putting the belts on the Rockers in a two out of three falls match against the Hart Foundation. Unfortunately for Michaels and Jannetty, the top rope broke during the match and the match was never televised. Wanting a wanting to leave Jim Neidhart to stay, the WWE stripped the belts off of the Rockers and handed them back to the Hart Foundation. The title change was never recognized by the WWE and fans wouldn't find out that the match even took place until years later.

A short time later, Shawn turned on Jannetty in one of the most infamous moments in professional wrestling history when he threw Jannetty through a glass window on an episode of Brutus Beefcake's "The Barbershop."  Shawn went on to have one of the most successful and decorated careers in the WWE, while Jannetty had a career of woulda, shoulda and coulda moments, that never accumulated into the success that he was well capable of.

For My Ashley

33 Questions and Answers for Miss Ashley Bunting. 

1. When was the first time you became aware of me?
   I met you on pof.com in March of 2015. I came across your profile and thought you looked like a nice person. I thought you'd be someone I should get to know. I was right. :)
2. Do you remember the first thing we said to one another?
   No. I wish I did.
3. What was your first impression of me? Did you ever dislike me?
   Genuine and real. I have never disliked you.
4. What’s your favorite memory of me?
   We were riding back to your house from Des Moines, we had already passed Jewel on that long stretch of highway before you finally get to the Fort Dodge exit. I could tell you were wanting to tell me something but you were afraid to. You were afraid that if you revealed something about your past to me, I might not want to see you again. Yet you summoned up the courage and you revealed to me that you had to have some extra help in school for certain classes. You were afraid that since I did pretty well in school, got good grades and present myself as a fairly intelligent person that I might scuff at you and no longer want to be with you. When I told you that I didn't care about that, and that a learning disability was nothing to be ashamed of, you smiled. I don't think I've ever seen you look prettier than you did at that moment. I know how good I made you feel that day and I wish I could make you feel as good as I know I made you feel then, every day of your life.
5. What do you like best about me?
   
   You have a heart of pure gold. You treat other people and animals with empathy, love and compassion. You judge people for legitimate reasons. Reasons a person should be judged, for the content of their character. You don't care about a person's religious background or their political background. All you care about is whether they're a decent person, or whether they're not. Do they treat people good? That's what matters to you. You don't have a mean bone in your body. You wish you were more like me sometimes. Smarter, capable of writing, acting and things I do well. I wish I were more like you sometimes. You don't seem to let people get to you, like I do me.
6. What is your favorite way of spending time with me?
   I love snuggling up with you and watching a movie.
7. How would you describe me?
   Genuine, real, loving, loyal, real and compassionate. I wish there were more people like you in the world.
8. What is something you did as a teen that you parents never learned about?
   I think more than one answer would probably apply here, but at the moment I can't think of anything. I was rebellious but not in a normal teenage way.
9. Who was the first person you kissed? What were the circumstances?
   Shelly Olson. She was my first girlfriend, and my only girlfriend for a very long time. I was 17. I was taking her home from a football game. I had wanted to kiss her before, but I had never worked up enough courage to do so. I finally leaned into her and kissed her real quick. She threw off my hat and practically tackled me, kissing me rather aggressively. My heart pounded like I had just wrestled a 6 minute match. It was the first time a girl had ever done anything like that to me.
10. What’s the craziest dream you’ve ever had? What’s the most recent dream you can remember?
    Every dream I have is crazy. My most recent dream was that I had to go over to Moline, Illinois to save my ex-brother-in-law's life. Talk about a weird dream.
11. What is your first childhood memory?
    I honestly think I can remember the day my memory started. I know it sounds asinine to think such a thing, but I honestly think I can remember. I was in my parent's bedroom and my mom had just got through giving me a bath. I watched a red bug crawl under a dresser.
12. What was the happiest moment of your life?
    That moment has yet to come.
13. What was your most embarrassing moment? How did you respond?
    I don't embarrass easy. I never have much cared what other people thought of me and when you don't give a hoot about what other people think, it's hard to get embarrassed.
14. Who has been the most influential person in your life?
    It wouldn't be fair to narrow it down to one. I've had many family members, teachers, coaches and a variety of friends and acquaintances who have had a positive impact on my life.
15. Do you have any birthmarks? If so, where is it?
    No
16. Do you fall for a person fast?
    No.
17. Have you ever talked marriage with another person?
    Sort of but not really.
18. How would you like to be remembered?
    I hope people remember me as a man of passion and someone who lived life his way. I want my friends to remember me as someone who they could count on, honest, true and real. I want every cat and dog I ever meet, to remember me as a friend.
19. What’s your favorite time of the year? Why?
    Amateur wrestling season!
20. What is your favorite holiday?
    I like them all for different reasons. 
21. Who is your favorite actor? Actress?
    I have too many to count. If you really want to know, I wrote a blog for each!
22. Who is your least favorite actor or actress?
    I can't stand Shiloh Fernandez. Just hate his style of acting. As for female actors, I've never been a big fan of Reese Witherspoon. Her southern innocence is so disingenuous and put on, but I will watch films with her in them. Who I really can't stand is Halle Berry. I'll avoid a film that otherwise looks good if she is in it. She just seems to ruin whatever she touches.
23. What’s your favorite color?
    Grey
24. If you could go anywhere on a vacation, where would you go?
    California!! And YOU are going with me!
25. If you were asked to give yourself a nickname, what would it be?
    I think Stephen suits me pretty good.
26. If you were asked to give me a nickname, what would it be?
    Ruby Jr.
27. Would you mind if your partner making more money than you?
    No. I'd be perfectly happy if you were to make a lot of money.
28. If your partner could make more money, would you stay home with the kids?
    If by kids you mean Miss Peanut and Miss Ruby, then certainly! I'd love to stay home and work on my writing career all the time.
29. If you were stranded on an island and allowed one luxury item, what would it be?
    Something to write with.
30. What’s the first thing you would do if you won $50,000?
    Pay off my student loans!
31. What would you do if you had one day left to live?
    Drive to California.
32. What is your least favorite color?
    Don't have one. I find the beauty in them all.
33. What’s your favorite type of food? Least favorite type of food?
    Look at me, I'm fat! I like so many types of food. My least favorite type are certain cheeses. Yuck! 

The Top 30 Physiques in Professional Wrestling of All Time

I began watching professional wrestling at the tender age of 4 in the summer of 1989. I caught a glimpse of it while at a neighbor's house one night and instantly fell in love. One of the things that fascinated me most was how big and strong the wrestlers were. How chiseled and defined their muscles were. I developed an interest in bodybuilding and was hoping that with enough hard work I'd one day look like one of the stars I saw on TV.

Unfortunately when I looked into the mirror last to see which superstar I currently resembled, the answer was Mideon aka Phineus I Godwin aka Dennis Knight.


My goal is to miss no lifting sessions, add in cardio, stop cheating on my diet and when I'm at lifting sessions lift till absolute exhaustion. I'm hoping by doing so I can achieve a look similar to a young Arn Anderson.

Who as you can tell looks pretty damn good for an average bloke, but in comparison to many other professional wrestlers, his physique is average.

It should also be noted that this list is a comprehensive list of 30 male wrestlers I feel have the physiques in professional wrestling of all time. Perhaps I'll make a list of female physiques later that impress me, but I can see a lot more arguments developing with people doing that, considering that how I define beauty and what I find stimulating and attractive is much different than what most men (and for that matter women) do.

On my list for example, you wouldn't find any Sables or Stacy Keiblers. I just don't find the bitchy, try and look tough look attractive on a woman. My list would include more the friendly, still hot as Hell, but girl next door look.

For example Molly Holly would top my list at #1 and I'm not sure if she'd even make anyone else's top 5 list. I researched and found four "most attractive women in professional wrestling of all time" list and only one of the four even had Molly on the list. And at that, she was #11 on a top 15.


Even though the following list includes thirty professional wrestlers in random order (I tried to rank them but it was way too difficult) I know I left some off the list that probably deserve to be on it. Keep in mind that I had to stop somewhere. Keep in mind that this is a highly subjective topic. 

I mean I don't see anyone crying about me leaving the late Dusty Rhodes off the list. We can all agree that while he's one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, ole Dusty had the body of a 40 year old couch potato that lived in his mother's basement. Guy could out perform, out talk, and out do 95% of the guys on this list, but we're not analyzing these guys talent and ability. We're strictly looking at their physiques.


A few of the guys who didn't make the list......

Brian Adams, who spent a majority of his professional wrestling career performing as Crush, was one of the strongest men to ever be in professional wrestling. During WWE runs, he had the size and the bulk but he was never really chiseled. It was obvious that he spent a lot of time in the gym pumping iron, but he didn't achieve the more chiseled, defined look until the last year's of his career in WCW. 

Scott Norton is another guy I left off of the list. While Norton had an impressive physique, and this picture is him at his best, for the majority of his career he was built like a big offensive lineman. A power-lifter's body, that was extremely impressive in its own right, but not as impressive as the bodybuilder physiques of others. 

And another wrestler I left off the list was Steve Williams, who I'll say had genetics working against him. He was hairy, and extremely thick. Nevertheless he still looked very good.


And now my top 30......

They called him "The Total Package" for a reason. The former Canadian Football star had a killer physique with no noticeable flaws. 

He'll be the first to admit that he achieved his chiseled physique with the awkward looking biceps through the usage of anabolic steroids, but do keep in mind when he was using them back in the late 1970's and early 1980's they were legal. Steroids didn't become federally demonized and criminalized until 1991. 

Another wrestler who had one of the most impressive physiques. The most notable feature of Atlas' was his back. Traps, deltoids, lats, the guy had one of the most impressive backs of all time. 

It's hard to believe looking at him now, but at one time Tom Billington aka The Dynamite Kid had an impressive physique. 

Paul Orndorff already had an impressive physique when he was playing football at the University of Tampa, a few steroids later, an unbelievable dedication to the gym and his diet, and Orndorff has arguably the best body professional wrestling has ever seen. 

If you look at the British Bulldog when he first started in professional wrestling, it would have been hard to have imagined the tall, lanky, skinny kid one day being one of the most muscular men in professional wrestling. 

He already looked like a million bucks when he won a Florida High School State wrestling title in 1971, and he just kept getting more chiseled as time went on. 

They called him The Model, for good reason. The men wished they could look like him and despite doing all he could to tick off everyone in the crowd with his arrogant gimmick, the ladies loved Rick Martel. 

An advocate for the legalization of steroids, The Warlord, admits to heavy steroid usage along with spending hours upon hours in the gym. He's still alive today and doing well, and says it is because the only thing he took with steroids was protein. According to other professional wrestlers, the Warlord would eat steak for breakfast, lunch, dinner and his three or four midday snacks. 

The Ultimate Warrior had damn near everything. He had an impressive chest, shoulders, abs, legs, and some of the most impressive biceps ever known to professional wrestling. Oddly enough the guy had no triceps. When questioned about it in an interview once, he said that he felt that training chest and shoulders put enough strain on the triceps as it was and over-training the triceps might take away from his biceps. He trained triceps later on in life though. 

If I had to pick out the best pectoral muscles/chest of all professional wrestlers, Kerry Von Erich aka The Texas Tornado aka The Modern Day Warrior would be one of them. 

Romeo Paul Roma is perhaps the most underrated superstar on this list. All around chiseled with no noticeable flaws, it's strange how he's not even considered for most list. 

Sid would most certainly give Paul Orndorff a run for his money as the #1 pick. 

I always thought it was strange that Ted Dibiase's manager looked 100 times better than he did. 

Even before he became the genetic freak, Scott Steiner had an extremely impressive body. While his biceps didn't peak the way that the Warrior's did, they were just as big, if not bigger. 

Another wrestler with an all around phenomenal physique, what stood out most on the mighty Hercules were his massive shoulders. 

Who had the better physique? Ron Simmons aka Faarooq? Or his tag team partner Butch Reed? 

And here is Butch Reed. 

The former standout football star for the South Caroline Gamecocks was already a defined piece of granite when he got into professional wrestling. Some steroids for bulk and some cutter, and you have yourself one of the best bodies professional wrestling has ever seen. 

It was heartbreaking for some fans when Ken Shamrock finally tested positive for steroids, as for years he was often labeled by many, "The best non-steroid physique" in pro wrestling. 

What's most impressive about Steve Blackman is that in the late 1980's he was a rookie professional wrestler on his way to stardom.Overseas he got a terrible infection that nearly ended his life and spent the next nearly 10 years recovering. He lost all of his size and strength, and had to start again from scratch to come back in the late 90's as The Lethal Weapon. 

Not many who are as big as Brock Lesnar are as defined as Brock Lesnar. Like Kerry Von Erich, his chest is extremely impressive. Best traps of anyone I've ever seen. 

The three time NAIA wrestling champion for Missouri Valley has a body that would rival anyone's. Another contender for the #1 spot. 

John Cena, another contender for the #1 spot. 

And yet Shelton Benjamin, another contender for the #1 spot. 

If anyone could give Brock Lesnar a run for his money on the most impressive traps, it is Dave Batista. 

I still think Tony Atlas wins "best back" but David Otunga is a close second. 

Marcus Alexander "Buff" Bagwell has said on more than one occasion that he never took steroids. Said he got his billion dollar body from intensive training in the gym, a strict diet and getting plenty of sleep. Either way, he has a look most would die for. 

No one had better abdominal muscles than Rick Rude. No one. 

Ivan Putski proves the importance of diet and cardio while you're lifting weights. The picture on the far right shows what he looked like when he was all about lifting.


So there are the best physiques in professional wrestling of all time in my opinion.  What do you think?

"Ah!!!!! Wa! Wa!"
*Cries like a little baby**
"You left Triple H off the list!!!  Ah!!!!!"


Yep

I also left off Jim Powers and a multitude of other professional wrestlers with outstanding physiques who are more than worthy of being on a "Best Physiques in Professional Wrestling of All Time" list. I got to thirty and decided that I already had way too many, so it was time to stop.