The Tombstone

The Tombstone



Have you people ever noticed that all I do in this column seems to be bitching about various things? You have? Well, I hope you like it...I've got more of the same in store today.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the GOOD sites on the internet? I wonder that myself very often. I find myself going through a limbo of about 3 or 4 sites that I can visit without getting to taste my lunch again. I try very hard to make my site a very well organized and well presented site, and I expect others to do the same. I don't think any of you can argue that I keep my site very well maintained and updated, as well as nice to look at, no broken images, etc. However, I think I am in about 10%, if that, of the wrestling sites on the internet that can say the same. There are some sites that do have a good variety of images, files to download, as well as information, but they have ads on each sub page, usually more than one ad per page. One of the big advertisements is pornography. Don't get me wrong, I love naked women { :-) }, but it has no place on a site that you KNOW younger people will access. You know that kids, and I'm not talking 14, 15, 16, years old, I mean 9, 10, 11, are coming to the various wrestling sites across the board. They shouldn't have access to that kind of material.

All I am saying is, almost all the wrestling sites you can find, either plain suck, or have ads and inappropriate material all over the place. By the way, when I say inappropriate, I'm not talking Sunny or Sable, you can find women in panties or bikinis on any cable station, but I'm talking the stuff they show on HBO late at night. Yeah, I'll shut up about that now.

A big problem I think exsits today is false news. Newsboards, Newsletters, I find that most of it is trash. Now, I used to, and may again work on a newsletter, but I don't tolerate stuff that is obviously made up or outrageously false. People who say "Oh, I know Steve Austin's brother, and he told me that Stone Cold is going to be managed by Paul Bearer" make me sick. I mean, I've never seen that exact message before, but it's stuff like that, that is obviously a load of bulls**t that irritates me. As a matter of fact, I used to work on a newsletter with an editor-in-cheif who made up interviews, usually Bret Hart interviews. Yeah, supposedly this guy was really close with Bret Hart, because he "spoke to the Hitman at an autograph signing". Gee, I met Shawn Michaels at an autograph signing and said hi to him, does that mean I'm best friends with HBK? Gees...

How often do you see some website or newsletter or something claiming to be the best thing going? TOO OFTEN! I don't claim to be the best, because I'm probably not. There's always someone out there who can top you. Just remember that people, there is ALWAYS someone better than you. Hell, I'm stuck here at geocities right now, so I KNOW I'm not the best site out there, but I like to think I am pretty damn good. You see, if you claim to be the best, chances are you really are not the best. "The best damn newsboard on the internet"...is that really something to brag about? Somebody pass the shovel...

Is anyone else sick of not having a WWF Champion? I am too! But now, it seems Austin has a good likelyhood of getting put in that tournament, and if that happens, well, it's pretty obvious that he'll win the title again. I for one hope that Austin does not get put in the tournament, I hope that either Kane, The Undertaker, or Mankind wins the title, and I hope they find some way to keep Austin out of the WWF Title picture for awhile. The guy needs a little time out of the spotlight so he doesn't get stale.

WHO CARES if the Undertaker set the fire, WHO CARES if he's back with Paul Bearer?! He's the PHENOM for crying out loud! Yes, that was the words of an Undertaker mark.....forgive me...

Wasn't it Jeff Jarrett that back in October of '97, during a shoot interview, that said Debra McMichael "gives new meaning to the words dumb blonde"? Well, whatever...she's has some very nice "assets", that's what matters.

Hey, here's an idea! Come into the WWF as a babyface, then get a knee injury, come back and tell all the fans that they're trailer park trash, and within a year, they'll LOVE you! Yeah, I smell what the Rock is cookin'...

That's it for this round....until next time....Rest In Peace! Or BURN IN HELL! Take your pick!


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