A Welcome Diversion

Between getting work done in advance of the trip back to Illinois for the funeral and making travel plans, Mary and I have managed to focus on other things – except, of course, taking down the Christmas tree.

On Saturday, Hometown News was a sponsor of the kickoff of a new wrestling promotion, The World Wrestling Alliance. While Vince McMahon should not lose any sleep, the "Bash at the Ballpark" in Cocoa was a nice afternoon of fun. How can you beat wrestling, sun and beers? Featured were the likes of Tatanka, Scotty 2 Hotty, Buff Bagwell, Demolition Ax and Smash, the Honky Tonk Man and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. No-shows included "Sycho" Sid Vicious and Rowdy Roddy Piper.


Here, the Honky Tonk Man gets a traditional Japanese welcome.


Prior to the match, HTM favored us with a song!


Tatanka was on the receiving end of a vicious smack from Haku/Meng who was a last-minute substitute for the "Sycho" one. He was disguised as a security guy when he came to the ring and attacked Tatanka.


Tatanka was victorious!


The Living Legend Larry Zbyszko made a surprise appearance and took on some flake named "Snow" who resembled Shamu. Larry won, to our relief.


Scotty 2 Hotty was a huge fan favorite and he seems like a guy the WWE should reconsider for a another run (he recently appeared on the RAW 15th anniversary special).

More later,


Mark