Brooke Hogan About Us

Phantom's Phannies: Wrestling's Worst

It’s that time of year again.

This year’s Academy Awards are in the books, but it’s not too late for the Phannies, pro wrestling’s equivalent of Hollywood’s Razzies.

Presented biannually by The Phantom of the Ring, accompanied on this version by a new character dubbed “Der Fuehrer,” these mat awards spoofing the worst the business had to offer this year include some genuine rib-ticklers.

Disclaimer: the following views do not necessarily express those of this columnist, but one can’t deny they’re funny as heck!

Among them (at least the newspaper-friendly ones), compliments of The Phantom, are:

WORST FANTASY: In the course of an interview for a wrestling-themed radio show in Canada, Hulk Hogan was asked if he could wrestle again. He then proceeded to tell the hosts that right now, despite his eighth back surgery, the odds are 50/50. But ask him the same question in, say, six months, and the answer could well be different. What they should have asked him is if he can pose again. To call what he did in the ring “wrestling” at any time was to stretch the argument past the breaking point.

We also loved the part of the interview where Hulk admits he bottomed out both personally and professionally and then goes on to thank Dixie Carter profusely for picking him up for TNA. We can only guess that his way of showing his appreciation is to run her promotion into the ground.

WORST WRESTLEMANIA PARTY: Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman and Raven were the Guests of Honor at a Wrestlemania party held April 1 at Atlanta’s Sutra Lounge. One had to pay for the privilege of attending and we were informed that VIP tickets were supposedly sold out, which left General Admission, and if you were unlucky enough not to purchase your ticket in advance, the door price was $10 higher. We just wonder if anyone came at all.

Who in their right mind would want to sit there and listen to the likes of Raven, who hardly says a word; Waltman, who can’t shut up; and Nash, who, when he talks, makes one wish that he would shut up. Talk about a night to remember.

WORST COMEBACK: Finally, The Rock has gotten it through his thick skull and realized he’s not going to be the next Ah-nuld, so he has come back to WWE! Along the way he changed his talent agency from Creative Artists Agency (and his longtime agent Darren Statt) to William Morris Endeavor, which is described as the largest diversified talent agency in the world. One e-mail fan sheet describes this as “a great coup” by WME “as The Rock is one of the hottest properties in Hollywood.” Excuse us while we try not to die from laughing. The Rock draws well in ensemble pieces, like Fast Five (where he’s billed 12th and stars with Vin Diesel, with whom he is often confused), and The Other Guys, where he takes a clear back seat to Will Ferrell and Mark Walhberg.

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Este espacio esta hecho para todos aquellos que gustan de escuchar la buena musica del circuito house nacional e internacinal al igual para todos aquellos que estan al tanto de los temas mas actuales del circuito-house que se escuchan solo en los mejores antros y discotecas de toda la republica mexicana. Les doy la mas cordial de las bienvenidas esperando que este espacio sea util para todos aquellos que siguen este movimiento. !!VIVA EL CIRCUITO_HOUSE!

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