WeWA: World e-Wrestling Association

When I was young it seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful
And all the birds in the magical trees
Well they’d be singing so happily
Joyfully playfully watching me.
But then they sent me away to teach how to be sensible
Logical responsible practical
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable
Clinical intellectual cynical

- The Logical Song by Supertramp

People change. Over the course of your life your beliefs, thoughts, feelings, hair, teeth, and everything else will change multiple times. Hell, in the course of a few years you’ll probably notice changes in your mind and body. Ten years ago, I was semi-religious and a registered Democrat. Five years ago, I believed that most players in Major League Baseball were clean. A year ago I had full extension in my left hand. None of those things are true anymore. None of them were overnight changes- they were slow, gradual evolutions of thoughts and abilities. Just like everyone else, I’m changing, growing, re-evaluating… (more…)

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”

William Shakespeare, even though he might be the greatest writer who ever lived, was obviously not an e-wrestler. It’s obvious not just because he didn’t have internet access, but because he dismisses the importance of a name. In the game of ewrestling, there’s a lot in a name. But more specifically, there’s a lot in a nickname. (more…)

by Michael Cavenaugh

There’s no sport where music plays a bigger role than wrestling. Before Trevor Hoffman came running out to AC/DC’s Back in Black, Real American trumpeted the arrival of Hulk Hogan. Before Mariano Rivera made Enter Sandman a harbinger of doom, Ric Flair had Also sprach Zarathustra to send chills down the spine. Think of the classic Jim Ross call, back before he became a complete caricature of himself sometime in the late 90’s, when music would start and you’d get the “My God… that’s… that’s (WRESTLER’S NAME) music! (WRESTLER’S NAME) is in the building, and business is about to pick up!” (more…)

by Michael Cavenaugh

“I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse.”

“I had to help my uncle jack off a horse.”

The same sentence, with a minor spelling change, can express two drastically different ideas. In the first sentence, you’re simply helping you mother or father’s brother off of a horse. In the second, you’re engaging in bestiality and a really weird version of incest. The only difference is a pair of capital letters. That’s the line between being an attentive nephew and being a creepy guy with a bottle of Jergen’s. (more…)

Written by Michael Cavenaugh

In early May, it was announced that Yahoo will quit offering their free Geocities sites. Just another example of downsizing and eliminating something that’s not a money-maker. Car companies are doing it, IT companies are doing it, and now Yahoo is doing the same thing. Cutting a free service (that doesn’t bring in much money via ads anymore) seems like a logical business decision. (more…)