The Axeman Speaks 12-17-07

My grandson, Wes

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Season's Greetings, wrestling fans! We have several things to talk about this time, so without further delay, here we go....

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WWE has balked at paying $2 million to Chris Benoit's two surviving children from a previous marriage. Cary Ichter, an attorney for Michael Benoit, wants WWE to pay the money as "recognition of their father's contributions to the company." Now, why would WWE owe Benoit's children one stinking thing? Specifically, why would WWE owe Benoit's kids 2 million dollars as "recognition of their father's contributions to the company?" You gotta be freakin' kidding me! This smells like an attempt at extortion to me. This Cary Ichter has a lot of nerve! Is this the same Cary Ichter who is on the commission that regulates (or is trying to "regulate") wrestling in Georgia? Seems like a conflict of interest to me. The nerve of some people, lol....

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It did not take long after the radio interview Gene Jackson did with Neil Taylor for all the b.s. and bashing to start. All the critics out there are jealous of two things. Either they are jealous of Gene Jackson for starting cheap heat radio and doing radio interviews, or they are jealous of Neil Taylor for doing things they can only dream of doing... or maybe both. Bottom line is it was a good interview, like it or not.

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Has anyone noticed what is happening to wrestling in north Mississippi? Think about this. XOW is not running right now. I am not sure what their future holds. RPW is gone. JWS in Jumpertown has shut down. I am not sure what their future holds. GTW in West Point has stopped running. I am not sure what their future holds, but I have been told they are looking for another building to run in. ICW in Mathiston has apparently closed their doors for good. Concrete Cowboy's group in Ripley is history, as far as I know. There was a group running in Blue Mountain, but they did not last long. Just over the line in Tennessee, CWA, which ran some very good shows in Selmer and Savannah, is not doing anything. I am not sure what the deal is with them. The last shows they did were in August. Even Memphis Wrestling is reported to be finished, at least for now. So... that leaves two groups running in this area, All Pro Productions and TFW. All Pro does not run every week. That means that the only group in this area that is having shows every week is TFW in Tupelo. TFW, the organization everyone said would never make it, the organization so many have bashed for so long, is standing tall when all the rest have dropped out. Think about it.

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It's time for another edition of YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID! This week we focus on Gregory David Pryor, who, while cleaning his 54 caliber muzzle loader, used a cigarette lighter to look into the barrel. The lighter ignited the powder, which caused the gun to discharge in his face, killing him.

Yep, that was stupid!

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That's all for this edition. If you have any feedback, comments, criticism, or whatever, send them to axemanchopchop@yahoo.com. I will respond to all emails.

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Coming soon to In The Spotlight: Axeman's 2007 Best Of, Worst Of, and Shouldn't Have Awards.

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We are one column closer to the final one!

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The Axeman has spoken.