
Text by
Derek
Burgan . Pics by Sean
Carless. This week's spotlight: WWE's PUBLIC
RELATIONS MERCHANDISE!
After several disastrous appearances on
cable talk shows, WWE finally broke down and went to an outside Public
Relations firm in order to stem the tide of negative publicity and
eliminate the phrase "roid rage" from public discussion. The editors of
the Gimmick Table were lucky enough to acquire several of the items being
handed out to WWE personnel in order to make appearances easier and, more
importantly, fun again!
VINCE McMAHON SEE 'N
SAY: When you are out on the talk show
circuit, it is very important to know how to steer the discussion in a
favorable direction. With the new Vince McMahon See 'n Say, we make any
question easy to answer! Just pull the string and VKM himself will give
you the perfect answer to shut up one of those simpleton talking heads
like Nancy Grace. We've tested this proprietary technology over the years
by having Vince scream into Joey Styles and Michael Cole's headsets, so
you're guaranteed to be able to tow the company line using words you can
trust.
Future editions will feature other stand-by
answers such as "Dirty media lies!", "If you've never been in the WWE
locker room, you don't know anything!", and "Is it only wrestlers
that die?!" You'll never be at a loss for words again. The new Vince
McMahon See 'N Say, It's the closest thing to having Jerry McDevitt at
your side!
OFFICIAL WWE DEATH
LIST: The only thing worse on TV this
year other than the ending to The Sopranos was seeing that goof Marc Mero
hold up his list of wrestlers that have died. How can we take someone
seriously who has clearly switched out massive injections of testosterone
for botox?! But it's not just that clown, there is also the USA Today
list. Everyone has a list! Sometimes it is 25, sometimes it is 60. Hell,
we've even see lists that have over a hundred names on it! We have finally
compiled a definitive list of wrestlers who have died on our watch. This
is the list you will be able to hold up on TV and be able to stand behind.
How do you like them apples Mr. Mero?!
OFFICIAL WELLNESS
OFFICER T-SHIRT: In the immortal words of ZZ Top, " 'Cause every
girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man!" Show your support for The Cause
by being an unofficial member of Dr. Black's Wellness Testing Enforcement
Squad, where a 59:1 ratio is a PASS! Available in XL, XXL, XXXL and ELE
(Elevated Liver Enzimes) sizes.
FIT FINLAY T-SHIRT:
Nothing drives us up a wall faster than seeing some know-nothing who has
never spent a second in the ring, like the diminutive Bryan Alvarez (a
known Mexican and a jock sniffer if there ever was one), spout his
dirtsheet drivel to the masses as if it was something credible. It takes a
real man to stand up to those loud mouthed cowards that hide behind their
computer, a man like FIT FINLAY!
KEN KENNEDY T-SHIRT:
He's more marvelous than Mero and more superstar than Graham, and he
doesn't live in a van down by the river like Luger. That's right, we're
talking the one and only KEN KENNEDY… KENNEDY! A straight shooter, Ken
Kennedy enjoys telling the has beens and never was's of this business the
what's what!
STEVE BLACKMAN FLIP
FLOPS: Occasionally you will run into a person that can't decide
whether they are a WWE apologist or someone who wants to change this
"horrible industry." When you meet that type of person, you are going to
want to kick his allegedly "lethal" ass and what better way to do that
than using the official Steve Blackman flip flops! Made with the patented
Croc rubber, these flip flops will fit nicely on your feet as your size 9
feet curbstomp someone who forgets what it is like to be "one of the
boys."
'Nuff said true believer. Also available in
Wrestling Observer and PWTorch editions.
DON'T FORGET to head on over to The
WrestlingFan.com and check out Sean Carless' review of Transformers: The
Movie. No, not the Michael
Bay version, the ultra cool 1986 animated movie! I can remember actually
GOING TO THE MOVIE THEATRE to see this movie and it was still more
acceptable than seeing Beyond the Mat at the theater. Anyway, Carless
gives an in-depth review of the recent 20th anniversary DVD (which you
should buy right now by Clicking
HERE) and is a must-read
piece of a total bad ass movie. Don't even get me started on the
soundtrack. God DAMN was that great!
While you're at Sean's site, you might also
enjoy this classic HULKAMANIA FOREVER satire. It gets my Seal of Approval Give and is
laugh out loud funny.
And check out www.F4Wonline.com to listen
to Dr. Keith Lipinski's incredible radio show which will soon feature
interviews with ROH's Gabe Sapolsky and Nigel McGuinness, fresh off their
tour of Japan. This week also features a Dr. Keith Klassic with Marcus Von
Cor and CZW's Eddie Kingston. You might want to order the newest edition
of Big Vision Entertainment's ground breaking Ultimate Insider's shoot
interview DVDs, DOIN' TIME WITH NEW
JACK, hosted by none other
than Dr. Keith himself!
Derek Burgan can be seen wasting
everyone's time with wrestling DVD and comic book reviews over at
F4Wonline and Wrestling
Observer, although to be fair, he's really been slacking
lately. Don't forget about his stuff at The Wrestling Fan which includes a full archive of The Gimmick Table.
If you can believe it, the goof even has a MySpace page. Whew! Derek can be reached
at: derek@wrestlecrap.com








