Well, King of the Ring is over, and pretty uneventful. Backlash is done and no big surprises there either. So I'm going to think outside of the ring for this issue. Hope ya'll don't mind.

With as much terrific wrestling going on world wide, I'm still amazed at the stupidity of some of the backstage antics. And nothing bigger then Michael PS Hayes. Michael, how ignorant can you be. An eyewitness at the party said, "Hayes was up on stage, drunk, singing badly and swaying all over the place. It's the same thing he did at Stephanie McMahon’s wedding to Triple H. Only this night didn't turn out so well for him." The eyewitness claims that later that night, Hayes was ribbing 36-year-old 390lb SmackDown wrestler and former Strongman winner Mark Henry, saying that his lack of success on WWE TV was due to him "not being black enough." Hayes then added, "I've got soul, brother. I'm more of a n***** than you are!" The two then got into a brief physical altercation which was quickly broken up by other wrestlers who were nearby. Henry talked to WWE management about the situation and Hayes was promptly suspended.

Hayes was suspended for 60 days. Now all kinds of reports are coming out about Hayes having a history of stupid crap like this. Well, I will admit I am a Michael Hayes fan and a huge Freebird fan. Maybe that kind of biases me a little. But, I really don't think Hayes is a racist. I think he is very ignorant and insensitive on matters of such. I don't think he really understands the repercussions that words like that have. There really is no room in wrestling, or the world for that matter, for such ignorance. Sure all of us know jokes that make fun of one race or another. Unlike a lot of people I don't find humor to be racist. Most humor is just pointing out the funny things in real life that most people will overlook. But, not everything is funny there, Michael. I hope on your 60 days off you can work on your tact, professionalism, and maybe your drinking. Especially since you have a history of your mouth gets real stupid after you've thrown back a few.

As far as Mark Henry, I normally would say, it's a joke. But in this case I think Mark did the right thing. Nobody's work environment should have to feel uncomfortable. Sure Hayes was right as far as Henry's lack of success. But it has nothing to do with how black he is. I just don't think they know what to do with him. Hell, Henry really is the "Biggest" jobber in the WWE. Sorry, Mark, but when was your last win against a significant opponent?

On a little side note, do you think the racial tension backstage is a little bigger then what's being let on. In the past year numerous African American stars have left the WWE. WWE has lost Boogeyman (out with a torn calf), Marcos Cor Von, Booker T, Sharmell, Kristal Marshall, and Bobby Lashley. I hope that race isn't the problem. They don't seem to have trouble getting African Americans to work for them. They just brought back Crime Time, Ron Killings.

Now on to my next favorite show of stupidity this week. I'm talking about Psychosis. A few weeks ago he was caught coming over the border to work a wrestling show. There's nothing wrong with that. But the idiot was using tourist paperwork instead of working papers. Apparently he didn't have working papers. So he was caught and deported immediately. Now he claims he is trying to get papers again so he can work indy show. I'm sure after this getting the right paperwork probably won't be to easy.

And to top everything off we have the Warrior. Yes, the man who used to be the Ultimate Warrior legally changed his name and is legally called Warrior. Anyway, he has returned to wrestling. I'm talking about in the ring working, too. On April 19th, the Warrior appeared in Madrid Spain at a NWE show. He will be making his in ring comeback on June 25, against former WWE star and current NWE champion Orlando Jordan. In a recent interview Warrior said that at WrestleMania 25 he should wrestle Vince McMahon. Warrior, you really need to pull your head out of whatever cloud you have it stuck in. What makes you think you even deserve to watch WrestleMania much less be there and star in it. I'm interested to see Warrior in the ring though. It's been what 10-12 years. And he wasn't that great in the ring then. He had huge charisma, but in ring ability was pretty lacking. A lot like Hulk Hogan. So it will be interesting.

I know I'm probably way behind the times on this, but I'm really torn about a character in TNA. I'm talking about Curry Man. I think it's absolutely ridiculous. Every time his music starts and he hits the ramp I just want to turn the channel. But now I have an even bigger problem with him. I just recently came to find out that the man under the mask is one of my favorite TNA wrestlers. Curry Man was a character that he developed and was a big hit with in Japan. I'm talking about Christopher Daniels. Remember, he was fired after the big briefcase match. So now I'm torn. Do I watch a wrestler I like, or do I miss a character I hate? AAARRRGGG I'm so confused.

And on another little TNA side note. One of the wrestlers was recently on a Hip Hop Album that has just been released. I'm talking about Sonjay Dutt. The album is called: "The Underground Artist" and was released by rapper Asoka. The album features Eminem, Dr. Dre's artist: Stat Quo, and 2Pac's group The Outlawz.

I want to send a big congratulations out to RVD's wife, Sonya. She was recently diagnosed with Colon Cancer. Well she has successful surgery last week and is now recovering. It came as a shock to them, but thankfully it was caught in time. Like I said in my last column, my grandfather just had a cancerous growth removed from his neck. So I guess it just kind of hits a soft spot with me. Plus I'm a huge RVD fan and I wish the best for him and all his family.

Finally I want to send out my condolences to the family of Elevera Anoa'i Fatu. Elevera recently lost a 7 year battle with cancer. She is the sister of Afa, and the mother of wrestlers Ed Fatu (Umaga), Solofa Fatu (Rikishi) and Sam Fatu (Tonga Kid). She left behind a total of 6 children, 30 grand children, and several great grand children. If anyone would like to send condolences, drop a line to Afa at Samoan1@aol.com

Well, that's it for now. Feel free to drop me a line anytime. Until next time, Stay Cool everyone.

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