Because I don't have my Editorial anymore.
I'd like to talk with you about something that's been bothering me since I read about it. The more I think about it, in fact, the more it tears at my conscience. But before I do, I'd like to preface it with a bit of information on the situation.
For those of you who don't wat professional wrestling or haven't heard about it on the news, A 38-year-old man named Eddie Guerro passed away on November 13th, 2005. He was found dead in his hotel room on the day he was scheduled for a big match. Now, I haven't watched wrestling since I was younger, probably about six years, but even then, "Latino Heat" as he was affectionately referred to was a huge star. This was back when there were two major professional wrestling companies, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Guerro used to be in the WCW but eventually developed a drug abuse problem. He as addicted to perscription pain killers and alcohol. He was tossed out of the WCW when he showed up too intoxicated to perform on a night when he was scheduled to wrestle. He was helped by his friends and family and became sober after a few months of rehab. After becoming sober, he was rehired by the WWE (the WWF and WCW had since then merged to form World Wresting Entertainment) and was still employed under them until the day he died, just two short weeks ago.
Here's a synopsis of a televised wrestling match that went on the other night on "WWE Smackdown!". Rey Mysterio (Guerro's friend) drove Guerro's signiature lowrider to the ring with Eddie's theme song playing as a tribute to the wrestler. Earlier in the show, Rey had been shown praying that Eddie would be his "guardian angel" for the match. During the course of his match with the "Big Show", Mysterio was slammed into the hood of the car. Later in the show, another wrestler used a tire iron he pulled out of the trunk of the Lowrider to beat the Undertaker into unconsciousness. He then drove the Lowrider in reverse, with Undertaker draped over the trunk, into the Smackdown set, "crushing" the Undertaker. The equipment behind the set and the Lowrider then "exploded and burst into flames" with the Undertaker presumable trapped behind the car.
Now, I'm not a religious man by any accounts, but I do belive in respect for the dead. I do not belive in using a dead persons' name for any advantages. The WWE company, unfortunately, does not share the same viewpoint as me. This monday, they ran Eddie's name into the ground, for what seems to be an attempt to get ratings. I find it abseloutely disgusting. Just like that woman protesting outside Bush's ranch all summer.
Its not that I am a huge fan of wrestling either, I just think that using a person's death for personal profit is one of the worst things a person can do. Because when you've got nothing left in the world (shelter, food, etc.) you've only got two things left: respect and your word. Eddie only has one of those left, and that's repect. The WWF has attempted to steal that away from his memory, and steal that away from his family.
When a person dies, reguardless of who they are or what they do, they leave people behind. Guerro left behind a wife and children and the entire Guerro family (who have been in wrestling for over three decades). To disrespect his memory and his family is abseloutely outrageous.
Few people have probably read this far, in fact you're probably the only person who has. Chances are that you share the same feelings as me about respect for the dead. I admire you. =)
For those of you who don't wat professional wrestling or haven't heard about it on the news, A 38-year-old man named Eddie Guerro passed away on November 13th, 2005. He was found dead in his hotel room on the day he was scheduled for a big match. Now, I haven't watched wrestling since I was younger, probably about six years, but even then, "Latino Heat" as he was affectionately referred to was a huge star. This was back when there were two major professional wrestling companies, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Guerro used to be in the WCW but eventually developed a drug abuse problem. He as addicted to perscription pain killers and alcohol. He was tossed out of the WCW when he showed up too intoxicated to perform on a night when he was scheduled to wrestle. He was helped by his friends and family and became sober after a few months of rehab. After becoming sober, he was rehired by the WWE (the WWF and WCW had since then merged to form World Wresting Entertainment) and was still employed under them until the day he died, just two short weeks ago.
Here's a synopsis of a televised wrestling match that went on the other night on "WWE Smackdown!". Rey Mysterio (Guerro's friend) drove Guerro's signiature lowrider to the ring with Eddie's theme song playing as a tribute to the wrestler. Earlier in the show, Rey had been shown praying that Eddie would be his "guardian angel" for the match. During the course of his match with the "Big Show", Mysterio was slammed into the hood of the car. Later in the show, another wrestler used a tire iron he pulled out of the trunk of the Lowrider to beat the Undertaker into unconsciousness. He then drove the Lowrider in reverse, with Undertaker draped over the trunk, into the Smackdown set, "crushing" the Undertaker. The equipment behind the set and the Lowrider then "exploded and burst into flames" with the Undertaker presumable trapped behind the car.
Now, I'm not a religious man by any accounts, but I do belive in respect for the dead. I do not belive in using a dead persons' name for any advantages. The WWE company, unfortunately, does not share the same viewpoint as me. This monday, they ran Eddie's name into the ground, for what seems to be an attempt to get ratings. I find it abseloutely disgusting. Just like that woman protesting outside Bush's ranch all summer.
Its not that I am a huge fan of wrestling either, I just think that using a person's death for personal profit is one of the worst things a person can do. Because when you've got nothing left in the world (shelter, food, etc.) you've only got two things left: respect and your word. Eddie only has one of those left, and that's repect. The WWF has attempted to steal that away from his memory, and steal that away from his family.
When a person dies, reguardless of who they are or what they do, they leave people behind. Guerro left behind a wife and children and the entire Guerro family (who have been in wrestling for over three decades). To disrespect his memory and his family is abseloutely outrageous.
Few people have probably read this far, in fact you're probably the only person who has. Chances are that you share the same feelings as me about respect for the dead. I admire you. =)