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Ten More Weird Things I Do Because of Wrestling

By James Guttman
Nov 4, 2008 - 9:07 AM


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In June 2005, I wrote one of my favorite columns - Ten Weird Things I Do Because of Wrestling .  Now, three years later, I present ten more.  Why did it take me so long to come up with another list?  Because I don't do many weird things.

Yeah...that's the ticket.  Read on.

 


 

1. I do The Mr. Perfect gum spit/hit motion.   I do it every time.   Every single time.  

 

Chew, chew, chew…

 

Spit…

 

Slap…

 

Swat.

 

That's how it works.   When you're a wrestling fan, there's really no other way to dispose of your gum.   When I was about 10, I did it while walking through a supermarket parking lot and accidentally hit a car window.   The people inside were crazy and, shall we say, unhappy.   They also didn't care that Curt Hennig did it.   Most normal people would start throwing out their gum the regular way after that.

 

Then again, I'm not normal.   I still do it now.

 

 

 

2.  I stop by the wrestling figure aisle at stores.  

 

I haven't bought one in years, but I can't help but go look.   That's one of the fringe benefits to having a baby in May.   Now I can do it whenever I want without clerks saying, "Excuse me, sir?   Can I help you with something?"

 

 

3.  During the heyday of the Million Dollar Man, I've stuffed dollar bills in the mouths of friends.  

 

In some cases, I think I may have even done it to myself.   That's always a good way to get the ol' "Don't do that!   Those things are dirty!' speech.

 

It's also a good way to get a life-threatening disease.   Thanks, Ted.

 

Everybody's got Mono…for the Million Dollar Man.   Hahahahahhaha!

 

 

4.  I've tried to tear off a t-shirt Hulk Hogan style.  

 

Any kid in the 80s who tried doing it took all of two minutes to figure out why Hulk's tees all had big holes cut out of the back.   Nothing like nearly strangling yourself to death to help you understand that not everything on TV is as it seems.

 


5.  I've spit soda out like Great Muta mist.  

 

Sure, it wasn't green, but it was still a mist.   Well, actually, it wasn't a mist either.   It sort of dribbled out, but the idea was to make a mist.  

 

In fact, I'm pretty sure that's how Triple H's water deal started.   He was trying to do the Muta with some Poland Spring and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

 

6.  Whenever I hear the song "Daniel" by Elton John, I change the words.  

 

Not really sure why, but it just fits.   The only line I change is…

 

"Well, I miss Daniel…."

 

Instead, for some reason, I always sing….

 

"Well, I'm Chris Daniels…"

 

I didn't even realize I was doing this until one day I was driving along and it came on the radio.   My wife turned to me and said, "Who the hell is Chris Daniels?"  

 

 

7.  Any folding chair that my family owned when I was growing up ended up with a dent in it.

 

Every one.

 

 

 

8.   I've drank beer like Steve Austin.   It works like this:

 

Take two cans.  

 

Pop 'em open.

 

Smash them together violently.

 

Put them both above your head and pour them on your face.

 

Total amount of beer that ends up being consumed from this process: 0.0 liters

 

 

9.    When someone says, "It's time."   The first thing I hear in my head is, "It's TIME!   IT'S VADER TIME!"

 

 

10. When I fake punch someone, I stomp on the ground.  

 

People who don't watch wrestling usually fake punch you without the stomp.   They also end up hitting you in the face too.

 


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Alphabetical Listing of Guests You Can Hear on...

A

Sivi Afi
Aaron Aguliera
Skandar Akbar
Brent Albright
Ole Anderson
Road Warrior Animal
Tony "T.L. Hopper" Anthony

B

Buff Bagwell
Doug Basham
Paul Bearer
Giant Bernard
Big Daddy V
Eric Bischoff
Steve Blackman
Brian Blair
Tully Blanchard
Nick Bockwinkel
"The Boogeyman" Marty Wright
Bad News Brown
D-Lo Brown
"Jumping" Jim Brunzell
Mike "Simon Dean" Bucci
Bull Buchanan

C

Lance Cade
Christian
John Cena Sr.
Chaz "Headbanger Mosh"
Bryan "Adam Bomb" Clark
Rob Conway
Jim Cornette

Justin Credible

D

D-Ray 3000
Scott D'Amore
Christopher Daniels
Shawn Daivari
Dangerous Danny Davis
Dawn Marie
Damian Demento
Colin Delaney
Brother Devon
Demolition Ax
Demolition Smash
Bill DeMott
Ted DiBiase
J.J. Dillon
Nick "Eugene" Dinsmore
Disco Inferno
Spike Dudley

Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Kenny Dykstra

E

Bobby Eaton
Paul Ellering

Armando Estrada

F

Manny Fernandez
Francine
Mr. Fuji
Dory Funk Jr.
Terry Funk

G

Greg Gagne
Ronnie Garvin
Jackie Gayda
Robert Gibson
Glacier
Sylvain Grenier
Tod Gordon
Zach Gowen
Juventud Guerrera

H

Chalie Haas
Chris Harris
Bruce Hart
Jimmy Hart
Diva Search's Jessica Hatch
Dave Hebner
Earl Hebner
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Jon Heidenreich
Christy Hemme
Hillbilly Jim
Molly Holly
The Honky Tonk Man
Tim Horner
Scotty 2 Hotty
Sam Houston

Mr. Hughes


I

The Iron Sheik
Ivory

J

B.G. James
Jazz
Ahmed Johnson
Judge Jeff Jones
Orlando Jordan

K


Kamala
Kid Kash
Kevin Kelly
Pat "Simon Diamond" Kenney
Ron Killings
Cpl. Kirschner
Kizarny
Kevin Kleinrock
Brian Knobbs
Ivan Koloff

Nikita Koloff


L

Bobby Lashley
Bruno "Harvey Wippleman" Lauer
Jerry "The King" Lawler
"The Total Package" Lex Luger
Buschwhacker Luke

M

Rodney Mack
Magnum T.A.
Balls Mahoney
Dutch Mantell
Rick Martel
Clarence Mason
"Masterpiece" Chris Masters
Robbie McAllister
Rory McAllister
Matt Morgan
Ernest Miller
Missing Link
Father James Mitchell
Mo From Men on a Mission
Sean Mooney
Ricky Morton

Trevor Murdoch

N

Kevin Nash
Nidia

Nunzio

O

One Man Gang
Sonny Onoo
Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff
Oscar From Men on a Mission
Fred "Typhoon/Tugboat/Shockmaster" Ottman
Pierre-Carl Ouellet

Outback Jack

P

Diamond Dallas Page
Ken Patera
Nick Patrick
Thunderbolt Patterson
Jim Powers
Tom Prichard
Ivan Putski

R

Harley Race
Baron Von Raschke
"The Yeti" Ron Reis
Rhino
Dustin Rhodes
Tommy Rich
Rikishi
Paul Roma
"Super Hero in Training" Rosie
Jacques Rougeau
Terri Runnels

Lance Russell


S

Samoa Joe
Bruno Sammartino
Samu
Tito Santana
Dan "The Beast" Severn
Ron Simmons
Elix Skipper
Slick
Tracey Smothers
Al Snow
Sim "Deuce" Snuka
Dennis Stamp
George "The Animal" Steele
Rick Steiner
Scott Steiner
Idol Stevens
The Stro
AJ Styles
Dave "Evad" Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan

T

Dave Taylor
Sylvester Terkay
ECW's Tiffany
Too Cold Scorpio

V

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Valiant
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Sid Vicious
Vito
Nikolai Volkoff


W

 

Y
David Young
Mae Young


Z

Larry Zybszko

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